Forbes: Time To End All This Doom And Gloom Over Sony And The PlayStation

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sales2099 said:

VGKing said:

osed125 said:

Not saying Sony is doomed, but the article only mentioned that the PS3 sold almost the same as the 360 (in a shorter time), he doesn't take into consideration how much money Sony lost in the first couple of years, doesn't matter if the PS3 will outsell the 360.

No one ever mentions the $1Billion+ Microsoft lost on the RROD epidemic either. 
The Xbox 360 isn't as profitable as many believe.

They made back that billion and then some. It isnt the 5-6 billion that PS3 lost for simply "existing" in its first few years. 

IIRC, the RRoD fund was set aside but I don't recall MS announcing how much of that was actually spent. I think they just wanted the liability off the books ongoing. FWIW, I've seen estimates that MS makes $1B+ anually on xbox live gold subs alone.