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Tallgeese101 on 21 November 2009

Thats an interesting question, I guess the game servers are provided my the publishers which are mostly just for matchmaking anyway. Most of the bigger downloads like games and videos are paid for so will be making money.



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Dgc1808 on 21 November 2009
iBlah said:
Sony charges the publishers, I think its $0.1 per gig downloaded?? I'm more concerned about what happens when PSN userbase grows so big that publishers can no longer afford to publish on PSN, especially free stuff like demos.

It's 0.16$ per gig. This doesn't apply to PSPminis.



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LordChris915 on 21 November 2009
NJ5 said:
LordChris915 said:
NJ5 said:
Garnett said:
NJ5 said:
Garnett said:

Heres the thing,With XBL you pay $50 every year, with the SLIM you pay the extra $100 up front for online.

Maybe from the gamer perspective, but not from Sony's as the PS3 is surely more expensive to build than the 360.

 

Surely Blu Ray doesnt cost that much more to build.

Not that much more, but still more. There's also the wireless and the more expensive CPU.

 

Sony make alot of money, such as the money Sony will make from Software sales, Downloads (Including the money they make on home), the money they make on Qore, the money they make on PSP and PS2 sales which sell for profit, the money they make on PSP and PS2 software & Downloads, they money they make on merch (not much but still something), the money that comes down from Sony HQ, TV sales, Video Cameras, Sony Erricson, Walkman. If they can afford to be sponsor for the Football League, then they can afford to keep their gaming devision afloat.

Sony also have alot of assets which they may make money through, they have Sony Pictures, Sony BMG, SCEE, SCEA, SCEJ which include companies that will be making alot of money e.g. Naughty Dog, Ready at Dawn and Media Molecule, all of these companies will be funded or given assistance to by Sony when they make games, but when they sell games, Sony take some of the profit.

I dont think Sony would be giving away so much stuff for free if they were in financial turmoil, just today they announced that they would be giving away free comics up until December the 12th on PSP.

I agree with some of the stuff you said, but that has little to do with what we were discussing.

 

You were discussing the profitability of the PS3 console, I explained how this does not matter :)



Thechalkblock on 21 November 2009

Whatever it costs them will be made up for by people buying the console for having free online.



Tridrakious on 21 November 2009

Well once the MMO's get close to releasing next year. Sony will launch a special sector of the PSN for subscription based games like The Agency, DC Universe Online and Final Fantasy XIV Online.

That will bring in even more. Plus if Sony Online Entertainment ever gets around to doing a PS3 Everquest game, then the PSN will really start making money.



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NJ5 on 21 November 2009
LordChris915 said:

You were discussing the profitability of the PS3 console, I explained how this does not matter :)

That's not what I was discussing. We were discussing the Live price vs the 360/PS3 price difference. No one said anything about profitability of the PS3, it's about profitability of the PSN.

 



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dsgrue3 on 21 November 2009
Garnett said:

Heres the thing,With XBL you pay $50 every year, with the SLIM you pay the extra $100 up front for online.

Umm, no? Unless you are comparing the arcade to the PS3, in which case your argument is pretty mute as you can't play any games...without purchasing external peripherals...



LordChris915 on 22 November 2009
NJ5 said:
LordChris915 said:

You were discussing the profitability of the PS3 console, I explained how this does not matter :)

That's not what I was discussing. We were discussing the Live price vs the 360/PS3 price difference. No one said anything about profitability of the PS3, it's about profitability of the PSN.

 

"Maybe from the gamer perspective, but not from Sony's as the PS3 is surely more expensive to build than the 360."

I beg to differ :)



jneul on 22 November 2009

yes there has been lots of recent articles showing even if you buy an xbox 360 and upgrade it to have all the features of the ps3 (bar blu-ray player) it actually costs more than a PS3!!



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Damnyouall on 22 November 2009
Solid_Snake4RD said:
iBlah said:
Sony charges the publishers, I think its $0.1 per gig downloaded?? I'm more concerned about what happens when PSN userbase grows so big that publishers can no longer afford to publish on PSN, especially free stuff like demos.

they stopped charging that fees a few months ago

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