Zekkyou said:
Borderline success? 80 million units is border linenow? Well shit, the PS3 and 360 must still be in the failure zone :P OT: I don't think Sony were ever really directly competing with Nintendo. It's like saying Toyota and Aston Martin are competing because they are both car makers (not saying either is better, as is the case with those two car companies, simply using an example). The PSP showed that with enough support, their strategy for hand held gaming is perfectly viable, and in-fact was rather successful. They just haven't haven't managed to pull of that support again, as s happening with the WiiU. Hopefully we will see both get the support they deserve in the future. (I especially hope the Vita can find it's ground again. It's a really brilliant piece of hardware, it's just lacking the games). |
Quantity sold doesn't relate to profit. As you have pointed out, both the PS3 and 360 have lost money for their respective companies. Both Sony and M$ have other interests outside of gaming that they get benefits from this. Otherwise they would have left the business. A lot of people complain about how weak or technilogically behind the Nintendo systems are, but they are generally profitable from day one. Nintendo doesn't have other businesses to support or be supported by.
