SONY LOSSES, especially PS3 – New & Improved Analysis - End Mar 2008

[ils411]

WarmachineX said:

ils411 said:
this would have been a good read, unfortunately, you had too many assumed values for my taste. an assumption or two wouldn't be that bad, but you assumed almost all of your figures which = inaccurate analysis

i'm not denying that sony lost billions on the ps3. i believe that they announced that they lost about $3.3billion or something to that extent. while your "analysis" indicates that the loss is over $5billion.

i would assume that you over estimated ps3 loses and at the same time under estimated the gaming devisions profits.

You are assuming on his assumption?

 

Regardless of how well you may think Sony's games may be doing it is simply not enough to even cover for the development costs just to make the games. Sony dug itself into a hole with Blu Ray and it is going to take years to even begin to see any kind of profit from the PS3. My guess is when HD becomes standard the PS3 may even out.

your assuming on me assuming on his assumptions?

yes, sony dug itself a hole with blu ray, a really huge hole. but my take on this, sony used its game division to develop for its other divisions. imo, R&D for the ps3 included improving the bd drive which sony will use in its bd players etc etc, plus development for the cell, which is obviously going to be utilized by sony and their partners for their other products other than the ps3. hell, the cell is already being used on medical equipments. the gaming division took the brunt of the loses but it all pans out for sony as a whole.

all this is of course imo.