Chris Gerhard
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
The PS3 has been breaking even for several months now, even at the $399 price point.
The losses in the fiscal year representing the PS3's launch are similar to the launch of the PS2. Everything comes down in price.
The blue laser diode used in the PS3 was $125 at launch; it is now $8.
Let's not mention MS' $1.89 BILLION settlement on the 360 eh? With the PS3 sitting only 4-5 million behind the 360 in worldwide sales I guess they're both pitiful by your count?
Dream on.
BD+1.0 was broken, several months after it came out. On the day they announced they had cracked BD+ wide open, there was already one title on the market not cracked; Hitman. I spoke with Slysoft and they said it could take 4 weeks for them to get the physical disc, then they could work on it.
If Fox starts implementing new variations of BD+, the public has to wait 4 weeks from each release until Slysoft can crack it. I wonder how many peopel they'll need working on it if all studios start using it in different incarnations.
My guess (actually, moreso knowledge) is that Fox are pretty pleased with the first implementation of BD+.
There is a lot of anti-Sony sentiment from some members at this forum for reasons unknown to me, but it must go back a ways. Now, for some reason, there is a lot of anti Blu-ray sentinent expressed. Thanks for bringing some balance.
I do think you are relying on optimistic sources for the believe that Sony is breaking even on the PS3 now, but it is clear the losses are way down. If Sony has about $3 Billion in losses to get 14,000,000 PS3 consoles in consumer's hands, that is considerably worse than Sony did with the PS2 at this point in the PS2 life. We won't know for years if Sony will be able to recoup the investment and make a profit but long term, breakeven isn't going to be easy and may never happen is how I see it. Since I purchased a PS3 and about 80 Blu-ray titles and have the opinion the PS3 is an amazing media player and game console and also an incredible value, none of the other discussion matters much from my point of view.
Chris