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MrChaos on 27 October 2014
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mornelithe said:
MrChaos said:
Soundwave said:
I think almost certainly Sony will do a free game promotion at least. I can't see them not at least doing that much, if they don't, they honestly deserve to lose the holiday season.


What exactly would they lose though? You people are so into units sold that ou are ignoring what is importnt,making a profit.Sony is making a profit from the PS4 while MS is not making a profit with the X1.Sacrificing profit just to sell more units is not a smart move and hurts the gaming division.That is why investors want MS to sell the Xbox brand now.They are basically giving away the X1 so that is not winning or competiting.Sega did the samething with the Dreamcast and it failed.

Hardware profits are typically not much, they usually make the bulk from peripherals, software (games) and DLC. XBL/PSN subs also represent another revenue stream.  So, getting the console into homes at a small loss, is probably a good idea if you get a healthy boost in sales.

Well Sony has no problem doing that and anyone who buys an X1 is not buying it over the PS4 as they most likely already have a PS4. MS is the one fighting an uphill battle.The money is lost from the cost of development and they will lose a lot and keep bleeding no matter how many units that put into homes.Look at the 360.Sold a lot,but made no profit.Also the people who buy it may not keep it or don't use it because they have a PS4.Why play games on X1 other than a few exclusives if the game is also on the PS4?