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Greenbeans on 15 January 2015

Microsoft is pulling a Sega. They're losing money on the Xbox from selling it for less than what it costs to make. Just what Sega did with Dreamcast.

MS should just pull out if the console market next generation. They're losing money at it.



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OfficerRaichu15 on 15 January 2015
Seece said:
jetforcejiminy said:
Seece said:
OfficerRaichu15 said:

well then :P
guess I am gladly wrong

(they are gonna lose lots of money though with this)

Who actually cares? They make 5 billion dollars per quarter.

well, presumably microsoft's shareholders care. people have been vocal about pressuring nadella to drop or spin off the xbox operation altogether... in fact, there were business articles not too long after he took over speculating that that's precisely what he would do. they've cut off products before (zune), and they would have cut off surface if the surface 3 hadn't been a moderate success. xbox one, financially, is not a success for them by any means.

A few outspoken people that bark loud. MS and Nadella have more than enough positives to show investors why it's worth it. Which is exactly why 12 years on it's still going, that division is losing less and less money as time has gone on.

well to tell you the truth it was helping that the 360 was kicking ps3's ass for most of 7th gen :P

but it is good xbox is still going :)



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Voltaris on 15 January 2015
riderz13371 said:
poklane said:
Voltaris said:
XB1 $299 Holiday 2015 confirmed

With probably at least 1 new AAA game.

Hey that's good news for me in 2015 =P

I could imagine systems just flying of the shelf at that price bundled with HALO 5 but since they didn't even bundle MCC this holiday, I reckon it will be Tomb Raider XB! bundle $299 as their holiday bundle



TechnoHobbit on 15 January 2015

If it weren't for the New 3DS I'd be tempted to buy an Xbox One now (I thought about getting one over the holidays a lot, but other things just kept getting in my way).



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DerNebel on 15 January 2015
jlmurph2 said:
DerNebel said:
jlmurph2 said:

Selling the most software out of all 8th gen consoles helps profit too.

Yeah let's not pat ourselves too much on the back for that, there are mote than enough games included in that number that they didn't make anything on.


Like what?

Like every game they threw into one of their bundles for free.



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Seece on 15 January 2015
OfficerRaichu15 said:
Seece said:

A few outspoken people that bark loud. MS and Nadella have more than enough positives to show investors why it's worth it. Which is exactly why 12 years on it's still going, that division is losing less and less money as time has gone on.

well to tell you the truth it was helping that the 360 was kicking ps3's ass for most of 7th gen :P

but it is good xbox is still going :)

360 made most of its money when it was being beat by PS3 WW.



 

jlmurph2 on 15 January 2015
DerNebel said:
jlmurph2 said:
DerNebel said:

Yeah let's not pat ourselves too much on the back for that, there are mote than enough games included in that number that they didn't make anything on.


Like what?

Like every game they threw into one of their bundles for free.

Except the quote is referring to NPD. Which doesn't count bundles.



OfficerRaichu15 on 15 January 2015
Seece said:
OfficerRaichu15 said:
Seece said:

A few outspoken people that bark loud. MS and Nadella have more than enough positives to show investors why it's worth it. Which is exactly why 12 years on it's still going, that division is losing less and less money as time has gone on.

well to tell you the truth it was helping that the 360 was kicking ps3's ass for most of 7th gen :P

but it is good xbox is still going :)

360 made most of its money when it was being beat by PS3 WW.

what!

well thats good



Bets:

(Won)Bet with TechoHobbit: He(Techno) says 10 million by January 1,2014 I say 9 million by then. Winner gets 2 weeks of sig control.

(Lost)Bet with kinisking: I say Ps4 will win April NPD while he says Xbox One will win it; winner gets 1 week of avatar control.

Raichu's First Series:

First RPG?

First Fighter?

First Racer?

First Shooter?

First MMO?

First Horror?

Official Ni No Kuni Fanboy:

Familiars Captured:37

Game Beaten: 2 times almost

Times I got teary during some scenes: 3

Frogger on 15 January 2015

Well that's gonna piss my friend off. He just bought one (sorry) less than 10 days ago. Right after the price went back up.



Spade on 15 January 2015
Greenbeans said:
Microsoft is pulling a Sega. They're losing money on the Xbox from selling it for less than what it costs to make. Just what Sega did with Dreamcast.

MS should just pull out if the console market next generation. They're losing money at it.

MS is in absolutely nowhere near Sega's position financially.



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