Just if a console loses doesn't mean it failed

[Acevil]

VanceIX said:

Acevil said:

VanceIX said:

Absolutely agree. All the consoles were technically "winners" last generation. Whether or not that's good in terms of competition is a completely different story.

But in this case, I think we can easily say that the Wii U has lost. There's no way it turns much of a profit, if at all.

Wouldn't that mean PS3 was a huge loser last generation?

PS3 became profitable in 2010, and is going to be out on the market perhaps longer than the Wii U.

PS3 still has huge huge sunk costs associated with it. I think it is safe to say that it didn't and won't gain back the loss they made. However they recovered the brand in the end (Which is vital to the PS4's Success).  If you are going the idea that Total Profit=Success....PS3 is far from it, same with the original XBOX.