Sony Is Losing Billions on PS5?
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PlayStation and Xbox sell consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X at a loss, as manufacturing costs exceed sale prices. For example, the PS5 reportedly cost Sony billions in its first two years. However, both companies offset these losses through game sales and subscription services like PlayStation Plus. Despite this, console sales are declining, leading to a strategic shift. Xbox has already embraced releasing exclusives on PC, and PlayStation, initially resistant, is following suit. Titles like Horizon and Spider-Man are now on PC, with more exclusives likely to follow. This trend suggests the PS5 could be the last traditional PlayStation console, benefiting gamers with broader accessibility.
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consoles are cheap because PlayStation and XboxÂ
loses so much money on them so basically every  time you buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X Sony andÂ
Microsoft lose money these consoles cost more  to make than they sell them for the PS5 aloneÂ
lost Sony billions in just the first 2 years  but they don’t really care because games andÂ
subscriptions is way enough to cover the loss  as long as you keep paying for PlayStation PlusÂ
and buying games but now they have another problem  which is people don’t really buy consolesÂ
that much anymore xbox already figured this  out that’s why every new Xbox exclusive is alsoÂ
on PC at first PlayStation tried to resist but  now they’re cracking first it was Horizon thenÂ
Spider-Man and soon all PlayStation exclusives  will launch on PC ps5 might be the last trueÂ
PlayStation console but it’s better for us
loses so much money on them so basically every  time you buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X Sony andÂ
Microsoft lose money these consoles cost more  to make than they sell them for the PS5 aloneÂ
lost Sony billions in just the first 2 years  but they don’t really care because games andÂ
subscriptions is way enough to cover the loss  as long as you keep paying for PlayStation PlusÂ
and buying games but now they have another problem  which is people don’t really buy consolesÂ
that much anymore xbox already figured this  out that’s why every new Xbox exclusive is alsoÂ
on PC at first PlayStation tried to resist but  now they’re cracking first it was Horizon thenÂ
Spider-Man and soon all PlayStation exclusives  will launch on PC ps5 might be the last trueÂ
PlayStation console but it’s better for us
