Would Sony be making money off the PS3 if it wasn't for the recession?

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deathgod33 on 31 January 2009

it might off of software, the recession has caused many people to buy less games than usual.

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arsenicazure on 31 January 2009

No they wouldnt. Their losses would be slimmer but would still exist. Software sales arent robust enough to make up for the hardware losses yet. Apart from the factory costs: shipping, advertising, customer support,PSN,home development, etc etc all cost money and add to that kitty.

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Vetteman94 on 31 January 2009

arsenicazure said:
No they wouldnt. Their losses would be slimmer but would still exist. Software sales arent robust enough to make up for the hardware losses yet. Apart from the factory costs: shipping, advertising, customer support,PSN,home development, etc etc all cost money and add to that kitty.

Yeah but without the current recession more people would be buying games.

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johnsobas on 31 January 2009

if the exchange rates were the same as 2006 Sony would have been making a profit since last year, right now each ps3 sold in the US makes 25% less money than it would in 2006 if you sell it at the same price. When you're selling at a loss already and that happens it is devastating.
With that said they were never gonna make back all the money they lost even if the exchange rates didn't change, they expected the PS3 to sell at $600

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