Sony CEO Believes PS4 Will be More Profitable Than PS2
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai expressed confidence in PlayStation 4's ability to pull in revenue.
In a corporate strategy meeting, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai showed his confidence in PlayStation 4's performance, to the point where he claims that Sony's newest console can surpass the success that the company's best-selling console—the PlayStation 2—had.
"It is likely that PS4 will become the platform which exceeds the profits earned with PS2," stated Hirai.
The PlayStation 4 has so far sold 7 million units worldwide last year, a far cry from the 155 million units that the PlayStation 2 has sold. However, Hirai's confidence in the PlayStation 4 doesn't mean he believes that the PlayStation 4 is going to outpace the PlayStation 2's unit sales. Rather, the PlayStation 4 has different revenue streams to tap into, such as digital sales.
This is all good news, considering the dismal state that Sony is in. Last year, it lost $1.24 billion USD and the company projects it's going to lose another $500 million USD.

with each game release people are finally seeing just how under powered the xbox one is compared to ps4.
lower resolutions, studdering. it just becomes more apparent with each game release.
really though, i said this was going to happen before the system even launched. you just had to look at the hardware to know.
Anyway, back to the original subject. I think Kaz is correct if you take him literally. However, if you adjust for inflation, I'm not so sure. If you adjust for the larger audience (more gamers) it doesn't look as good. PS2 era will be hard for them to truly top. Although personally I thought the Dreamcast was a better system.
they arent that close.
the ps4 is currently selling quite fast and seems to be making a good pace to bring Sony their most profitable year ever. It isnt as farfetched as with the ps3.
You'd hope, but look at last gen...
current gen is already 2 steps behind.
current gen is already 2 steps behind.
They were even but not close, we still were playing at 1080p while consoles were barely at 720p. At one year later we were already boosting ahead.
http://www.pcpowerplay.com.au/2013/09/nvidia-interview-the-sky-isnt-falling/
As the console matures, it will only get better and cheaper for Sony...
After cutting some of the fat, Sony should be in good shape by next year