the articles listed here have a "looking at the glass half-empty" feel
yes had an absolute horrible start, but has really picked up their game these last couple of years; i'd say since 2009 with the "revision" and abundance of first-party titles. if any thing Sony has put them selves more on the map with just their critically acclaimed first-party games such as Uncharted, Heavy Rain, Littlebigplanet, Infamous, God of war, Killzone. Yes the PlayStation division is nowhere near what Sony wants it to be, be it's far better than where it was in 2006. I don't know where Sony draws the line for losing money, but after spending 2.2 bil on that music company and another 380 mil on Gaikai, it still seems Sony's pocket are somewhat deep. and with the PS3 "slim" coming out Sony is bound to make up for some of their losses
as for the Vita, I won't consider it a flop just yet, the product hasn't been out for a year yet, and hasn't gotten itself a full holiday season to show what impact it can do. if it goes the route of the PS3 I wouldn't call it a failure. I could be wrong and this information could be incorrect but I remember someone making a thread saying that the vita cost about $160 to make, though that doesn't make the vita profitable from the get-go, it could mean that it can reach profitability after all the R&D costs.
