Lawlight said:
fordy said:
Lawlight said:
fordy said:
So if Sony decides to sell the console for a loss for initial rampup, where do you think the money incurred from loss from manufacturing is going to come from?
R&D is done yes, but it takes a LOT of money to manufacture MILLIONS of consoles...
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I don't know - where did the money to buy out Gaikai, Sucker Punch and Media Molecule came from? Did you carry out events so get investors on board?
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Was this back when Sony's credit rating wasn't at such dangerous levels?
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It was after their credit rating was slashed to BBB. But 4 months before it was set to "Junk" status. After that Sony announced multiple products since then including their 4K TVs and their new Xperia smartphones and tablets. Where did that money come from?
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Do they sell their TVs and smartphones at a profit or at a loss? It's a lot easier to get money on the basis that you're making gains on a short term. It's much harder to get investment when the gains are long term and start off at an initial loss.
If you're trying to argue that Sony doesn't need external investment for a PS4, then you have to argue against the many articles stating that investors were invited to the meeting, otherwise you would have nothing BUT game developers etc.
