Will Sony taking a loss for 2015 be worth it in 2016?

[Alby_da_Wolf]

ps3-sales! said:

patronmacabre said:

I think in the case of Sony games, unexpected delays are to be expected. :|

Possibly. But you can't think that Sony didn't want to counter a Forza or Halo game. 

 

As a Sony fan I think some of you are underestimating the power of Halo. That game sells consoles. 

Halo would be unbeatable anyway in its launch window in USA and UK. Sony hasn't almost unlimited funds as MS, so, if it can keep the WW leadership by a large lead anyway, it's better for it to maximize profits even sacrificing US market share for one or two quarters, launching as many of the biggest first party titles as possible when the user base will be larger. Not to mention that AMD switch to 14nm process is planned for next year, then Sony will be able to make the first low-power version of PS4, maybe the Slim, and save money both on the new chips and clearing the last supplies of the older chips for the last batches of the original PS4 version. Not rushing the big launches, Sony can also extend PS4 life. And if the first PS4 version with the 14nm APU were already the Slim, not only all the new sales would enjoy even larger cost savings, but the sales boost, coupled with big game launches, would be really huge, and possibly able to make PS4 more relevant in Japan too, where it's still struggling to reach Wii U LTD sales.
So IMVHO the answer is yes, the sacrifice in 2015 should be worth it in 2016.
One last thing: conceding MS some success in its favoured markets can prevent a dangerous price war.