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

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DirtyP2002 said:

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.

Microsoft stated that they broke even with accessories on the Arcade sometime last year, so you can work your way from there if you wish.