JazzyJeez said:
Imaginedvl said:
JazzyJeez said:
Adinnieken said:
I don't think people realize that even if at the end of this week VGChartz number suggest that the PlayStation 3 comes out on top in World-Wide sales, it loses. It does so for two reasons.
1. As per Sony's quarterly financial statement, Sony was taking a loss on each PS3 sale due to the price cut. If they were losing money with a $50 price cut, then you can be darn sure they were losing their shirts with the $100 price cut for Black Friday and any specials they offered. Sony is losing money, now not only with the PS3 but with the PS Vita as well.
2. Microsoft has been gaining sales and market share without the investments that Sony has had to make. Sony's investments in exclusives haven't resulted in any considerable sales or market share improvements. It gained more market share from FIFA 12 than all of it's exclusives combined.
If Sony comes out on top it'll just mean a hollow victory. Especially if the Xbox 360 continues to sell well in North America and sales increase in Europe. |
You seriously believe that Microsoft haven't made similar investments that Sony had to make?
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They definitely made the same kind of investments, the problem here is that they are making a lot more money. So at the end, Microsoft is winning anyways. Looking at how many console Sony and Microsoft sold this year without looking at other numbers is kind of pointless :)
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Ah I understand now, I was under the mistaken impression this thread was about whether the 360 would sell more units in a year than the PS3, silly me I should of known it was about profit per unit sold.
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It was. Then people made the call that the PS3 won. I merely pointed out that it if the PS3 wins it ends up being a hollow victory because the Xbox 360 is performing so well sales wise and doing so at a profit.
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