MikeB on 24 February 2008
@ Grey Acumen
I am not sure Sony would have wanted the PS3 to be in the lead right from the start. The PS3 is expensive business for them more aimed at long term business. The PS3 only had to do 'good enough' like it did to built a solid core userbase.
Last quarter Sony was able to profit from strong PS2/PSP hardware sales and strong PSP, PS2, PS3 software sales. If they discontinued the PS2 they would probably have run into a huge loss (sold no PS2 hardware, less PS2 games and more costly PS3 hardware). Now the PS3 is on the brick of becoming profitable and the high profile titles are being lined-up. I expect the PS2 to be discontinued in 2009.
