Nintendo will become obsolete

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HollyGamer said:

hsrob said:

Ka-pi96 said:

Chazore said:
Sounds like Sony would be closer to that than Nintendo tbh.

Sony closer to being obsolete as a hardware manufacturer than Nintendo? Have you not seen PS4 sales?

Seeing as we were beating the revenue-is-not-profit drum not long ago it shouldn't be too hard to realise that sales also don't equal profits.  Even if Sony is now profiting on each unit of PS4 hardware sold they are still likely only part of the way through paying off the PS4 R+D costs.  I think it is highly unlikely that the PS4 venture as a whole has yet turned profit.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/05/28/business/global/sonys-bread-and-butter-its-not-electronics.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1

I'm not claiming this article represents any kind of 'truth' but it's pretty easy to find a host of similar articles in well respected publications. I know that the authors of these articles don't determine Sony's fate, but the shareholders that do read these articles and with losses in 9 of the last 10 years Sony's shareholders have reason to be displeased.

It's about market share and brand recognize in industry, even if SONY bankrupt they can still sale PS brand to other company u

With regards the comment stating that Sony is closer to hardware obsolescence, selling the PlayStation brand would accelerate that end point, not postpone it. 

 

Equally Nintendo's software IP still have significant value but I don't think we would want to see those sold off either.