How was it trolling?

Did Sony not dethrone Nintendo before? or are we just in denial?

and I have no problem with Microsoft. I like the competition they give Sony.

Yes then we can beat cancer.

Bad med joke, wouldn't be sursprised if you didn't get it.

Competition to make each game bigger and better is bad?

Competition is good for the consumer, not the company itself. But PS3 isn't doing so horrible that they would consider dropping out of the Video Game Industry, the PS3 is profitable now, and is outselling 360 WW every week.

Profit, losing and coming back is more important to me than winning and being out.

None of the above. For my own sake I would like to see a PS4 in the next generation of consoles (though I guess in an absolute sense it doesn't matter because if Sony disappear from the HW market I'll go with whatever console grabs the Sony exclusive IP I like the most, unless it's an overpriced Apple console, in which case I'll go play with Zelda).

So my concern is overall console viability, which is both a mixture of market share and profitability. At this point in the game it's about maintaining sales momentum to increase market share (i.e. outselling 360 WoW on average, and being not too far behind Wii), as well as seeking profitability in the 2nd half of the generation.

We all know PS3 is going to be an unprofitable console for Sony. So it's all about market positioning and loss reduction at this point. If Sony focusses too much on one side at the expense of the other then the end result will be a less viable console leading into the next generation.

In the end we're talking about whether or not Sony should drop the price of PS3 this year, and if so by how much. A market share purist would say drop it by $100 again and watch those consoles fly out the door (but they better re-tool those PS2 factory lines for PS3 and stop making PS2s). A profitibility purist would say keep the price as it is and enjoy a period of good proximate profits to help offset the historical losses a bit. I think Sony's best course of action is a happy medium between the 2 extremes.

lowest price

..........seriously?
someone please explain this to me because i completely fail to understand why you should care at all if sony is making a profit and what the hell sony being ranked 2nd in hardware sales gives you....

.......really?

I care more for the game available for me to play

Hmmm, I don't own Sony stock so I don't care if they make profit or not.

I am getting plenty of great games, so I don't care what place they are in.


I want them to just continue giving me great games.