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windbane on 12 January 2008
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johnlucas said:
windbane said:
radioioRobert said:

Ahh, finally. The Wisdom of John Lucas on P&L. Unfortunately Sony Fanboys refuse to see it in the common sense Business 101 way.

BTW John, I think when Japan sales come in this week the......ahem, "fad" console (LOL) will have sold (not shipped) 20 million PROFITABLE units :)

Sony better get the PS2 stock ready! Cause you know they know what they are doing.......


Hey, look, it's attack sony hour! This time we have pointless attacks because they state they aren't going to abandon the PS2. What a shocker...cheap casual games always follow an aging system that dominated the world. It has already been competing with the Wii. Look at Guitar Hero, Rayman Raving Rabbids, eventually Okami, etc. The systems aren't far graphically so it makes sense. This isn't so big announcement that changes what they are doing. Like I said months ago, it would be a great idea to copy Nintendo's Wiimote so that most games could be ported to PS2. That also wouldn't change much.

Oh, and I for one don't care if Sony makes a profit in their games division as long as I get games to play. I know this is a sales site but I'm pretty sure most people only care about such things as it pertains to games. I could be wrong...

 


But see windbane, actually you SHOULD care.

If a company can't do good business eventually they go OUT of business and that means they can no longer make the product you enjoy.

People are still to this day mourning the absence of Sega as a hardware maker in this business. Atari's a infested zombie of its former self. And so many companies have folded over the years taking their franchises with them.

The reason I and many people study sales sites like these is because we want to know if our investment into all this gadgetry is going pay off in the long haul. Will my products be supported long term?

Over the years there have been so many people burnt by game companies who couldn't last leaving them stuck with essentially a collector's item.

It pays to care how your money and time are spent. This is why nobody bought the Gizmondo. They didn't feel the product was worth the investment and that the maker wouldn't be around in the business long enough to support it.

The way Sony's going you may not SEE anymore games from them if things don't start changing.

John Lucas


You apparently missed the part I highlighted.  They are obviously doing well enough to stay in business.  I do not care about the details.  I only find it interesting to know because it can have an effect on the games.

My main point is that this statement by Sony is saying nothing new.