ckmlb said:
MS only gets a larger install base for its games, while for Sony a PS3 sold means a larger install base both for Blu Ray movies and for games. I think they are willing to lose more money per console because they expect profits from both games and movies to make up for it.
Also, Sony's gaming division isn't coming off of losses from last gen and they still have the great profits from the PS2 sales and some profits from the PSP. They have a lot more profit coming their way in the games race than MS does. |
if the XBox is a standalone businesses, it's certainly out of business by now.
if Playstation is a standalone business, PS3 wouldn't have become the expensive console that it is today, since they won't be able to afford the what, $2 bln R&D on the console. yes, they made a lot more than $2bln last gen, but they won't risk a $2bln project.
(which means ironically, the PS3 would be selling better! as a less technically advanced console, it'll sell cheaper.)
the bottom line is: Sony the corporation is behind PS3, Microsoft the corporation is behind the 360. and as corporations go, anybody who thinks that Sony can afford a price war easier than Microsoft is dilusional.
the Wii is an epidemic.
