Rpruett said:
Play4Fun said:
They are a very smart business. However, if they did release a terd or two of a console and a terd of a handheld and sold a paltry amount, they don't have the sustainability to survive much of that. It's the same situation as Sega, except they are far better at managing their business.
So you think if Nintendo fails in three console and handheld generations back-to-back they will bow out? Wouldn't it be pretty much the same thing for Sony? If they failed in that manner as well they would cut out their gaming sector instead of letting it continue to drag the rest down. You seem to have this idea that even if Sony's gaming sector was losing too much generation afer generation, it would be 'completely unfeasible' for them to cut it out unless the whole company was going down as well, which isn't true at all. If the gaming sector wasn't gaining them anything for so long they would drop it. It would be just as vulnerable as Nintendo's company would be in that situation. It isn't 'too big to fail' just because Sony has other business sectors.
Microsoft isn't immune simply because Microsoft hasn't dipped their feet all the way into the gaming community. I could see another Xbox type generation really sinking, discouraging them. MS doesn't have the first party studios like the other two. They don't need to sustain losses, they could easily drop the gaming division from a business standpoint.
I just think they've provided enough competition in the market to remain viable and they have the money to take some hits and they're a large enough Corporation that can eat these hits to some extent.
This isn't the same MS from the 6th gen and this isn't the same Sony. MS has risen in the gaming industry and Sony have gone from being dominant to losing alot to the Xbox brand. To say MS hasn't provided enough competition in this market is completely absurd. They have dipped their feet all the way into the gaming community.
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Nintendo is the most likely to leave the 'Hardware' industry in my opinion because they are the least insulated from poor sales, poor performance, etc. I don't believe they would abandon creating games and even if they did skip creating Hardware, I believe they would strongly consider publishing games (Like Sega) forging enough profits to build another console.
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I don't disagree with the idea that Nintendo would leave the hardware industry if they experienced poor sales and poor performance gen after gen but I completely disagree with the notion that Sony's gaming sector isn't as vulnerable in that regard just because Sony has other business sectors.
