Solid_Snake4RD said:
thx1139 said:
slowmo said:
Why did this discussion turn into a debate over profits? The thread is about whether the PS3 will overtake the 360 so I don't see the relevance of which company makes more money personally unless you're discussing current financials which could effect future pricing.
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Profit has to come into the discussion.
It is simple really will Sony be willing to sell the PS3 at a loss the remainder of this generation to catch the 360? I for one believe Sony is now at a place where profit is more important than making thier fans happy by trying to beat the 360.
Think of it this way. If come this fall Sony sees that they will sell 13 million this fiscal year will they cut price $50 so they can reach the 15 million goal and lose like $50 per console on about 7 million consoles.
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" lose like $50 per console on about 7 million consoles."
how will they lose $50 on million??????
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Dont know what you are asking. They are basically breaking even on the PS3 right now. So a $50 price cut to boost sales from 13 to 15 million causes additional losses for the sake of 2 million extra console sales. The reason I say 7 million is because to sell the additional 2 million consoles they will need to make the price change before the holiday sales period. I guestimated that from that time (say Nov 1) through March 31 2011 they would sell 7 million consoles at $250 rather than 5 million at $300.
