The rising cost of videogames, how two companies did something about it

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After reading, I agree, it is going the wrong way. If you do not add Nintendo, the console business lost money last year. And take in mind that MS, probably Sony, and other companies, do not add commercialising as a loss for the gaming division, but somewhere else. That means the number is probably even worse.

Would the Ps3 really be so deep in it if what you call WCS for them happens?

Wouldn't something like this be the situation:

1. Third parties lose too much money, almost all of them go to Wii and start developing.
2. The X360 and Ps3 are lacking in games, and alone, they are not worth producing for.
3. All X360 games are also ported to Ps3 and other way around. This makes it cost 10% more to develop, solely by porting. There are also other higher prices, but the Wii will have very big competition, and little on X360/PS3, so dev's will at once this happens, start developing MPs.

What I believe is WCS for Ps3, is if this happens:

1. Third parties lose too much money, almost all of them go to Wii and start developing.
2. Microsoft shuts down X360, because it is losing to much money. They have vulnerated this before.
3. Ps3 now has a much smaller userbase, and is higher priced to develop for, in reality, it is doomed.

About the 1 console, that won't happen. Microsoft has put heaps of money into their gaming division, I doubt they will leave totally that fast.
Sony has a superb brandname with the Playstation. There's no way they will leave.

The only reason I see those two leaving, is if 2-3 other companies also join in and make consoles.

Therefore, the only "realistic" solution, is that Nintendo goes bankrupt. They can't afford to lose money, so if they start losing money, they have to go out.