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Solid_Snake4RD on 30 June 2010
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Grimes said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
Grimes said:
Solid_Snake4RD said:
UncleScrooge said:

I haven't read through the whole thread because of the heavy discussions going on here so I might have missed this bit of information but does this include additional expenses (stocking, shipping, PSN, etc...) or is it just hardware?

Additonal costs would explain why Sony was still posting a loss in their latest financial report. And it still remains to be seen what the actual results will be if that is the case.


stocking comes in PS3 expense

and this includes it and the manufactury cost and shipping of the console and still making profit

PSN is not included

 

the lastest FINANCIAL REPORT was for 2009-2010 year where sony was losing on PS3 FAT,HUGE PS3 SLIM STOCKINGS,HEAVY DISCOUNT FOR SELLING OUT PS3 FAT BEFORE PS3 SLIM launch

PS3 SLIM was losing very low amount which could be overcome by Software sales but previous losses in the year were too much to recover by PS3 and SW sales so there was loss showed in the FINANCIAL REPORT

from JAN-MAR 2010 SONY started making under-$10 profit on PS2 SLIM HW too

From MAY 2010 end SONY started shipping 40nm RSX PS3's which make more profit now

Hardware is not the only expense however. Marketing, labor and other expenses contribute to the profitability equation. And of course currency fluctuation can also increase or decrease profits.

You are taking limited pieces of information and jumping to a conclusion. That is a poor analysis.

labour expenses,marketing,other were already being taken care off.you think they were just making PS3 till now without labour and other expenses.marketing was also being taken care off.last FALL 2010 SONY had a $200m marketing campaign

currency fluctuations will happen but how much can they happen at max,even if they sell even and don't make loss like before,they will profit atleast

i did not take any limited info,i was just replying to the guy anyways

 

Labor, marketing and other costs are in no way fixed. Especially with the problems going on at Foxconn, big changes could lie ahead.

like that nothing is fixed.these problem are thre wwith all the company and was there with SONY last year too

 

but they have one less problem and the BIGGEST ONE,PS3 losing money

Currency fluctuations can be huge, the Euro has fallen over 10% vs the yen in a couple months.

yes they will make an impact but this happens many time,atleast SONY does have to bother about PS3 losses now