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That seems rather natural.

It wouldn't even be surprising if they sold the consoles at a loss, considering there is a lot of money in owning as much as the market share as possible, due to game sales but most of all the ever growing "online store" phenomenon.

The fact that the PS4 costs a good chunk less than the XBox One and is perceived as being the more powerful console will serve Sony well, I predict.

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> It wouldn't even be surprising if they sold the consoles at a loss

Of the Wii, the XBox 360, and the PS3, only the Wii wasn't sold at a loss at release. The idea that they would sell at a loss isn't new. They make their money on the games.

IIRC, there were even people promoting buying the original XBox just to mod it and run Linux on it, because every sale was a hit to Microsoft's pocket (since you weren't using it for games).

They make money on game licensing for sure, but the economics of consoles is based on the falling cost of production over the lifetime of the console. That's why consoles have 5+ year lifespans.

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