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[BreakABone]

Hmm, well the price was a risk, but don't think for the reasons you think... anyhow.

I think Sony's biggest risk/blunder/whatever was putting as much faith in Hi-Def adaption rates as they did. I mean the price would have been a lot cheaper or cheaper somewhat without the inclusion of blu-ray, I mean sure an add-on would have been a pain, but gives the people who want it the option to shell out some money.

Granted, I assume they expected a repeat of the Ps2 where being a DVD player helped push it early on in the generation, but blu ray while awesome still hasn't caught on.

If you sell a product at a 150 dollar loss, and it is still way over the average market value for a console especially a successful one, I wouldn't consider it a risk as much as dumb business, but that's me.

[TheGame]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

If you sell a product at a 150 dollar loss, and it is still way over the average market value for a console especially a successful one, I wouldn't consider it a risk as much as dumb business, but that's me.

When selling something over priced, and it is sucsessful.. its a good calculated risk. When it fails to meet expectations, its a dumb buisness move and a bad risk. With that said, I agree with your outlook on it.

But either way its cut, its a risk.

Giving away anything for free or at a loss, and expecting it to pay off in the end through other means, is a risk.