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I think this because it was all over the tech news outlets at the time that the primary reason was due to Sony losing money because of console hardware being so

by rockskon 10mo ago

I think this because it was all over the tech news outlets at the time that the primary reason was due to Sony losing money because of console hardware being sold below the price of the components themselves. A company press release is not necessarily the be-all end-all full story when it comes to justifying something extremely unpopular with their customer base.

dfxm12 10mo ago
Those stories were years old and it of date by this time.
- rockskon 10mo ago
  And a press release that came out at the same time isn't?
  - dfxm12 10mo ago
    No. 2006 (when you read about the ps3 selling for a loss) and 2010 (when the Hotz's exploit was published & other os support was removed in response and production costs had come down) are different times.
    - rockskon 10mo ago
      No, I read the PS3 being sold at a loss constantly across 2010 and 2011.
      - dfxm12 10mo ago
        Please don't go in circles. I will refer you back to my comment that if you did, these stories were out of date, or perhaps you're just misremembering. You could have posted one of these supposed stories, but that probably would have have been hard, because tech sites were actually reporting something different in 2010: https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/sony-s-playstation-3-finally-turns-a-profit-699904 https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/sony-s-playstation-3-f...
    - rockskon 10mo ago
      You are the one that replied to my comment demanding I research sources for your argument which you repeatedly made false assumptions on. It's quite probable I read some sources that were dated or had some more nuance to it that I don't recall off the top of my head because it was 15 years ago. New information doesn't immediately replace old information in the minds of the entire populace - that's not how news consumption works. I suggest you stop starting out arguments with such hostility and maybe you won't get it in response.

dfxm12 10mo ago

Those stories were years old and it of date by this time.

rockskon 10mo ago
And a press release that came out at the same time isn't?
- dfxm12 10mo ago
  No. 2006 (when you read about the ps3 selling for a loss) and 2010 (when the Hotz's exploit was published & other os support was removed in response and production costs had come down) are different times.
  - rockskon 10mo ago
    No, I read the PS3 being sold at a loss constantly across 2010 and 2011.
    - dfxm12 10mo ago
      Please don't go in circles. I will refer you back to my comment that if you did, these stories were out of date, or perhaps you're just misremembering. You could have posted one of these supposed stories, but that probably would have have been hard, because tech sites were actually reporting something different in 2010: https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/sony-s-playstation-3-finally-turns-a-profit-699904 https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/sony-s-playstation-3-f...
  - rockskon 10mo ago
    You are the one that replied to my comment demanding I research sources for your argument which you repeatedly made false assumptions on. It's quite probable I read some sources that were dated or had some more nuance to it that I don't recall off the top of my head because it was 15 years ago. New information doesn't immediately replace old information in the minds of the entire populace - that's not how news consumption works. I suggest you stop starting out arguments with such hostility and maybe you won't get it in response.