Consider this: Microsoft had already lost over $400 million dollars on the X1 before they did the most recent price cut. Add that in, and Microsoft is basically gambiting future profits to make sure the Playstation brand does not take North America.
Even including subscriptions, it's kinda unlikely the X1 will ever turn a reasonable profit at this point. Microsoft is taking a knee to keep the XBox brand alive, not to better the X1.







