Is Microsoft the only one of the big 3 who knows how to run a video game business at this point?

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RolStoppable said:

kowenicki said:
Well Nintendo have always done well financially historically, but they have really dropped the ball frecently.

SCE has never made a dime (net) if I am correct. Incredible when you think about the "success" of PS1 and PS2

MS seems to have a model that will work going forward and is based around a locked in audience via LIVE subscription.

"frecently", a combination of frequently and recently. I like it.

On topic: Right now it doesn't look like anybody really knows how to run a video games business. Since we are talking about just the last quarter here, Microsoft hasn't been doing that great either with a profit in the, I think, low double digit millions. That's really not all that special considering that they are the only ones who have a locked stream of revenue with ongoing Xbox Live subscriptions.

MS is noutorious for low FYQ4 results though, happened last year and this year again even with profits in every other Q, I think maybe they push back losses for the year into this Q or something, because it rarely adds up.