SpokenTruth said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:
Ok, I am going to explain this the best I can and hope you are asking sincerely. (Some people like to argue for the sake of arguing, and I am not really down with that.)
Sony is an electronics giant, and they have a huge vertical monopoly. This means that they own certain things that give them an advantage. For example they own the Blue Ray format which means they can make anything with a Blue Ray drive cheaper than any other company. In fact, they own so much, I could not even begin to tell you everything they own. (That is why arguing the details of stuff like this is kind of dumb.)
It should not be surprising that large corporations like the big 3 console makers have resources, capital, that give them advantages. Sony has the most advantages with hardware. Microsoft has the most advantages with making software like an online service or operating system. Nintendo has the most advantages with making unique hardware with their games. This really just has to do with understanding how capitalism, and specifically capital, works.
So if you were asking sincerely, then this is the best answer I can give. If you want to argue this stuff, then I'm done, because that is not why I'm here. Some people on the internet can argue that the Sun is blue, and of course you cannot really argue with someone like that. I hope you are not one of those people. 
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Your point isn't totally incorrect but Sony doesn't own the Blu-ray format. They still pay licensing to the Blu-Ray Disc Association just like everyone else does. Sony is a member (like nearly 40 other companies) so they do receive a fraction of what they paid back but it's not free for them.
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Ok, I stand corrected. However Sony was one of the founders of this association (and it should be obvious that Sony has advantages with the Blue Ray format). So, there are subtleties to these points, but my points are still valid.
