Will MS ever win a generation?

[Samus Aran]

Tachikoma said:

Samus Aran said:

Actually the article I posted (and got the images from) said this:

"Sony Game Division has revenue from it’s PSP. Nintendo’s operating income includes the Gameboy and DS. And Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division includes PC games and the Zune among other things. Even with these extra incomes included I still believe that a comparison between the three companies at this level is appropriate. For those that care, detailed operating income numbers and links to the sources used are available at the end of this article."

Your first image is from here:

http://gamerinvestments.com/video-game-stocks/index.php/2010/06/28/state-of-the-video-game-console-war/

And clearly states what I pasted, that exact statement remains true for the second image even if he does not say so the second time, as he is still basing his net incomes off of entire divisions rather than narrowing it down specifically to gaming only.

So again, the Sony numbers and MS numbers would be being dragged down, significantly, from their failing sectors such as walkman, vaio, cellular phones and for MS, its audio devices and communications equipment.

Like I said, if you have to roll back the margin all the way to operating costs for entire company divisions to gain yourself a win, it's a hollow one and you end up looking pretty desperate in doing so.

Not really, Sony is a huge company and couldn't even dream of the profits Nintendo posted. 2012 was the first time Nintendo posted a loss since they started publishing their operating income in 1981. That's something the Playstation brand can't claim.

And since when did Sony sell the Walkman?