Regardless of what Iwata says, It is Microsoft who can not compete according to Sean Malstrom.

[DanneSandin]

Seece said:

DanneSandin said:

Seece said:
Why are people obsessed with MS making a loss on Xbox over 6+ years ago??? It's dumb. Pure and simple. The division has been profiting for the last 6 years. So what's more important? it's a sunk cost and means jack.

It's actually pretty important. Let's say they continue this trend of losing money on their Xbox division; it's far more likely that investors will want to close that division then. As I understand it, the Xbox brand as a whole have lost more money than MS has earned (I could be wrong, but that's what I keep hearing) in the long run, and that can not continue.

I think that's why ppl keeps bringing it up; losing money is never a good thing. They're fine today, but how about tomorrow?

Did you read what I wrote though? MS has been profiting on the xbox for the last 6 years.

I did, and I gave my 2 cents as to why people keep bringing it up. It's a positive trend they need to keep rolling. Just think about this scenario for a while (I'm not saying it's a likely one, but anyways): what if Xbone suffers the same fate as Wii U? Great sales the first 2 months, but then the sales plumbets. MS will be forced to cut the price on Xbox for it to remain competative, and it'll probably be a cut by $100. That means they'll either make A LOT less money, or even start to lose money. If that's the case (and again, I'm NOT saying it will be), then it'll matter a great deal that the xbox brand "only" has been profitable for 6 years.

You don't have to argue with me about this (you and ethomaz have been at it for quite a while now it seems ;)), I'm just trying to explain why people keep bringing it up. I actually don't know. I'm just guessing. The history might be very important for the future.