Dolla Dolla said:
Incandescence said:
konnichiwa said:
Incandescence said: The 360 made profit? Should I be surprised because it's the first time I've seen it do so or have I been living under a rock for too long? |
I think you have been living under a rock.
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Not necessarily. They posted their first yearly profit ever for last year from the Entertainment and Devices Division since the Xbox brand launched. Here are the numbers.
Microsoft2002 -750,000,0002003 -1,191,000,0002004 -1,215,000,0002005 -485,000,0002006 -1,262,000,0002007 -1,892,000,0002008 426,000,0002009 178,000,000Totals -6,191,000,000 |
2009 represents just this past quarter. All other years represent full earnings (loss).
Bitmap Frogs said:
Dolla Dolla said: Counting Xbox losses, they are still some 6 billion dollars of debt. Just the 360, I think it would be some 2 billion. |
I estimate they'll get to -5 billion before the R+D on the nextBox starts ramping up and throws the division back to the red.
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I guess that depends on when they start producing the next hardware, right? Technically, aren't they already prepping for the next box? We won't hear about that for awhile.
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