| sega4life said: Many people think the 360 is a gaming Console like an old Xbox or PS2.. Allot more can be done with these new systems to make money on, unlike the old systems were just Games made the profit. MS see's the 360 as a Media Sales Hub, like Apple TV, On Demand, etc. The figure give them the unit for cheap, sell the Media at a premium (but competitive) I don't see the $99.00 price for a core system that unbelievable, with what MS can make off it Media Purchase Wise.
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I agree that the 360 as a hub has many ways to profit. While I only have purchased 5-6 360 games, I have purchased game DLC for half those games (LOTS in the case of Rockband/Rockband 2) movies, shows, and now netflix.
However, most of these are completely irrelevant when it comes to the arcade. I could see a big drop in the systems with HDs and MS really pushing these additional services... but with a $99 arcade, they take a loss and aren't even getting money from various sold content. (I could see a smaller price drop and a 20g being added to the arcade though... or a small drop in the arcade, a larger drop in the other models and increased HDD sizes in those)
