| Michael-5 said: Oh, I see, so Sony would still have complete control in decisions made by their entertainment buisness, but they have immediate cash now for PS4 dev. However if their entertainment division is the most profitable, wouldn't 20-40% of future profits be given to new partial owners? This seems like a short term benefit, but a long term hinerance (unless PS4 really takes off because of it). Still, Microsofts stock did fall by 0.7% or so right? How small is Microsoft's Gaming Division to their Windows Division? I think there was a small drop on MS, and a small boost to Sony because of X-Box One, but like Talal said, there is no way to know for sure. |
The money that Sony would gain from the sale would be used to help their struggling electronics unit which includes the TV division which has made huge loses for 8 years now. The PS4 is not in the electronics division but is in the games division which is currently making small profits so I doubt the PS4 is Sony's main concern.
Yes that is true, that they would have to share profits but they will get much needed cash to help the struggling parts of their company. And again, the money gained will most likely not be used to help the PS4 but instead help the struggling parts of their compnay.
Microsoft doesn't have a gaming division but instead has an entertainment division which includes the Xbox stuff, Skype and some other stuff. In terms of revenue, the entertainment division accounts for around %13 of revenue, but in terms of profits, it repersents a small fraction of total profits. I don't remember the exact figures, but its probably 1/20 of Microsoft's total profit.
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