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THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
well if it's night time and you have no candles... you're going to need electricity to play chess.. oh and chess timers use electricity.. DAFT boy
well if it's night time and you have no candles... you're going to need electricity to play chess.. oh and chess timers use electricity.. DAFT boy
what the fuck is going on in here. Isn't this a thread about the PS4 hardware being profitable now?
but why go on the internet if you need to always have it on? Don't like it? Don't buy it.. have problems discussing topics? Don't post..
I have Time Warner Cable, so no, my fucking internet isn't "ALWAYS ON". The fucking things cuts in and out constantly.
what the fuck is going on in here. Isn't this a thread about the PS4 hardware being profitable now?
what the fuck is going on in here. Isn't this a thread about the PS4 hardware being profitable now?
Then why would you live there?I have Time Warner Cable, so no, my fucking internet isn't "ALWAYS ON". The fucking things cuts in and out constantly.
I have Time Warner Cable, so no, my fucking internet isn't "ALWAYS ON". The fucking things cuts in and out constantly.
I have Time Warner Cable, so no, my fucking internet isn't "ALWAYS ON". The fucking things cuts in and out constantly.
I've had Time Warner Cable for Internet for more than 15 years and I experience maybe one outage per year. I must really be an anomaly.
Might be because of where you live.
Why do you turn caps on for no reason?still can't read my posts properly i see... TO GO ONTO THE INTERNET YOU NEED INTERNET ALWAYS ON.. so right now YOUR INTERNET IS ""ALWAYS ON"" ARE YOU FUCKING SCARED NOW?
Huh?I laughed at the idea so many people got really excited that a corportion is turning over profit, like they are actually a part of that company or something.
Congrats Sony PlayStation.
Value, hype, and a whole lotta love.That looks delectable! I want to know what ingredients went into that PlayStation + cake.
.....because I am not emotionally invested in the company itself, just the experience their product affords me.Huh?
If a company makes a product that you enjoy, why wouldn't you be happy that they're turning a profit from said product?
Basically Sony group is on the verge of bankruptcy. Sony and Nintendo going down means MS monopolizes the console space.I laughed at the idea so many people got really excited that a corportion is turning over profit, like they are actually a part of that company or something.
to go onto the internet.... you NEED internet ALWAYS on... did I just mess with you?
still can't read my posts properly i see... TO GO ONTO THE INTERNET YOU NEED INTERNET ALWAYS ON.. so right now YOUR INTERNET IS ""ALWAYS ON"" ARE YOU FUCKING SCARED NOW?
well if it's night time and you have no candles... you're going to need electricity to play chess.. oh and chess timers use electricity.. DAFT boy
but why go on the internet if you need to always have it on? Don't like it? Don't buy it.. have problems discussing topics? Don't post..
C'mon son
well if it's night time and you have no candles... you're going to need electricity to play chess.. oh and chess timers use electricity.. DAFT boy
lol people say I am name calling but I get called a douche bag? I was not personally attacking anyone sorry if it came that way. I am speaking about the general gaming public after microsofts reveal there is no way I can say which user on here thinks that way. There is no point to personally attack any of you because I have no idea what goes on in your heads.. but I can speak for the general reaction to microsofts kinect.. And it was bad so I am speaking for the group as a whole. I am not here to personally attack anyone.
Sonys Kaz Hirai Details the Future Strategy for PS4 and PlayStation: Promises Mindset Changes and Investment
by Giuseppe Nelva 5/24/14
Sony recently held its corporate strategy meeting in Tokyo, explaining the future moves planned by the publisher to exploit the PlayStation brand and make it as profitable as possible. The companys CEO Kaz Hirai talked at length about PlayStation 4, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now and more.
One of the most interesting points was made during the Q&A Session, as Hirai-san explained that the PSN and PlayStation Plus are going to grow hugely, so this year is the right time to invest in building up their infrastructure:
For PlayStation Plus and the PlayStation Network Business in General, but also the video and music businesses and the networking in those areas, the market there is going to grow hugely, but at the same time as we see the growth of the business, we have to be prepared with a solid enough network infrastructure. We have to be able to accommodate the increase in subscribers by having a solid enough network system and infrastructure and therefore we believe that now is the time of investment, so that when we see a growth in subscribers we can still maintain the network business, so this year is the time when we have to invest in infrastructure building.
Hirai-san also mentioned that Sony needs to change its mindset on the business models related to PlayStation in order to offer new experiences:
New Experiences for the user is what were always aware of. [...] Were saying that TV is going to be a totally different TV, and a different dimension. SCE is selling consoles now, but with PlayStation we need to rapidly change that business position, so we need to really transform that mindset. Thats what I tell people and what I tell myself. To change my mindset totally.
Its worth mentioning that the original speech in Japanese talked about selling consoles and having to buy disks, but the second part was omitted by the English simultaneous translation.
During the opening speech Hirai-san explained the future PlayStation strategy in great detail, even if the numbers provided are the same we already heard in previous releases. Still, he made quite a few relevant points, that you can read in the full transcript below:
Well have to see if Sony will manage to turn its game business into a fully profitable self-sufficient entity, but I cant help hoping that they wont change their mindset from selling consoles and disc-based games too radically. PlayStation Now has potential and its a great accessory to the PlayStation brand, but I personally cant see it becomeing the main PlayStation business, at least not for a long time.This fiscal year we are set to consolidate our leading position in the home console market by further expanding PS4 sales around the world. Following its introduction in North America in November 2013, in 5 months, PS4 has launched in 72 countries and regions achieving cumulative sell-through of 7 million units as of April 6. Its been a hugely successful launch, but the key to the long term success of the platform lies in how solidly we can continue to grow the installed base. In terms of game titles for PS4, as of April 13, 47 titles had been launched with a total of 20.5 million units being sold via retailers and over the network on the PlayStation Store.
