Nintendo was never doomed

[COKTOE]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

COKTOE said:

I'm sorry, I don't have the time to look it up at the moment, but wasn't Sony making a profit on PS4 hardware shortly after launch? Or maybe within a year at the worst?

Yes, but that is rare. Sony since the first PlayStation, to keep with the conventional media times have usually sold their consoles at a loss and the same goes for Microsoft. They gradually gain profit over time. Of course I am sure this gen they are both selling their consoles at a profit. The Xbox one x is not launching at a profit ... its essentially at cost, so it's more of the same. I don't find it wise to have a console that isn't profitable at mid gen.im guessing at the current state based on parts Sony is making a profit on the pro as well as the ps4.

Yep, I'm aware the selling hardware at a loss for an extended period is the norm. Thanks for confirming the PS4 was a bit of an outlier in that regard. Now that I have the time, been trying to find similar info on the PS1, which I believe also began to turn a profit on units sold relatively quickly. I know the PS2 took a while, and the PS3 took 4 years and a hardware revision. Ouch.