Sony: PS4 losses will be nothing like those of the PS3

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Sony will not generate as large of a loss with PlayStation 4 as it did when it launched PlayStation 3, according to SCE CEO Andrew House.

Speaking in an investors meeting last week, and reported by Bloomberg, House told investors the pricing of PS4 will not cause as large of a loss as PS3 did at launch – the latter of which caused a $3 billion loss.

“We will not generate anything like the losses we did for the PlayStation 3,” House said, as investment in the system is “much, much smaller,” this time out, what with its PC-like architecture.

Still, Sony expects to report a loss in its game division next financial period due to currency exchange rate shifts.

Such looses will be offset in part by sales of PS4, but the firm no longer expects to break-even for the year, but expects earnings to “deteriorate significantly.”

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/09/ps4-losses-wont-be-anything-like-the-losses-experienced-at-ps3-launch-says-sony/

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Ted-Posted:

Who cares who buys what, it's always going to be personal preference no matter what

BlerpPosted:

pooky177 At the end of the day...PS4 will be bought by people, and some other people will buy the Xbox One...but at no point do we care which one you're getting. Even more, no one cares about your opinion on which company is better.


Well if you most no I will be getign teh new-gen WII.

CenPosted:

The author mistakenly wrote, "Such looses" in the last paragraph... should be "such losses" or "such loss"

LichPosted:

Katsumi
Flog_Gnaw Sony Will Do Fine


They will do well in the long run, in the short term they will make a loss though


Sony have always found a way to hang on.

KatsumiPosted:

Flog_Gnaw Sony Will Do Fine


They will do well in the long run, in the short term they will make a loss though

MidtownPosted:

At the end of the day...PS4 will be bought by people, and some other people will buy the Xbox One...but at no point do we care which one you're getting. Even more, no one cares about your opinion on which company is better.

IlIuminatiPosted:

Smet
Immerse Although I'm not buying the PS4, or the Xbox One for that matter, I'm glad to see Sony doing so well, or well...better than last generation.


yeah they will be doing better than Xbox one.


You clearly don't know your companies.

MultitaskPosted:

Immerse Although I'm not buying the PS4, or the Xbox One for that matter, I'm glad to see Sony doing so well, or well...better than last generation.


yeah they will be doing better than Xbox one.

Flog_GnawPosted:

Sony Will Do Fine

oohPosted:

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LuckyOtter
aimiami12
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aimiami12 Sony cant afford to lose that much money. Theyll make there money for sure but it wont be that last quarter of 2013. It'll make them money through out the next 10 years like the ps2 did...bigger and better though.


you do know sony cannot go out of buisiness they have epic records and etc ps4 will make money i know i bought one.


They were about to sell the entertainment part of the business. Go look at sonys stock the past 10 years. It was at 150 in 2000 then dropped down to 25. Which isnt bad but they arent making the same type of money they used to.

The ps4 will make money Im just not sure itll be right away even though 70% of gamers will get a ps4 over the one...like myself


Lol "70% of gamers" where on earth did you get that number? You know what they say about the majority of statistics being made up? Well here is perfect example.


You're making too much sense. That's frowned upon here apparently.


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