Squilliam on 10 May 2009
| MaxwellGT2000 said: 27 posts and one of the most intelligent threads made in a long while, kudos... doing a lot better then some of the trolls here... OT: good analysis, the 360 is built to be a cashcow and anyone seeing how things you buy for it can pile up can see. Wifi - 100, 120 GB HDD - 150, monthly fees for online that is only P2P which means it's cheap to run. If people really think 360 is losing money they've got no common sense. Things like Zune not doing too hot and other products are the reason for that branch not doing well, but if they haven't axed gaming there MUST be some reason... |
I think they cut the price of WiFi to $80, I saw it that price on amazon. But yeah, the $150 HDD is pretty expensive for the component costs but it probably works due to the fact that the HDD is simply so easy to replace. No tools, no online guide etc.
I suspect they price the console low to add value in the online for the simple reason that it gets tons of people using it, and the value in online is the fact that you can play with your friends. Getting tons of people using it, which likely includes a lot of your gamer friends and its worth the price of admission. Smart value vs content play by Microsoft.
Tease.
