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dyremose on 18 June 2014
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jnemesh said:
dangerguy said:
Well, considering the last generation lasted at least 8 years and counting, I'll let you know around 2021.

And for the sake of factual historical data, the PS3 struggled for a long time, losing NPD for at least a couple years in row, but actually ended up surpassing the Xbox 360 in overall sales just recently. And like I always say, what the hell did it matter? Gamers had 2 awesome consoles and a lot of awesome games.


Yes, but last generation, the PS3 had the superior hardware (better build quality, blu-ray drive, rechargable batteries built into the controller, etc)...and gameplay was almost identical between the two platforms on multiplatform games.

This time it's different.  We have a console with good performance, and one that can't usually hit 1080p in most games.  You also have SIGNIFICANTLY less exclusives this time around on the Xbox.  Comparing the poor sales of the Xbox One to the initial launch of the PS3 is just plain dumb.  It's a whole new game, and it's Microsoft's game to lose this time.  You can talk about how well it will do 3 or 4 years from now, but if it continues selling at it's current pace, I am not sure that Microsoft's shareholers will be that patient.  I fully expect Xbox to be killed off or sold off if it continues to be outsold 3:1 for the rest of the year!  Understand that Microsoft's Xbox division has NEVER been profitable, EVER!  MS can only keep losing money on a product so long, and the Xbox's time is just about up.  The lackluster sales of the One may just be the final nail in the coffin.

You certain it was never profitable?  I cant imagine it wasnt during the glory days of the 360. Just the gold subscribers should offset much of the costs in the company. Then again i suppose if you include the RROD failure costs and exclusivity deals for cod,  gta etc. It just might be..  What do you back up your statement with?