amirnetz on 23 November 2008
| Tremble said: What's the point buying a console if its games can be played on an older system? |
Unlike Sony and Ninty Microsoft does not aim to make money from selling hardware. It is a software company.
Microsoft's optimial situation is to get its existing base to stay on its platform, continue to buy games and pay subscriptions without needing to upgrade the hardware.
Prediction made on 11/1/2008:
Q4 2008: 27M xbox LTD, 20M PS3 LTD . 2009 sales: 11M xbox, 9M PS3
