I really hope Sony can just get along with Nintendo.

Originally posted by ~Flamboyant~
How could a PS3 be $900 to make, if they sell for $600?

Software my dear friend, software.

Originally posted by ESB -1138
That made me laugh. That's utter bullsh!t right there. You know what why doesn't Sony just buy out Microsoft why they are at it?

It's cute that you think Nintendo is worth the same as Microsoft. petpet

I'm not saying Sony will, because Nintendo is a pretty valuable company but Sony are more likely to buy the controlling stake of Nintendo over working with them.

Originally posted by ~Flamboyant~
How could a PS3 be $900 to make, if they sell for $600?

Because they have to be somewhat reasonable?

How much do Sony earn per sold console?

Originally posted by §P0oONY
It's cute that you think Nintendo is worth the same as Microsoft. petpet

I'm not saying Sony will, because Nintendo is a pretty valuable company but Sony are more likely to buy the controlling stake of Nintendo over working with them.

It's cute that you think Sony can afford to buy off Nintendo. Sony had to recall over 10 million CDs because if you played them on the computer they would download files from your harddrive which is illegal! The PSP was a total flop. All third party developers have pulled out of the PSP. And Sony only managed to get 200,000 PS3s out in time for launch date compared to the 4,000,000 Wiis.

Face it Sony is no longer a theart to Nintendo nor Microsoft.

"Total" flop overstates the PSP issue. Twenty million sales is not a flop.

It just totally failed to dislodge the DS, and the games sales are poor.

A flop is something like the Virtual Boy.

Also, do be careful about the sales figures there. 200000 is too low for the global figure of PS3s, and you have used the global figure of Wiis, and furthermore that is the amount of Wiis expected by the end of the year, not launch day.

Sony have big enough problems there without need to exaggerate!

Originally posted by §P0oONY
They probably said 1600 Yen.

I'm quite sure they dont gain as much profit from manufacturing them as they like.. but its the technology they invested in (that is also inclusive with Ps3) that will give them a financial hardship..
such as BluRay and thier partnership with Nvidia to bring both more storage space (at the cost of search / load times) , and "exclusive to ps3" graphics respectively

I doubt very much that sony will work with nintendo at this point.. their viewpoints on technology and game development differ greatly.. as well as the amount of money they have to toy with on developing new hardware

Originally posted by ESB -1138
It's cute that you think Sony can afford to buy off Nintendo. Sony had to recall over 10 million CDs because if you played them on the computer they would download files from your harddrive which is illegal! The PSP was a total flop. All third party developers have pulled out of the PSP. And Sony only managed to get 200,000 PS3s out in time for launch date compared to the 4,000,000 Wiis.

Face it Sony is no longer a theart to Nintendo nor Microsoft.

You realise that Sony does more than Playstations right?

Originally posted by ESB -1138
It's cute that you think Sony can afford to buy off Nintendo. Sony had to recall over 10 million CDs because if you played them on the computer they would download files from your harddrive which is illegal! The PSP was a total flop. All third party developers have pulled out of the PSP. And Sony only managed to get 200,000 PS3s out in time for launch date compared to the 4,000,000 Wiis.

Face it Sony is no longer a theart to Nintendo nor Microsoft.

200k PS3s is how many were available in the US at launch.

4 million is how many that Nintendo intends to have out on the market by the end of the year which it seems they will be able to do.

And PSP didn't completely flop, it did do fairly well at first, but as Ush said, it just couldn't really knock off the DS. It also didn't help that Sony put so much emphasis on all the other things a PSP could do - play movies, browse the internet, download stuff, etc. - that it's primary function, which is to play games, was more or less shoved aside and there's really very little in the way of decent games for it.

LOL at whoever came up with the notion of Sony buying Nintendo one does not simply go up and do that Sony aint dumb they'd bankrupt themselves..They'll play it smart and let Nintendo ruin themselves then rip Nintendo off with a lifeline deal but there's no way you'll ever see Sony straight up off the bat go and buy Nintendo out.

Originally posted by ysh227
I don't work for SONY, but I am familiar with a few reporters who live in Tokyo and who are responsible to write articles for their editors.

I aware that reporters stretch facts and fat lie to tell a story

Originally posted by Ushgarak
"Total" flop overstates the PSP issue. Twenty million sales is not a flop.

It just totally failed to dislodge the DS, and the games sales are poor.

A flop is something like the Virtual Boy.

I remember that thing! Glad I didn't buy one. Probably would have got epilepsy.

The PSP sales are not poor from where I'm sitting. Game sale kinda, but it is getting a ton better.

Originally posted by S-Ranger
LOL at whoever came up with the notion of Sony buying Nintendo one does not simply go up and do that Sony aint dumb they'd bankrupt themselves..They'll play it smart and let Nintendo ruin themselves then rip Nintendo off with a lifeline deal but there's no way you'll ever see Sony straight up off the bat go and buy Nintendo out.

