PSV v 3DS v PSP v DS - TRUE Aligned launch - Week 80 update. BRUTAL

[mike_intellivision]

theprof00 said:

Michael-5 said:

VicViper said:

RolStoppable said:

 

It would be incredibly stupid of Nintendo to buy Monster Hunter 4 exclusivity only to allow some other MH game to be made for the PSV, so I wouldn't hold my breath. Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid are up for grabs though, so maybe Sony can convince Square-Enix or Konami to make a big exclusive for a system that will take a long time to hit the two million mark in Japan.

I think Sony is willing to pay even more than Nintendo for this game. MH is no longer an investment for Sony, it's a strategical decision. They should pay what they can to have it, no matter how much money will be lost. Even Nintendo can't cover the price a desperate company is willing to pay for something it needs.

Don't think Sony can do that. Over the last couple years Sony has been seriously loosing money. They don't have the leisure to throw cash around like Microsoft.

Not going to be that way for long.

Their money troubles are getting much better with the inflating yen. Sony has said that they lose 6B yen for every 1 yen gain against the dollar. In the last month, it's dropped 6.4 yen. That's nearly 40B yen ie, 300 million dollars straight profit that Sony has made in a single month, if their statement was accurate.

Which means its loss would only be 6.1 billion dollars.

Sony has structural financial issues. It also sees gaming as a profit center rather than a loss leader.  So over zealous spending for properties is probably not in the cards.

Also, since the median starting age of a Sony handheld player is older than the median starting age for a Nintendo handheld player, it is much more adversely affects by other electronic devices (ie, smartphones).  Ninetendo gets them before they have phones and iPods.

 

Mike from Morgantown