why don't the console game companies buy out each others consoles?

[OrganizedChaos]

if they lose money making them it seems like a great opportunity for a war of attrition.

example, microsoft makes money on 360s, sony loses hundreds on each ps3. why shouldn't microsoft send out there employees to buy ALL the ps3s and recycle/scrap/store/etc them.
source: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061116-8239.html

?

 

[gunblade]

Because for every PS3 that MS buy, Sony loses ~300 and MS loses 600.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: gunblade
Because for every PS3 that MS buy, Sony loses ~300 and MS loses 600.

.......wow.....i'm fvcking dumb.........

 

[lyssword]

 

[cirthix]

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos

Originally posted by: gunblade
Because for every PS3 that MS buy, Sony loses ~300 and MS loses 600.

.......wow.....i'm fvcking dumb.........

now THAT'S sig material!

 

[UncleWai]

I give you half a cookie for a semi-good try
/2

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: gunblade
Because for every PS3 that MS buy, Sony loses ~300 and MS loses 600.

Yeah, but you still got the games.

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: gunblade
Because for every PS3 that MS buy, Sony loses ~300 and MS loses 600.

Wrong, Sony loses $300, MS makes $1000
Turn around and Ebay ftw.

 

[HendrixFan]

If MS resells the units on eBay then they get into the hands of consumers. Sony (and MS) are willing to take a loss on consoles in order to get market penetration to make money off of games and peripherals. If MS buys up the PS3s and resells them, Sony wouldn't care one bit.

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos

Originally posted by: gunblade
Because for every PS3 that MS buy, Sony loses ~300 and MS loses 600.

.......wow.....i'm fvcking dumb.........

LOL

 

[her209]

Microsoft would do more damage if they bought a PS3 and hacked it so that games could be copied onto the hdd and made the hack public through 3rd parties.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: gunblade
Because for every PS3 that MS buy, Sony loses ~300 and MS loses 600.

 

[Captiva]

Plus, it's technically against the law.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: OrganizedChaos
if they lose money making them it seems like a great opportunity for a war of attrition.

example, microsoft makes money on 360s, sony loses hundreds on each ps3. why shouldn't microsoft send out there employees to buy ALL the ps3s and recycle/scrap/store/etc them.
source: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061116-8239.html

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They don't lose money, it's all marketing baloney

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Captiva
Plus, it's technically against the law.

How so?

 

[Epic Fail]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Captiva
Plus, it's technically against the law.

How so?

Please do tell.

 

[mundane]

I think it would generate some negative publicity if MS snagged a decent % of the launch PS3s.