Barkley said:
In the very short term, but selling 80m and not making a profit is a lot better for a companies potential and brand-power then selling 20m and making a profit. The further your installbase drops the more of an uphill battle you'll have with your next device. Let's take the PS3 for example, if that had only sold 20m units and not 80m, it might have been better for profits, but the PS4 wouldn't be doing nearly as well as it is now. |
I somewhat agree however remember money is what makes the world go round. Its what builds the next system.
If the PS3 sold for 5 years than 40m - 50m is acceptable and considered a success. Look at the NES, SNES and N64, all incredible successes which lead to another platform. They lasted 5 years on the market before there successors came out. If Switch hits 40m+ in 5 years thats a success if they made profit ontop of that.
