Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft - 1981 to 2011 gaming division profits chart

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thismeintiel said:

A203D said:
I dont know if this is right. the point of the razor blade model is that you loose money on the unit and make more money on the software. i cant believe that the PS2 (which i believe had about 1 billion units of software sold) made less money than the Gamecube.

i can believe that this is only a hardware chart. and that software numbers arnt included. if Nintendo was this successful they wouldnt have changed their strategy to the casual market, so it dosent make sense in the sense that, why would Nintendo restructure their gaming buisness if it was already so much more successful than its competetor?

It didn't.  But you will still have tons of Nintendo fans say it did because they only look at the overall numbers, and it sounds like something impressive to boast about.  However, those numbers include the GBA, which is where Nintendo was making most of their money.

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It's crazy that the Xbox brand is still in the red.  I can see why some investors a few months back were saying MS should get out of the console business and focus on Windows.  I think MS sees now that they may have a shot at making the Xbox a profitable brand in the long haul.  Though, I do think MS will pull out if the NeXbox isn't recieved as well as the 360.

You can say the same with the PS4. M$ have the money to back up the the gaming division if it losses money but can Sony the do same. As whole company, Sony been in the red. Can Sony afford a few more Billions loss on the gaming division like they did with the PS3.