MS EAD division (incl X350) posts $31mill loss in Q3

[DirtyP2002]

Jo21 said:

DirtyP2002 said:
X360 is profitable. R&D for Zune HD is the reason for this. the only thing that seems logical to me.

not the arcade, they are selling it a small loss but they should recoup on gold subcriptions.

though if they bought an arcade and never sign in on live gold. thats maybe a problem.

 

and HD Mp3 player won't be that expensive R&D.

actually its pretty cheap. even chinese companies have one.

 

 

 even if the arcade is sold with a loss (we don't know), the accessories, games, Xbox Live and the other Xbox360 versions (pro and elite) are probably covering the maybe-losses of the arcade.

The R&D for the Zune HD is around 70 million according to the article someone posted earlier. okay the R&D costes increased by 70 million. I bet the zune is the reason for this. hell, this thing will be out next month.