Hiku said:
| Biggerboat1 said:
As subsequently established after your post, it will likely be the case that Sony has to pay the developers out of their revenue which in all likelihood is a big old chunk.
I wasn't comparing Sony to Amazon, I was simply using a well known company as an example of revenue not being an indicator of profit.
What is not a good comparison is the revenue of a digital store front to a console/software company.
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Right. I think that's probably the case with the revenue.
Though I'm not sure why you're saying 'I wasn't comparing'. It's not like I misunderstood why you threw that figure in there.
So I thought it's good to point out that PSN's business model has very little to do with investment capital/risk. And many of the large expenses that a company like Amazon have to shell out for on top of the cost of purchasing the products they sell (factory, packaging, storage, shipping and wages to an amount of workers that probably eclipse the staff working on PSN) are mainly non existent for a store that's entirely digital.
And I mentioned Capcom to highlight the difference between the $60 that Gamestop makes, vs the $60 that PSN makes.
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Well, you said "I want to point out that comparing a fairly straight forward online service platform to a company like Amazon is not a good comparison to make. @Biggerboat1"
That's why I thought it prudent to point out that I wasn't comparing those 2 companies, but simply pointing out that revenue is not a predictor of profit. Hell, I could have picked KFC or Adidas.
Pointing out that it was not a good comparison, to me isn't a valid point, as I wasn't comparing them in the first place...
No biggie though!
