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[Battersea Power Station]

Hey, you know what's even more annoying than reading similar articles every time? Reading posts complaining about repetitive articles. That's how it's always been for nerds that hang out on forums and get all the news as they come out: they see the stuff as it happens and read about it dozens of times afterwards. Stop pretending it's new.

And el oh el at people badmouthing Merrill. My dad used to work there so don't call him a douche ):

 

[Ikael]

Will hardcore gaming become a unprofitable business?

It is inevitable since the hardcore public is always demanding more horsepower and bigger graphics. It is an arms race "a la cold war". It will come to a point where a) these things will be too expensive for the casual b) the graphic jump that every generation makes will not be as perceptible / valuable for the casual

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Sony may never drop the price now.lol

Come to think of it, Microsoft may not drop either becuase they know this.

 

[disappeared]

Doomed, I tells you! DOOMED!!

 

[Zaptruder]

Dcharlie works for ML...

Yeah, but he doesn't do the financial analysts does he?

 

[Panajev2001a]

Yeah, but he doesn't do the financial analysts does he?

He does not work for ML unless he changed jobs recently...

 

[MrSingh]

Yeah, but he doesn't do the financial analysts does he?

Mrs. C won't be happy about that..

 

[F#A#Oo]

6.5 billion over 5 years isnt that much to a company the size of Sony.

Ha!:lol Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...

 

[Chû Totoro]

6.5 B$ loss ?
Sorry Sony but you can already had my PS3's 600$...
So have i killed Sony too ?

 

[Outcast2004]

6.5 billion over 5 years isnt that much to a company the size of Sony.

It is when your company isnt turning a profit and is mired in red tape.

 

[Yoboman]

I can't imagine how they could still be taking such a loss at $600. Why is the PS3 so expensive? Sony really overshot the pricing targets

 

[Outcast2004]

I can't imagine how they could still be taking such a loss at $600. Why is the PS3 so expensive? Sony really overshot the pricing targets

Two words...
BLU
RAY

 

[cedric69]

More of a screw up than the Xbox? : O : O

Not that I believe this news or anything, but for a company with a fraction of the money of Microsoft, yes, it could be far more serious.

 

[antiloop]

Let's just hope Blu-ray wins the format war fast so we can get cheaper PS3s. It would benefit us consumers and Sony.

 

[callous]

If Merill Lynch says it, it must be true. They're invariably spot on with these things!

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

How much did the first Xbox cost MS?

 

[Jokeropia]

$4 billion.