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So overall we are looking at a total loss of 4 billion USD for the PS3, not including R&D and that is a very optimistic guess. With all the factors I chosed to ignore to show you that this is not biased in any way (R&D, PSN Outage, Most of the PS2 / PSP profits) the actual number would be way higher. There are reports that the cell processor alone cost 400 million in R&D, add BluRay, PSN etc. and you get the idea. So a 5-6 billion USD loss for the PS3 is very likely. So the comeback of the PS3 never really happened. And it did not make any money yet and won't recoup the money at all. This is not spinning, no trolling just hard facts from the financial reports. This is why I don't get all these celebrations of Sony and the PS3. Imagine where the Xbox 360 or the Wii would be if Nintendo or MS were willing to take a 5 billion USD loss... |
Who knew optimistic guesses are hard facts...news to me.
Ladies and Gentlemen do not let posts like these deter your enthusiasm for the turnaround that has occured for the PS3. Its not like Sony can go back in time and fix the losses that the PS3 generated. Also and the game division include so many variables including yearly game sales (either exceeding or below expectations), discounts and promotions, advertising, price reductions, returns, actual game budgets, PSP, PS2, PS3, the PSP go, vita development, the list goes on.
