What if PS4 was $299, but took a $200 loss?

[saicho]

Andrespetmonkey said:

saicho said:

Andrespetmonkey said:

KHlover said:
You'd need to sell MANY games to balance out a loss of 200$. I don't think it'll happen.

Yeah... but this time you'd also other services that make money. I'm sure they profit from all the TV aps like netflix/lovefilm etc. and PS+. If Sony managed to get 10 million people subbed to PS+ (doesn't have to only be on PS4) they'd be making £400,000,000 more or less per year directly from it. Not all of that would be profit of course, but you have to imagine they'd still get a large chunk.

what profit?

Besides, if PS+ and other part of Sony gaming business are really that profitable, why don't we see Sony make more money this past FY? 

Sony just puts them on there for free? No sort of deal comes out of it? 

@bolded PS Vita hasn't performed well, and you've got R&D for PS4.

So far I've added some of the profitable factors and they'll still take around a billion in losses unless it's a magical year, so it probably isn't possible.

I seriously doubt Netflix has to pay Sony any significant money, if any, to have the app on PS3 (or any Sony systems). 

@bolded PS Vita hasn't performed well, and you've got R&D for PS4.

And this is exactly why your proposal would not work. Sony is finally making money off PS3 and PSP to barely cover the loss VITA generated as well as other loss then you are suggesting them to take a loss with PS4 to turn the small profit they have now into a huge loss again.