28th January 2004, 6:47 PM
Erm, ASM, they're talking about releasing the X-Box Next a year BEFORE the PS3 (ie in 2005, not 2006 like PS3), not a year AFTER...
And as for Japanese gamers, they can try harder with things like a smaller console, but the Japanese are pretty insular and it's very hard to get into the market given how much they prefer local companies.
Oh, and as for Sony... 26% drop in PS2 sales = losses. :)
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6087115.html
This is where Nintendo has an edge. Even at $99 Nintendo is barely losing money on Cubes. PS2 and especially X-Box would be massive money losers at that price... yes, those companies can absorb losses, but how much money do they want to lose?
And as for Japanese gamers, they can try harder with things like a smaller console, but the Japanese are pretty insular and it's very hard to get into the market given how much they prefer local companies.
Oh, and as for Sony... 26% drop in PS2 sales = losses. :)
http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6087115.html
This is where Nintendo has an edge. Even at $99 Nintendo is barely losing money on Cubes. PS2 and especially X-Box would be massive money losers at that price... yes, those companies can absorb losses, but how much money do they want to lose?
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