Upcoming MS/Sony/Nintendo's fiscal quarter reports

[NJ5]

Just_Ben said:

NJ5 said:

Any bets on how much Sony/Microsoft will profit/lose on their gaming divisions?

I say Sony will probably lose between $500 million and $1 billion (enormous price cut in Europe, plus smaller price cuts in other markets, game development costs on delayed games, increased marketing).

Microsoft will probably be between losing $200 million and making $300 million (the 360 should be profitable per-hardware-unit right now, and software sales were very good during the quarter).

Oh, another thing which will be interesting to see is whether the gaming division makes Sony unprofitable as a whole, but I have no idea about that since I don't follow their other business sections.

 

I think thats to high. They wrote of the loss of their stock last quarter, so there will be none from that this quarter. Also games begin to sell on the PS3. PS2 and PSP are making money. So I personal would guess less than 300 Million loss, prop. 150-200 Million. You are talking about that quarter, right?

I may be remembering it wrong, but wasn't that write-off relative to their first $100 price cut in USA/Japan? The price cut in Europe was of 200 €, and then there was another $100 price cut in USA/Japan in November.

Besides, they shipped more PS3s during this quarter, which is why I think their losses may be quite big. The more PS3s they sell, the more money they lose (especially with the recent price cuts).