Another price-cut for Microsoft? How much money are they losing with Xbox One?

[Devil_Survivor]

Deeds said:

Devil_Survivor said:

Sentient_Nebula said:

smroadkill15 said:
Why does it matter? If any of the three companies can suffer from a loss, it's MS.
You make it sound like a price-cut is a bad thing? The only thing that could be bad about the situation was if MS wasn't being competitive.

Of course MS can take the loss. But they're not in the console business to "win". They're in it to make money. It doesn't matter if Xbox One sells 10 trillion copies if it won't make money.

They have never made any money off Xbox according to reports last year and they lost something like 2 billion since the Xbox venture lanuched. They are very rich company and take losses but, why keep doing it?

Who knows? But the point is that they can do it. By the way, Microsoft is not the only filthy rich company in this situation. Intel is losing billions of dollars every year on their smartphone and tablet business, and they are not phased by it.

Well lost of face is what think is behind it for both. They don't want to admit  that they have a failed product on thier hands. I guess as long the overall company is profitable then its fine.