By extracting the best creativity from all of our partners in the game development community, PS4 has dramatically expanded the possibilities of game play. But at the same time, PS4 is also designed to provide the kinds of social experiences via the network that offer users a richer gaming experience than ever before. PS4s remote play function also allows users to easily enjoy the PS4 experience on their PlayStation Vita, expanding the PS4 gaming experience beyond your living room, and making it available anytime, anywhere. From a profitability perspective, PS4 is also already contributing profit on a hardware unit basis, establishing a very different business framework from that of previous platform businesses.
The network functions that are possible with PS4 continue to evolve by the day.
Approximately half of PS4 users are registered to the PlayStation Plus subscription service, while the number of active users on the PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network exceeds 52 million worldwide. Many of our users now enjoy an array of game, music and video content via the network. And our PlayStation App for smartphones and tablets that lets players share their PS4 experience to their mobile devices, is also proving hugely popular, with the total number of downloads already exceeding 4.5 million. Sales from our network business including game, music and video services exceeded 200 billion yen in fiscal 2013, and we intend to further expand that figure going forward.
When I was telling you about our entertainment business earlier, I said that the shift in digital content delivery from downloads to streaming is only going to accelerate. In the case of game content, the data format is completely different from movies and other video content, so there needed to be a technological revolution before we could switch from distributing game content via downloads to streaming. But starting this summer, we will begin distributing PS3 games via streaming to our users in the U.S. on an open beta version of our new PlayStation Now streaming service, first for PS4 and then PS Vita. And thats just the first step. Going forward, we will use streaming to deliver the PlayStation experience worldwide. We also plan to make PlayStation Now compatible with new BRAVIA LCD TVs to be launched in the U.S. market this year. And in the future, we intend to extend its availability to a wide range of networked devices.
So, as you can see, in the Game and Network business we are set to secure even greater sources of profit by further expanding our content, software and network services on the firm foundation of a platform business that continues to generate stable profit itself, and offer our customers even more new and exciting entertainment experiences. This year marks the 20th anniversary of PlayStation. The PS2 platform was the biggest success until now in terms of profit, but I believe that PS4s hardware, software and services have the potential to combine and develop into a platform capable of generating even greater profit.
Its also interesting to see that Hirai-san intends to invest in strengthening the network infrastructure despite the companys financial losses. If anyone had any doubt on Sonys ability to expand and invest, this should tell them that the Japanese giant is more solid than some would like us to believe.
what the fuck is going on in here. Isn't this a thread about the PS4 hardware being profitable now?
.....because I am not emotionally invested in the company itself, just the experience their product affords me.
Unless I am a shareholder, then I might give a shit.
The Bill Gates quote about being willing to sell off Xbox and Bing, actually came from a Fox Business 1 hour interview with directed audience questions. One of the questions was directly "Would you approve of Xbox and Bill sell off if Satya Nadella wanted it. Bill Gates first defended Xbox and Bing as vital, but also said that he would support Nadella's choices. Which is good because they just named him CEO and saying "No we don't support Nadella on that" would be a baaaaad start to a new CEO's term.
Interview is here:
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2014/05/05/buffett-leery-social-media-stocks-ipos/
The source of all the Elop selling Xbox details, actually came from a Bloomberg article, which Microsoft responded, quoted in the same article via Frank Shaw, saying, "We appreciate Bloombergs foray into fiction and look forward to future episodes."
Here is the article in question:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...andidate-elop-said-to-mull-windows-shift.html
This is the single source for all Xbox sales rumours surrounding Elop. The single one. Investor calls from outside of the company to sell are nothing new, they've been calling the sale of everything that isn't windows and office for decades. Not only that, the article is vague on it sources, and calls them, "the people". Look at the copy:
"Stephen Elop, a candidate to replace Steve Ballmer as Microsoft Corp.s chief executive officer, would consider breaking with decades of tradition by focusing the companys strategy around making the popular Office software programs like Word, Excel and PowerPoint available on a broad variety of smartphones and tablets, including those made by Apple Inc. and Google Inc., said three people with knowledge of his thinking."
"He would consider ending Microsofts costly effort to take on Google with its Bing search engine, and would also consider selling healthy businesses such as the Xbox game console if he determined they werent critical to the companys strategy, the people said."
The article doesn't quote any sources other than "People will knowledge of his thinking". Elop never said it publicly, no other article surfaced, with sources, based on this info. However, almost all Elop related calls to sell Xbox came from this article, or articles quoting this article.. or articles quoting those articles.. and so on. The unsupported rumour, based on heresay without sources, became a source, became fact. And now everyone thinks MS was considering to sell Xbox.
Hope that clears that up.
That's a good rebuttal for any supposed evidence of Microsoft's intention to dump Xbox, but it doesn't negate the fact that Microsoft lumps all Xbox revenue into the same division as its absurdly lucrative android patents, so it's virtually impossible to know if Xbox has ever made MS money. There has been speculation that Microsoft does this intentionally because Xbox has been a money pit and they want to avoid the ire of shareholders.
.....because I am not emotionally invested in the company itself, just the experience their product affords me.
Unless I am a shareholder, then I might give a shit.