madskillz said:
What I find so sad about this thread is the sheer amount of facts about Sony huge financial loss, how it's the lead story on several news sites, and PS3 bots are like 'Well, it's ok. It won't affect our PS3.'
NJ5 stated it best - the world doesn't revolve around the PS3, nor Sony. So true.
If a poster creates a thread about Sony's current situation, it's called bashing. If a poster says the PS3 isn't the best thing since sliced bread, it's called bashing. If a poster isn't in amore with Sony and the PS3, it's called bashing.
Sheez, the writing is on the wall. Ninny and MS are making money - and yet Sony is tanking. Why, in light of their financial losses, the demand of shareholders and the like would Sony not trim significant fat off their gaming division, when it has huge losses? If it's a problem, financially, it requires an immediate fix.
Keep dreaming if you think the world worships your beloved PS3 so much that when excess luggage on a sinking ship is thrown overboard.
Face facts - Sony fans are in for a very, very bumpy ride. Mark my words. |
I struck through all tlhe speculation and bull.
And my response:
Yes, Nintendo and MS are making money,and Sony isn't. Of course fat is going to be trimmed from the gaming division. Fat. not meat.
PS3 = Meat
Fat = Sony Bend (Syphoon Filter), Liverpool (Wipeout (Which just got merged with Evolution (Motorstorm)) so that was fat trimmed, San Diego (NBA and MLB, NBA will probably be cut), and BigBig (Pursuit force, which tanked). That's fat. They're not going to trim 'meat' which are PSP/2/3. Those are not going anywhere, neither are the big games.
Is Sony really a sinking ship? No. Things need to be restructured, which they will be, and that's what you do when things aren't working out. Sony hasn't filed bankruptcy protection or anything yet, so for the near future at least, Sony is not a sinking ship. It's just undergoing repairs, which tons of companies are doing right now due to the economy (side-note: Why do we never talk about tons of other companies that are restructuring, and such? Why do we only talk about Sony? Tons of electronics companies are doing crap... x_x).
Will it be a bumpy ride? Who knows? We're having this discussion before the fiscal results come out. Who knows? SCEA could eek out a profit given they sold less PS3s than last year, and the ones they sold were at less of a loss considering the removal of the EE + GS, and how last year they were producing 90/90 80 GB, and 90/65 40GB, and this year, aside from the MGS4 bundle, was mostly 65/65, and 65/90 Core models, so the ones they sold were at less of a loss. And they sold more PS3 games than last year, thus contributing to the bottom line too. And though the PS2 and PSP sold less than last year, they're sold at more of a profit, since the PSP went 3k and got revised, and PS2 got revised 2x this year IIRC. I mean, we could be talking about how bad SCEA is doing, when there is a possibility that they could be making a profit. Remember last year, and how everyone was predicting huge losses for Christmas, and they made a profit?
Sony as a whole? Yeah, let's talk abou them, but SCEA we need to wait until the Financials come out to comment.
