XBOX 360 profitability - an analysis

[thx1139]

Bitmap Frogs said:

BladeOfGod said:

thx1139 said:

BladeOfGod said:
meh, its still not enough to cover all lost MS made with RROD and original Xbox. MS still lost over 9 billion on Xbox division

 

 9 million where you pulling that from. Is it that goofy adjusted for inflation number that has been floating around on VGChartz?

 

 

Oh sure evry time MS report a loss these numbers are ''goofy'' but when Sony report a loss those numbers are 100% right.

Anyway here's the link

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=57802&page=1

 

 

Exactly. 

 

Those numbers arent correct. For the division that includes the Xbox and Xbox 360.

FY2009	July 1, 2008	June 30, 2009	$179M	Partial year
FY2008	July 1, 2007	June 30, 2008	$426M
FY2007	July 1, 2006	June 30, 2007	($1,969M)	Includes $1M set aside for RRoD repairs. Zune released November 2006
FY2006	July 1, 2005	June 30, 2006	($1,262M)	Xbox 360 launch November 2005
FY2005	July 1, 2004	June 30, 2005	($485M)
FY2004	July 1, 2003	June 30, 2004	($1,215M)
FY2003	July 1, 2002	June 30, 2003	($1,191M)
FY2002	July 1, 2001	June 30, 2002	($1,135M)	Xbox launch November 2001

Then you need to look at what was in the divisions each year.  The division the Xbox has been in has included many other business that have been investments that through these years also operated at a loss. For instance Windows Mobile/Mobility has had 1 profitable year, in 2006 Mobile was its own division and showed its only profit when it made $2M.  Since 2006 Windows Mobile business has declined.  Other business that have been money sinks include Zune, MSN Internet Access, MSN Network Services, Embedded Systems, MS Surface, and Sales and Marketing expenses for retail operations for Office and Windows.