Why is Sony winning the console war?

[bouzane]

Landguy said:

bouzane said:

Funny thing is, this thread is discussing sales, not revenue or profits. Also, it is worth pointing out that the Xbox brand has burned a lot more money than the PS3 ever could.

@OP

It's obvious that the PS4 is succeeding due to the failures of Nintendo and Microsoft more than any other factor. In a lot of places there is essentially zero competition for the PS4.

I thought that the PS3 lost more money than all 3 xboxes combined?

No sir, the Xbox brand burned something to the tune of 6 billion dollars before becoming profitable in 2008. A few years of meager profits and a banner year in 2011 thanks to the success of the Kinect erased less than half of that. With the damage done by the One launch I wouldn't be surprised if the Xbox brand as a whole has lost more than the PS3 launch. When I say the PS3 launch I mean from the disastrous initial product rollout up until profitability, excluding the years spent recouping their losses. As far as I see it, the Xbox brand is a charity that investors only tolerate due to the scale and success of Microsoft as a whole. If Sony were to attempt to carry the Xbox division it would likely destroy them.