| BenVTrigger said: @famousringo The 360 has been in black ink for about the past 3 years.....its turned a huge profit |
Gotta give props to MS's investor relations page. Easiest one to navigate I've ever seen.
Entertainment and Devices/Home and Entertainment operating income:
FY 2012 - 364
FY 2011 - 1257
FY 2010 - 679
FY 2009 - 108
FY 2008 - 426
FY 2007 - (1969)
FY 2006 - (1262)
FY 2005 - (485)
Total operating income: (882)
Now, of course, the water is muddied by all the other profitable and unprofitable activities that division gets up to, but I'm guessing Xbox still has some bills to pay, especially when you consider the opportunity cost of all those billions invested. I'll also mention that E&D took a loss in 2012Q3 and Q4, and specifically cited the Xbox as a cause of the loss in Q3, so I wouldn't count on that last $900 million or so getting paid off in the next year or two of the 360.
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