As much as I love Sony, I still love my PS3 and have no intention of buying PS4.
no shit all consoles sell at a loss and are made up for it with software purchases
ive seen three different major news sources report on this and it baffles me. chalk it up to a slow news day i guess
[QUOTE=TheJoey;42261258]no shit all consoles sell at a loss and are made up for it with software purchases
ive seen three different major news sources report on this and it baffles me. chalk it up to a slow news day i guess[/QUOTE]
except for the wii, and that sold like hot cakes
Yeah its standard practice to sell them for at a loss. It gets more people to buy them and they make the profit off the games / accessories.
[QUOTE=Madtoker;42275189]except for the wii, and that sold like hot cakes[/QUOTE]
It didn't need to; cheaper hardware
I think the best part about the PS4 is not only sony taking and applying the lessons they learned this generation, but also the fact that they don't need to bend over backwards to make the system profitable.
PS3 was at a loss for hundreds of bucks wasn't it?
PS4 by comparison would become profitable with about 1 launch title and a PS+ subscription.
[QUOTE=TheJoey;42261258]no shit all consoles sell at a loss and are made up for it with software purchases
ive seen three different major news sources report on this and it baffles me. chalk it up to a slow news day i guess[/QUOTE]
the xbox one isn't being sold at a loss.
[QUOTE=endorphinsam;42278916]the xbox one isn't being sold at a loss.[/QUOTE]
Yeah they announced they want either minor profit or sinking the costs as opposed to selling it at a loss.
That said, if Sony looses about $60 on console and MS has slighlty more expensive hardware, could very well explain the 100 dollar difference in the cost of the two consoles.
I'd expect the PS4 would sell at a loss considering that even compared to current PCs, it has some serious hardware
As if this wasn't the standard we've come to expect from performance consoles?
Also IMO buying a first gen console is always a bad idea. I'm waiting till at least the third gen ps4 comes out
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