Sony PS3 losing Money!!

[JKing]

It's believed that Sony spends $805.85 on every 20GB PS3 that rolls off the assembly line. The 60GB version of the system supposedly costs Sony $840.35. This means that for every 60GB PS3 sold, Sony loses $241.35, and for every 20GB system sold, the company takes a $306.85 loss.

If sony is losing that much money, what was the purpose of making this system?

Now when is comes to the xbox

Microsoft's system costs $323.30 to make, which means that Microsoft is actually making $75.70 for every unit sold

Hm.

 

[Junit]

well , blu-ray = gay-ray , the only reason the machine is expensive , if no blu-ray , everyone one would go ps3 , but blue-ray makes the machine cost more so everyone goes to 360 , sony stabbed themselfs in the back ..

 

[MenaceInc]

 

[MenaceInc]

the video i was on about...the third place adverts for playstation 2

The Third Place advert

 

[Junit]

Well , They dont really lose money if you think about it , If you buy 3-6 games that there money back

 

[bwalker]

yes they loose money but they planned on this. They make alot of money off games too, i think they know what they are doing lol, i hope so as i own one. But as for blu-ray i think it was a good idea. I like the idea that they can make games longer and blue ray movies look awsome and there not that expensive. I think it just needs time to grow. I also thought that microsoft lost money on the xbox 360 as well and they didnt start turning a profit yet or just did, i know i read it some where ifi can fina a link i will post.

 

[Cheezeball99]

No, no, no, no, there, bwalker. It was the original Xbox that they went in the hole for- they were losing money from the time the first one rolled off of the assembly line all the way to when they stopped makin' 'em. (If they have stopped, I know they've stopped makin' games for 'em, but I don't know about actual consoles) But I don't think they've been losing money on the shree-sittys... Unless they're losin' money on the elite, which would seem logical, but I dunno for sure. *shrug*

 

[bwalker]

i should clerify i dont think they are loosing money with each console sold but i read somewhere that they havent or just started turning a profit from the actual console. They get most of the money from software and stuff. Although i may be wrong also