Who's to say they're paying with privacy? Xbox and Playstation get 15-30% of every game sale for their consoles, since the consoles are sold near-cost or even a

Who's to say they're paying with privacy? Xbox and Playstation get 15-30% of every game sale for their consoles, since the consoles are sold near-cost or even at a loss. At least historically they were just paying on the backend, not with their privacy. Is the line tracking, advertising, or just not being able to pay everything up-front (and not based on usage)?