Is it harder to be a Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft fan?

[Zappykins]

Fusioncode said:

Zappykins said:

Ok, well if you want to look over time, it's a much worse picture.  It's dropped to 10.7% off it's high in 2000.  So nearly 89.3% of the company's value has evaporated. (I know, it's kinda really sad - they should have listened to me more carefully.)

And I agree with you it's never that simple.  Must of Sony's revenue is made through it's insurance companies.   I doubt it will dissapear, but I don't know what will happen.  Apple was going to die but Bill Gates saved them with $213ish Million dollars (today's dollars, was $150 mil in 1997.)   Perhapse he or someone might do the same for Sony.

Or maybe they could have a hit movie this year.   But when they are several times more likely to go banrukpt than Eastman-Kodak, the next one on the list, it's not a good time to be that company.

As far as the games, I look at it this way:

Driveclub vs Forza - that just kind of a wash.  It means fans of either console get a driving sime they can be happy about.  Neither side loses.

The Order 1886- could be cool, but it's lacking multi player (annouced today.) So might be a fun game, but will not grow the revenue generating PlayStation Plus.  Say compair it to Quantum Break, and maybe it's a slight edge to Sony as it will probably have a younger demographic.

Uncharted - yes a big exclusive.  No doubt about that one.  But it's coming at an awkward time, and up against TitanFall.  Uncharted should also have multiplayer and  increase PlayStation Plus, as we know they aren't making money on the system, they need to sell the service to make revenue.  TitanFall will push both Xbox One and Xbox Live. So even if TitanFall it's bad reviews and flops, the preorders are going to be ahead of Uncharted for a long time.  But for this discussion, let's say they are equal.

Then Xbox One has some Halo game in the Fall.  That will be at least some small to big.  Plus, like it or not, Kinect games also sell systems.  And there are some decent Kinect games coming to the Xbox One this year.

Then we come down to Project Spark.  The crazy wild card.  It could flop, and flop hard.  Or it could be huge like Minecraft.  I don't see much inbetween.

Well I don't think anyone's going to save Sony, aside from a surprise intervention by the Japanese government. Unlikely but possible. Too early to write them off as bankrupt though since they're getting rid of the PC division and spinning off the TV line. Which is the reason they're losing a billion this fiscal year, if it wasn't for the restructuring they probably would have profited. They made a solid profit this recent quarter. We'll have to see how the restructuring goes but at least Sony if finally making important changes. 

Uncharted isn't coming out at the same time as Titanfall. Are you thinking of Infamous? I do agree that Sony's first party lineup is more single-player oriented than Microsoft, but games like Destiny will help keep PS+ subscriptions active. Of course that's also on XBO but enough people on PS4 will buy it to play online. We can debate about the lineups of each system all day but I don't think we're ever going to come to a satisfactory conclusion. Though it should be very interesting with a new Halo, Uncharted, and Smash Bros all coming out this holiday. Each system's strongest exclusives will be releasing at the same time. 

Ops, yes switched Uncharted for Infamous.

And solid profit?  Clearly, you must be looking at different financial numbers than me.  Sony hasn't made a solid profit in a very long time.  Like close to many users here lifetimes. 

Is it official they are spinning off TV's?  Cause that's what me, and most people from my gen think of a Sony's big thing.  It would be like pokimon killing off  pickachu.

Anyway, thanks for keeping it peaceful and intersting.  It;s more fun that way.