CGI-Quality said:
| The_Liquid_Laser said:
Sony took a loss of $60 per console at PS4's launch price of $399.
Sony took a loss of $307 per console for the PS3's that sold at $499 and a loss of $241 for the PS3's that sold at $599.
The PS3's were costing them about twice as much to make at launch than the PS4's were. PS3 was very ambitious and PS4 was not. It turns out that the PS4 was the smarter move. Not only does the PS4 have significantly more market share, but more importantly, the PS4 has posted record profits for them, while the PS3 caused record losses. The success of the two consoles is as different as night and day.
So now when there is talk of the PS5 being a powerful console, that should be a red flag. High power and high cost has not been good for Sony. A conservative strategy has been very good for them. If they do a similar thing again, then we should expect similar results. I don't know what the price will be, but based on what we know so far that is heading in the pricey direction. That is not good.
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'Red flag'
'Not good'
I rest my case. 
We'll just have to part on this one and agree to disagree.
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Fair enough. I think we are having a communication difficulty anyway. I am not sure how "red flag" is an absolute term. It seems like an indefinite term to me.
