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Forums - Sales - PS3 production costs decreasing 70%... does that mean it's profitable?

NJ5 on 23 August 2009
inverted3reality said:
70% less yen is 70% less American dollars.. did you seriously think there was a difference?

Read the OP again, and open the links... we're comparing 2006 yen with 2009 yen.

@XXain: Interesting, I guess we'll have to wait for the next financial report... in the last one they implied they're still losing money on gaming:

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/viewer/09q1/slide/image/09_image.jpg

 



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Squilliam on 23 August 2009

It depends on what they are comparing that 70% to.



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JEDE3 on 23 August 2009

The said the Ps3 was profitable if you include the SW and periphs of it.



JEDE3 on 23 August 2009
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
Xxain said:
http://electronictheatre.co.uk/index.php/playstation3/playstation3-news/2765-sony-confirms-playstation-3-official-uk-rrp

That's pretty weird considering financial reports have been suggesting otherwise.


lol... you really don't understand why?



Majin-Tenshinhan on 23 August 2009
JEDE3 said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
Xxain said:
http://electronictheatre.co.uk/index.php/playstation3/playstation3-news/2765-sony-confirms-playstation-3-official-uk-rrp

That's pretty weird considering financial reports have been suggesting otherwise.


lol... you really don't understand why?

No, when financial reports state that a company is losing money I usually take it face value.



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JEDE3 on 23 August 2009
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
JEDE3 said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
Xxain said:
http://electronictheatre.co.uk/index.php/playstation3/playstation3-news/2765-sony-confirms-playstation-3-official-uk-rrp

That's pretty weird considering financial reports have been suggesting otherwise.


lol... you really don't understand why?

No, when financial reports state that a company is losing money I usually take it face value.


I'll give yu a clue... look at expenses.... versus.... income.



Millennium on 23 August 2009

The same article that said the cost had dropped 70% also said it still cost about $400 to make. Therefore, Sony is not making a profit at the $299 price point.



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JEDE3 on 23 August 2009
Millennium said:
The same article that said the cost had dropped 70% also said it still cost about $400 to make. Therefore, Sony is not making a profit at the $299 price point.


oh please... the CFO never said it cost 400 to make. And Sony wouldn't go back to losing $100+ on each one sold.



Majin-Tenshinhan on 23 August 2009
JEDE3 said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
JEDE3 said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
Xxain said:
http://electronictheatre.co.uk/index.php/playstation3/playstation3-news/2765-sony-confirms-playstation-3-official-uk-rrp

That's pretty weird considering financial reports have been suggesting otherwise.


lol... you really don't understand why?

No, when financial reports state that a company is losing money I usually take it face value.


I'll give yu a clue... look at expenses.... versus.... income.

I'd rather look at profit/loss charts where Sony has consistently posted losses the last times I checked... How does expenses versus income matter more than profit?



JEDE3 on 23 August 2009
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
JEDE3 said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
JEDE3 said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:
Xxain said:
http://electronictheatre.co.uk/index.php/playstation3/playstation3-news/2765-sony-confirms-playstation-3-official-uk-rrp

That's pretty weird considering financial reports have been suggesting otherwise.


lol... you really don't understand why?

No, when financial reports state that a company is losing money I usually take it face value.


I'll give yu a clue... look at expenses.... versus.... income.

I'd rather look at profit/loss charts where Sony has consistently posted losses the last times I checked... How does expenses versus income matter more than profit?


What expense. did Sony have. That wasn't creating income.