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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
by pyre 13y ago
> 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).
- iand 13y agoThey 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.