Why does Sony make PS3's?

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

sony doesnt own Blu-ray.

There are currently 18 board members ( as of January 2008 ) from 18 different companies

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

sony doesnt own Blu-ray.

There are currently 18 board members ( as of January 2008 ) from 18 different companies

boyinfridge

yeah but the main head and the excutive company is sony :), so sony is the one who calls the shots.

[QUOTE="Gedo93"]As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
--odai--

They don't own BR, nor is BR the future.

huh, i thought sony just started making a profit on every PS3 or at least the 40gb earlier this yearkb8618

You guys are all worried about PS3 and sony loosing money, but Im pretty confident that as the System matures and the library grows Sony will eventualy come out on top. A few more games like Metal gear Solid and GOD of War and you will see. I dont think it will be as succesfull as the PS2 but It will deffinitely not be a FLOP...

I would have included Fiinal Fantasy in the list but you guys know that story..

sony doesnt own Blu-ray.

There are currently 18 board members ( as of January 2008 ) from 18 different companies

boyinfridge

yeah sony's one of the lead supporters, your point

Hopefully the PS3 will improve this year, since at the Sony Press Conference at this year's E3 they defined 2008 as "the Year of the PS3" so I really have no idea how that will go down.

Also keep in mind that Sony lost $3 billion on the PS3 so far (that's billion with a B).

[QUOTE="boyinfridge"]

sony doesnt own Blu-ray.

There are currently 18 board members ( as of January 2008 ) from 18 different companies

Ownsin

yeah but the main head and the excutive company is sony :), so sony is the one who calls the shots.

No they're not, Apple has just as much apart of BluRay as Sony does, so do Sharp.

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

They make the PS3 for me. I asked them to, and they just decided to give everyone a chance to buy one afterwards.

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

That's a normal part of the business....they make up the lost with software and other things. That's a common fact with all consoles(EXCEPT FOR THE Wii...i's in a ****by it self) lol

Read this and see how much US PS3 owners are benefeting when compared to the 360 guys.Even if sony is losing money you shouldnt worry about it.

"This is all good news for customers, who get all that computing power for a relative bargain. iSuppli called the PlayStation 3 an "engineering masterpiece," with a motherboard that looks more like that of an enterprise server or network switch than a games console."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/127906/sony_losing_big_money_on_ps3_hardware.html

And this is exactly why Sony makes PS3,FOR US.Unlike the 360 which is profiting on every single console they sell out.Read the last few paras.

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

It will cost less to make when they sell more ps3 games and ps3 hardware and then they will start to make a profit.

[QUOTE="kb8618"]huh, i thought sony just started making a profit on every PS3 or at least the 40gb earlier this yearmoshakirby18

The 40gb's cost of materials was ~$400 according to isuppli. That doesn't include manufacturing costs, shipping, and all that stuff.

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

I wouldn't care about Sony losing money. I mean its not my money and when they do make money its not like i'll get any. As long as they're saving me money and I have a versatile console with quality games, i don't care.

[QUOTE="Gedo93"]As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
--odai--

Sony doesn't own Blu-Ray.

There's an ASSOCIATION of companies that owns Blu-Ray. Sony is one of the companies in that association.

So don't tell people things unless you know you're right.

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

You finally realized this as of 2008? They've been doing this since the ps2.

i heard that Sony makes money off the gams.

plsu Sony is manking a bit of money not a lot but some. like selling a PS3 for a certin amount and make like only $50 off it or $100 off it thats a lil.

ok look letss ay you but at whole sale a product that cost around $800 and you selling it for $900 or $100 NOW thats a very lil profit. and i think thats how Sony is doing right now making very lil bit of money off the PS3.

but at teh end im happy with my PS3 and will always like my PS3 no matter what.

Sony u have my full support to the very end

As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Gedo93

lol 360 was losing a lot as well, and xbox pretty much never made a profit as far as i know.

the first two playstation (particularly playstation 2) have made MASSIVE profits that continue to pour in to this day.

the PS3 will definitely be strong well into its 10th year and will definitely begin to make massive profits as well.

you gotta lose some to win some in this biz. theyre making more than enough money from ps1 and ps2 and psp to continue with ps3.

and lets not forget what ps2 did for dvds! blu-ray is getting bigger and bigger by the day.

the reason the actually make ps3 in the first place is because Sony, unlike Microsoft, has always been the leader and the go to company for cutting edge entertainment technology ever since the walkman. (ipod definitely stole that medium, lol...which leads me to believe apple will pwn console industry one day but thats another story) so people respect that and they've made a great name for themselves and created a massive fan base with ps2 and ps1

[QUOTE="--odai--"][QUOTE="Gedo93"]As I have heard, Sony is losing money every time they sell a PS3, because they earn less money than they get for selling it. Also, they are selling more PS3's than they can possibly make, which results in a loss for Sony. Are they making money only by selling games for their system?
Scianix-Black

Sony doesn't own Blu-Ray.

There's an ASSOCIATION of companies that owns Blu-Ray. Sony is one of the companies in that association.

So don't tell people things unless you know you're right.

sony OWNS blu-ray, as in Pwns blu-ray, as in THEY ARE THE ONES SELLING ALL THE BLU-RAYS!(BD) they're selling the most sold BD player and because of that, it is because of Sony that BDs are selling so well.