Zekkyou said:
Their large focus on internal software development and maintaining hardware profits certainly makes them more capable at surviving on a small install base, but i wouldn't say Sony or MS need 80m+ to be comfortable, at least not anymore. Both appear to have learnt their lesson from the last gen. The PS4 in particular is almost hilariously more financially viable than the PS3 was. Not selling at a huge loss puts it several billion ahead of the PS3 on its own If they maintained their new model (avoid large long term losses and use the install base as a foothold for other services, not simply game royalties), then SCE could probably survive fairly comfortably on a moderate sized install base (with the backing of the primary company for large short term losses such as the $1b+ they'll have needed to manufacture the launch wave of PS4s). I don't have the knowledge to state an actual number, but certainly a less less than 80+ million. TL;DR - I agree, but Sony and MS have come a long way in improving the financial viability of their consoles. |
Add in its own success, as well as PS+, and its obvious the PS4 is intended to generate money, not secure a market (blu-ray).very insightful post. i enjoyed reading it. i pretty much agree with everything you said.
