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Development costs of the PS3 must be huge, but I don't think its 'lost' money, the thing still has a shelf life of 5+ years at least.

Tichy 18y ago
How do you arrive at that estimate? I am guessing the PS3 technology is already outdated now?
- marcus 18y ago
  Look at the average life expectancy of consoles over the years 5-6 years is about the right number. PS2 is still selling and it was released in 2000 but that is about as old as it gets.
  - palish 18y ago
    Crap, I meant to upvote, not downvote, sorry. (I'm on an iPhone.) I upvoted two of your other (great) comments.
  - Tichy 18y ago
    Yeah but that might have been a lucky shot? PS2 maybe has a cult following because of the games, but what does the PS3 have to achieve the same?
    - marcus 18y ago
      PS sold 1995-2006, Original Xbox 2001-2005. And don't forget the Microsoft/Nintendo/Sony are losing money on each machine only to make it up in game royalties (except for the Wii which actually sells at a profit), and games are still sold a couple of years after a platform is discontinued.
- pmjordan 18y ago
  What about Wii technology? Would you call the Wii outdated? Its CPU, GPU, etc. certainly are. Does that make it a bad console? A bad investment for nintendo?
  - Tichy 18y ago
    Nintendo was way smarter by focusing on the quality of the games. I assume someone buying a PS3 is more interested in the special effects than the gameplay, therefore they would be more likely to switch to more powerful systems. Just my wild guess, though.
    - cstejerean 18y ago
      I bought the PS3 because of blu-ray support, ability to run Linux and built-in wifi. If I was really a hard-core games and wanted latest and greatest special effects I would have built a desktop gaming machine. I expect the PS3 to stay relevant for several years, especially as programmers learn to better utilize the Cell processor.
      - Tichy 18y ago
        I don't think you are a typical customer, running Linux. Cell processor, sure, maybe building clusters out of cheap used PS3s will remain relevant for a while, but that is also nothing that will earn billions for Sony. And even the cell will be improved upon or get competition (like graphic cards)?
        cstejerean 18y ago
        I'm probably not the typical customer. I don't use Linux on the PS3 often however. I liked the capability to do so as I was planning to use Linux for Firefox but the PS3 browser is decent it has flash support (very nice way to watch youtube videos with a group of friends). I also have an XBOX 360 and a Wii but I've never used either for anything other than games.

Tichy 18y ago

How do you arrive at that estimate? I am guessing the PS3 technology is already outdated now?

marcus 18y ago
Look at the average life expectancy of consoles over the years 5-6 years is about the right number. PS2 is still selling and it was released in 2000 but that is about as old as it gets.
- palish 18y ago
  Crap, I meant to upvote, not downvote, sorry. (I'm on an iPhone.) I upvoted two of your other (great) comments.
- Tichy 18y ago
  Yeah but that might have been a lucky shot? PS2 maybe has a cult following because of the games, but what does the PS3 have to achieve the same?
  - marcus 18y ago
    PS sold 1995-2006, Original Xbox 2001-2005. And don't forget the Microsoft/Nintendo/Sony are losing money on each machine only to make it up in game royalties (except for the Wii which actually sells at a profit), and games are still sold a couple of years after a platform is discontinued.
pmjordan 18y ago
What about Wii technology? Would you call the Wii outdated? Its CPU, GPU, etc. certainly are. Does that make it a bad console? A bad investment for nintendo?
- Tichy 18y ago
  Nintendo was way smarter by focusing on the quality of the games. I assume someone buying a PS3 is more interested in the special effects than the gameplay, therefore they would be more likely to switch to more powerful systems. Just my wild guess, though.
  - cstejerean 18y ago
    I bought the PS3 because of blu-ray support, ability to run Linux and built-in wifi. If I was really a hard-core games and wanted latest and greatest special effects I would have built a desktop gaming machine. I expect the PS3 to stay relevant for several years, especially as programmers learn to better utilize the Cell processor.
    - Tichy 18y ago
      I don't think you are a typical customer, running Linux. Cell processor, sure, maybe building clusters out of cheap used PS3s will remain relevant for a while, but that is also nothing that will earn billions for Sony. And even the cell will be improved upon or get competition (like graphic cards)?
      - cstejerean 18y ago
        I'm probably not the typical customer. I don't use Linux on the PS3 often however. I liked the capability to do so as I was planning to use Linux for Firefox but the PS3 browser is decent it has flash support (very nice way to watch youtube videos with a group of friends). I also have an XBOX 360 and a Wii but I've never used either for anything other than games.