Sony has lost over $3 billion on the PS3

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Originally Posted by AliceT

I Really dont understand people who want to turn off their console. Its designed to be on " stand by" not completely off. Do you unplug your TV every time you arent watching it?

Hmm, to save on the electricity bill ? to help save the planet from green gases ? Gee I don't know ...

Anyways as far as Sony losing 3 Billion, sorry I can't help much, I already gave them 500 euros when I purchased my PS3 last year, I thank them for the two included games but that's all I could do

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Originally Posted by rangers85

Yup, the PS3 was seen as more by Sony than just a video game console, but also as a way of pushing Blu Ray into more homes that typically wouldn't have one to try to win the Blu/HDDVD war. I know myself for one would still not have a Blu Ray player til probably next year at the earliest if it wasn't for me having a PS3. That's about 20-30 blu rays that I've bought that would have never been bought and I'm sure there's a ton of other PS3 owners that are in the same boat. Just another reason Blu ray won the war.

Sony will use some of those blu ray sales to offset the PS3 losses. But all gaming systems lose mountains of cash the first few years of release. It was the same way with the original XBox and PS2, and before that the N64/PS/Dreamcast, etc. They make it back on game sales and eventually make it back on the systems themselves once they are able to make them mroe and more cheaply.

Nicely put!!!!

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Wow! why is this thread still alive?