At what level does the Vita become a success?

[DucksUnlimited]

benao87 said:

DucksUnlimited said:

Even if it only made a dollar, it would still be a success (albeit an extremely minor one). You're arguing that something isn't a success because something more succesful could have been made. That doesn't make the initial investment a failure, just less of a success.

Not at all, you need to include "oportunity cost" into that meassure.

Sony decided that creating a second handheld was more profitable, or better for them, than make a more impressive PS4, creating or buying some sturios, or I don't know, anything that could bring them profit.

PSV exists because it was more profitable than other ventures. It could be very well that one thing that Sony wants is something intangible like Brand Building, which could not really be meassured. But saying that making just $1 is a succes, well, you are delusional.

Those things aren't mutually exclusive though. They could have created the Vita AND been involved in other ventures if they so wished. The entire point of oppertunity cost is that you only have a set amount of resources, which is not the case in this scenario. 

 

The childish insults are uneccessary and aren't doing your argument any favors.