Accomplished-Ad3250 t1_j84q36d wrote on February 11, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Reply to comment by ThrowAway4564468 in PC CPU Shipments See Steepest Decline in 30 Years by diacewrb

If I remember correctly every console ever produced has sold at a loss until years later. Many never turn a profit on the console itself, just the games.

futureygoodness t1_j84v7e4 wrote on February 11, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Nintendo uses less advanced hardware and sells its consoles with a positive margin.

[deleted] t1_j85gnte wrote on February 11, 2023 at 7:47 PM

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futureygoodness t1_j85nrhy wrote on February 11, 2023 at 8:36 PM

That’s like saying Disney would be dead if not for their massive IP + coming up with new animated princess musicals. Yeah, that’s why the company is really good at sustaining its core franchises and coming up with new mechanics every generation, because it’s profitable and no one else does it as well.

KsnNwk t1_j84zv0r wrote on February 11, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Except PS4 and nintendo.

At this point in time probably already PS5 and XsX also making in profit.

But PS4 and nintendo usually profit or break even from the start. This was the only reason why I did not get a PS4. Skipped PS first time ever, but also was frustrated with lack of SSD on PS4. It was actually a good turn around for me, that's how I got into PC gaming and MMOs.

Now I enjoyed the PS4 libary on PS5 and PC. Gave away PS5 to my cousin, cause PS5 games are coming out on PC now too. I rather spend more money on upgrading PC rather than spend money twice on hardware.

Albeit I may come back to PS5 gaming if PSVR2 will become big and have nice libary of games.

Arentanji t1_j87gyvy wrote on February 12, 2023 at 5:17 AM

You do not remember correctly. That model was never the truth. Most consoles at least break even.

Rain1dog t1_j883y6n wrote on February 12, 2023 at 10:03 AM

PS4 was not sold at a loss, and the ps5 disk version became profitable a few months after being sold.