Micro$oft, the most UNoriginal console maker ever.

[Borkachev]

mztazmz said:

Borkachev said:
Who cares?

They offer nothing to us gamers.

18.5 million people disagree.

I'm starting to wonder why M$ is even in the console biz.

To make money. Why else? And they're starting to do that now.

did you even read the post?

they lost 4 billion. they are just starting to profit with 360 and have barely begun to make up for the 4 billion lost. they have a looooooong way to go.

 So is your theory that they're not in this to make money?

 Losses on the Xbox and 360 have been in line with Microsoft's expectations. They may well make them all up this generation, but that's not really even the point. The point is to establish a brandname that will give them a place in the living room, so that they can make tons more money in the future on things like downloadable HD movies. To do that they don't need to be the ultra-innovative company. They just need to deliver a polished, competitive platform that interests consumers. They've done a pretty good job at that.

 And have we forgotten that last gen the Xbox was easily the most inspired of the 3 consoles, while the Gamecube was easily the least?