PS3 American Nightmare

[FishyJoe]

Blue3 said:

DonWii said:
IF BR wins. Still up in the air, IMO.

Yahh, but with out PS3 BR would be dead right now.

 

FishyJoe said:
I'm not so sure about that. While the video business may be big, the royalties from blu-ray disc production and hardware may not be as big as 75% of the video game business. I can't say for sure which is bigger, it would take some research to run the numbers.

well Casino royal sold 100k already, 1/2 milion Br movies sold (not sure)

Sony wont have to pay royalties for releasing their movies, other will pay them. (pretty good deal)

It's take more than that to make up for the billions of dollars lost now and potentially in the future on the PS3 though. The video game unit has been the most profitable division of Sony until recently. That's a lot of profit to lose if they only wind up with 30% of the video game market.

That's why I say you have to do a cost analysis. Just saying the movie business is big and you get royalties from that is not a cost analysis. You have to compare what you gain with what you lose. Only then can you figure out if the risk is worth it.