Lets think about how MS makes money in videogames.
selling hardware? no
3D TV's? no
online subscriptions? yes
MS will probably make more money if they get bonus of 1 million new xbox live members to sign up due to a new service than they would by selling 1 million new 360's due to a slim model.
Its not dramatic, but it works for them. They of course need to have announements which helps keep 360 sales up in its 5th year, but I wouldn't expect anything dramatic.







