[Opinion] Why Sony Should Exit The Console Hardware Business

[DanneSandin]

miz1q2w3e said:

DanneSandin said:

miz1q2w3e said:
Not sure... It might be good for them to let go of the part of their business that loses them money (i.e. the hardware) and focus on the part that gets them profits.

Oh, you mean the 3rd party support their consoles get? ;)

If that was enough, they wouldn't have lost all their PS2 money.

This gen: SW profits - HW losses = negative (i.e. net loss, and it was a huge deal too, lost most of their profits from earlier gens).

If it were just SW, then SW profits = positive (i.e. net profit).

I actually think the equation is a little bit more complicated: FEWER 3rd party SW=less SW profit. But yeah, PS3 wasn't good to them - in any way.