PsVita is a handheld and ps4 in home console that's the difference .

I think it'll help and be profitable, but won't be enough to keep the other divisions afloat if they remain in the red. Xpheria Z seems to be doing well. I don't see why people think it's so impossible to sell 100m consoles next gen. By the end of this gen we'll probably see about 100m each for Wii and PS3 and maybe 90m for 360. Even if the market shrinks by 90m we could still see a console reach 100m like PSone did when the market was only 150m or so and PS2 did when the market was about 200m.

Did everyone else miss the notice? PS4 has been confirmed on a 15 year cycle strategy.

Thus it will get to over 100million,

I think the PS4 will reach 100 mill if it launches at $399

The PS4 is definitely NOT going to sell worse than the PS3 ESPECIALLY if it launches at $399

People have said since 2006 Sony would be in debt putting the PS3 out and they did SONY is STILL here 7 years later and they just basically started off next gen with shots fired at Microsoft I doubt they are in such a HUGE financial crisis where if the PS4 fails they go bankrupt.

Really? Sony is in some serious financial hot water right now, they only turned a profit recently because they sold several HQ buildings and shares in some companies in an attempt to not go bankrupt/fund R&D for PS4 but as far as I know, their credit status is still "Junk". If it had been upgraded, it would have been all over the news. They also merged their Japan and Asia branches into one in order to save money.

Their gaming division is their biggest source of income right now since they are finally turning a profit on the PS3, but overall it cost them billions. Selling the PS4 at $399 would be great for selling a lot of units, but there is no way they wouldn't be taking a large loss on that.  If the PS4 absolutely bombs, Sony will be in even more trouble than they are now. I really don't see that happening, but I really don't think the PS4 will "save" Sony either, not by itself and not in the short term.

Selling assets, merging branches, and selling a system for profit can only do so much when the majority of your divisions are bleeding money and you have another piece of hardware that is high-spec on the way that you need to fund, market, ship, and take a loss on for a year at least. They definitely need to be careful. Vita not perfoming abysmally in Japan helps a little, but it can't carry the company.

As long as it helps keep them afloat I'm fine. I just want for it to be profitable at least and for their games to sell better to encourage them to keep creating new and interesting IPs.

Disney says no

Sega had a good run too lol.

I'm pretty sure the PS4 will be taking massive losses if it does launch at $399, though. Not sure if Sony is willing to do that.

Really gotta wait until more details come out.