Dark Chaos said:
Success= Profit not sales. Thats Business 101. |
Is it? Everything I've read so far indicates the xbox division is yet to make a profit. MS is making money from their OS and other tidbits, but the xbox division is never included in the conversation. Even in the other article I posted it says, at best xbox could turn a profit, but there's an if stipulation attached to it, something the x1 has yet to achieve, like enough sales. Add in the costs of R&D for the kinect2, the console itself, and buying 3rd party IPs in hoping to push hardware and a price drop 7 months in a console life because they Xbox is getting killed in the sales department doesn't reek of profit. unless you can tell me otherwise how sales doesn't equate to profit..
And as for the PS4, it is already profitting. Sony, the company, might not be doing too well financially, but its gaming division is profitting. don't understand where you get the playstation division not making money when, " Strong sales of the PlayStation 4 helped Sony report profits in its Game division of $172 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.""All this saw Sony report an overall profit of $257 million and $22 billion in revenue. A "significant increase" in smartphone sales also made a positive impact." (http://www.videogamer.com/news/ps4_sales_help_sonys_game_division_to_172_million_profit_for_christmas_quarter.html)
Don't see how someone like you or others that's soooo business savy loves to clump and downplay PS4's financial success with Sony's financial issues while singing praises of MS's financial success with the xbox division's financial ineptitude. Please compare apples to apples. Xbox division not profitable. Playstation division is profitable. MS company as a whole is profitable. Sony company as a whole isn't profitable. comprende?
Missed sales = missed profits.. That's business 101 too. ;)
Man.. I hate it when your girl has to leave my place to come back to you..