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Of that, $2 billion in losses are attributable to the Xbox platform. Wow, I would have never imagined the Xbox division to be in dire straits.
by nemothekid 13y ago
Of that, $2 billion in losses are attributable to the Xbox platform.
Wow, I would have never imagined the Xbox division to be in dire straits.
- rayiner 13y agoMicrosoft and Sony have lost $3-5bn on the PS3/XBox 360-generation of consoles.
- runn1ng 13y agoWhy do they keep doing something that costs them so much?
- pmjordan 13y agoSony won the Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD war with the PS3. That may have been worth it. Microsoft want to wrest control over your living room from the established consumer electronics companies (such as Sony...), much like Apple and Amazon.
- nl 13y agoRazor, Blades. Microsoft: Halo Series has Generated $3 Billion in Revenue http://www.gamepolitics.com/2012/10/31/microsoft-halo-series-has-generated-3-billion-revenue http://www.gamepolitics.com/2012/10/31/microsoft-halo-series...
- Steko 13y agoI've seen several "analysts" making this claim but they invariably include the original xbox losses in an effort to to make the profitable 360 business look bad. Examples: http://www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/asfd3221125511352.jpg http://www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/asfd3221125511352.jpg http://g.foolcdn.com/img/editorial/xbox%20biz.png http://g.foolcdn.com/img/editorial/xbox%20biz.png
- mtgx 13y agoI don't think Microsoft has ever made a profit on Xbox, although I'm sure they've split up and distributed its losses to all sorts of divisions to hide that. They're about to do the same with Bing, too, now.
- leokun 13y agoSo why do they make the xbox? Why are they making another one?
- hackinthebochs 13y agoThey're still fighting for the supposed set-top-box future that has been predicted for the last 15 years. Maybe this generation....
- bobbles 13y agoIt's a bank that only makes change! How does it make a profit? Volume!
- sleepydog 13y agoAre you sure? I remember reading that they make a ton of money on Xbox Live subscriptions.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoI believe the claim goes that investment is still greater than money earned on the xbox ecosystem. It sounds plausible, but I don't know if it's true.