Well because not only is the PS3 making money now, but they are already making profit off the PS4 and it has not even been a month since launch.

And how does it benefit any consumers to woe over the financial mishaps of the PS3?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-01/sony-s-credit-rating-may-be-cut-to-junk-by-moody-s-after-loss.html

Today is the one month mark, actually.

The PS3 lost a lot of money early on but Sony also profits off of Blu Ray and they turned profit on the PS3 three years ago. The PS3 has been pure profit since then.

Being that Microsoft tried to kill off Blu Ray and are not using it and Nintendo refused to use any format Sony backs and both in the end turned out conforming shows Sony's success through risk.

sony definitely isn't what it used to be.
it's got a ton of problems, but their gaming division is one of the few bright spots left, hence why the company is putting everything it has into the ps4 at the moment.

In what way are you referring? Everyone knows ps3 lost money, but sometimes people cross the line saying "it erased all profit from ps1/2", or "sony won't release another console because they are in financial ruin". Sometimes people write things like that and it starts an argument because the people saying it completely believe it, but the reality is completely different.

If you'd like I can post a dozen threads saying that ps4 would never come out, and how it was a marketing trick or some such nonsense, because Sony couldn't actually afford to come out with a new console. We easily see now in retrospect that those ideas were just wishful thinking, but people continue to think that Sony will back out of the gaming business even though it's probathe top 3 revenue streams. It just simply makes no sense to think that playstation doesn't do well. Despite losing around 5b on ps3, they ushered in Bluray, which they own 30% stake of, helped sell tvs, and helped to usher in HD faster than normal. Sure they probably still lost 4b even with this added revenue streams, but now BRs are extremely cheap to make now that they've produced 80 million of them, a rival company is paying them to use it, and it's secured BR as a top media device for the next gen. These are all very important things to think about and just looking at this current "next-gen" it's put them in a very advantageous footing. Wouldn't you say?

Why would Sony sell off the PlayStation brand when it is one of the most successful brands the company has ever produced? Additionally, the last time I checked, Sony's revenue, income, profits, assets and equity have all improved this year indicating that the overall health of the organization is improving. Finally, how are the early struggles of the PS3 relevant to the WiiU today? There are very few similarities between not only those products but also the companies that manufacture them and the demographics that they appeal to.

The PS4 is DOOOOMED!!!

It doesn't. 80 million consoles sold is a very good number, but It's pretty sad when 80 million sold doesn't make a profit. Basically, PS3 was a huge success with everything except profit.