Okay so when will Nintendo ruin themselves? Let's see they run unopposed with handhelds (PSP is no challenge), heck the Nintendo DS was rated number 1 system of the year of 2005 even when it was up against the 360 and PS2 and Xbox. Plus with the Wii out which cost the less of the 3 Next-Gen consoles that helps.

Now then look at it like this. It's Christmas time, now the child asked for a Next-Gen console. The mom (or whatever) has 3 choices. The 360 ($400), the PS3 ($600), and the Wii ($250). Hmm which one will she decide on? The cheap Wii.

The PS3 games cost more then the 360 and the Wii. Face it, Nintendo will never fall.

Non of the big 3 are gonna fail and its highly likely any of them are gonna buy one or the other out, they all earn to much revenue and are all billion dollar industries in there own right. The best case sceneario for gamers isnt one company buyin the other, its that if Nintendo could improve there hardware up to Sony and Microsofts level while still focusing and improving gameplay, and still be cheaper than the other two consoles which means that Sony and Microsoft would probally have to decrease there prices to compete better with Nintendo.

Originally posted by ESB -1138
Okay so when will Nintendo ruin themselves? Let's see they run unopposed with handhelds (PSP is no challenge), heck the Nintendo DS was rated number 1 system of the year of 2005 even when it was up against the 360 and PS2 and Xbox. Plus with the Wii out which cost the less of the 3 Next-Gen consoles that helps.

Now then look at it like this. It's Christmas time, now the child asked for a Next-Gen console. The mom (or whatever) has 3 choices. The 360 ($400), the PS3 ($600), and the Wii ($250). Hmm which one will she decide on? The cheap Wii.

The PS3 games cost more then the 360 and the Wii. Face it, Nintendo will never fall.

Easy lol i was on your side i was just pointing out Nintendo no matter how much we like them do shoot themselves in the foot sometimes with exclusives and game selections and it's been the same on every Nintendo Console. Other than that everythings smooth running.

Originally posted by wuTa
Non of the big 3 are gonna fail and its highly likely any of them are gonna buy one or the other out, they all earn to much revenue and are all billion dollar industries in there own right. The best case sceneario for gamers isnt one company buyin the other, its that if Nintendo could improve there hardware up to Sony and Microsofts level while still focusing and improving gameplay, and still be cheaper than the other two consoles which means that Sony and Microsoft would probally have to decrease there prices to compete better with Nintendo.

If that were possible Nintendo would have done it.

They cant make a system equal to 360 or PS3 and keep costs down, and with the Wiimote (which is expensive) the Nintendo system would end up costing more then Microsofts or Sony's system.

Its not possible to do, if it were then Sony would have done it, and would have been owning in sales, but you cant make a high-end graphics console and still have it cost like $300, if you could, both Sony and Microsoft would have done it, because as it is currently, Sony and Microsoft are still losing money on every system sold. Where Nintendo was projecting profit from the Wii from launch day.

Originally posted by ((The_Anomaly))
If that were possible Nintendo would have done it.

They cant make a system equal to 360 or PS3 and keep costs down, and with the Wiimote (which is expensive) the Nintendo system would end up costing more then Microsofts or Sony's system.

Its not possible to do, if it were then Sony would have done it, and would have been owning in sales, but you cant make a high-end graphics console and still have it cost like $300, if you could, both Sony and Microsoft would have done it, because as it is currently, Sony and Microsoft are still losing money on every system sold. Where Nintendo was projecting profit from the Wii from launch day.

The Xbox 360 can be bought for 300 bones which refutes what you said about making a high-end graphics console and selling it for $300 . Just because none of them did it yet doesnt mean its not possible, Sony is losing money from there consoles right now because of shit marketing, the opposite could be said about Nintendo.

I sincerely doubt sony will have to team up with nintendo or anyone else for that matter... the ps3 has only been released, and hasnt even hit europe yet, so any talk of less than impressive sales is, imo, incredibly premature...

even though the damn thing is bound to break down again and again and again... 🙁

i have to say though, the 360 is quite tempting, the price drop coupled with some pretty good recent games makes it a very attractive prospect...

sony has work to do...

I was just referring to the simplicity of supply and demand. As of right not people are demanding it, Sony sure has hell ain't supplying it. (I'm sure your post wasn't directed towards just me but I'm just clarifying)

Originally posted by wuTa
I was just referring to the simplicity of supply and demand. As of right not people are demanding it, Sony sure has hell ain't supplying it. (I'm sure your post wasn't directed towards just me but I'm just clarifying)

i agree, and you're right... you meant 'now' right, not 'not' or am i wrong?

once sony can meet demand, i think we'll get a picture of how good sales are... even if they are bast*rds for making us wait even longer...

Sony & Nintendo getting along? You've got to be kidding me. After everything Sony has ripped from Nintendo do you really think the Big N would even consider an alliance? Not a chance...at least not in the near future. It's more likely such a feat might be possible with X360 instead.

Nintendo will never be bought out, or stop the console line.

I think it's been said before in past threads, but Nintendo has stated that if they dont make console's anymore. They will stop being in the game business. They wont just make games with their franchises.