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darendt on 13 January 2008
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Lord N said:
MrMafoo said:
madskillz said:
I, however, see potential in the PS3, but will refrain from buying one until I see more games that I like and full BC, not software emulation.

They will never not use software emulation going forward. Just out of curiosity, why is it so important for you? It's much better BC then the 360 and you bought that console. Plus, you own a PS2.


Damn right.

Honestly, this argument about PS2 software backwards compatibility is petty and pathetic. There have yet to be any serious complaints from the hardcore or casual EU community or from 80GB PS3 owners regarding BC, and Sony has been using software BC for the PS1 since the Slim was released in 2004, so what makes you think they can't do it for PS2 BC?

As far as MS obtaining profitability with the 360, I wouldn't say it's anymore likely than Sony obtaining it with the PS3. MS may have had a profitable quarter, but that was most likely due to Halo 3. They also had a profitable quarter during the launch of Halo 2. MS may be making a profit on hardware(for the Premium anyway), but that doesn't factor in shipping, packing, storage, distribution, etc. There's also the fact that MS spends more money on advertising than both Sony AND Nintendo, and they also spend a lot more money buying exclusive content, titles, paying developers, etc. MS simply hasn't brought along enough money to cover their expenses, nor have they gotten a return on the money they've paid to developers. All the 360 has really done from that standpoint is to make money for third-party devs, not MS.

 


 Exactly. The 360 is not making money. It is still losing money on every console sold. They cant afford to do another price drop yet. Once they stop repairing 30+ % of there consoles, they will be able to start thinking about a price drop. The Falcon MB may help this, but there ELITE 360s are still breaking as well. The PS3 is closer to turning a profit even with the BD drive inside. That BD diode is not that expensive any longer. Sony is making a ton of money on every BD player they sell, as are all the other companies. That I think is another reason more companies are backing the BD format. The players cost a lot more for the consumer due to markup, not due to cost of parts. Samsung has a 299 BD player out that is still marked up for retail.  So the PS3 just needs to complete there die shrink on the CELL and RSX and should start turning a profit. Thats why they are stating profitability in 08. The 360 on the other hand has had to add heatsinks. There die shrink has helped, but not eliminated the problems. They are still shelling out a ton of money on repairs.