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

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sales2099 said:

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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. 

Not according to this article:

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-microsoft-losses-on-xbox-2012-6

"Overall, the Xbox group has lost $4 billion for Microsoft. However, since 2007 it has made $1 billion. (Note, this chart doesn't include 2002-2004 when it piled up losses getting the business off the ground.)"

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-microsoft-losses-on-xbox-2012-6#ixzz29RkKeDD1

So PS3 still lost a few billion more this gen

Not denying that, just pointing out that Microsofts foray into the console business isn't as rosy as some people think it is. A lot of other companies would be in major trouble if they did what Microsoft did in the last two gens (and we can see that Sony has been in trouble for the last few years with the losses they've taken).