AlfredoTurkey said:
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Except we are now into the 3rd Xbox generation and I'm sure investors and the MS board were willing to accept losses in the first generation because, well that's often how things go when you first enter a new market. But 14 years in, it would be reasonable to expect that shit has been sorted out now and profits are fairly easy to come by. Especially after Sony showed everyone how not to start a 3rd console generation back in 2006.
Sure MS can easily afford to lose a few $billion on Xbox once again. The question is are they willing to cut this division that kind of slack? The hard nosed business case for MS to be in consoles doesn't exist any more. Whereas once the Xbox management might have been able to say it's important to be in home consoles because of reasons, those reasons are no longer relevant and arguably home consoles are no longer a significant force beyond just gaming.
Anyway, going by the YoY VGC graph tool it looks like they have PS4 pegged to win NPD by around 50K. Though it feels like the either or both PS4 and Xb one are a little on the low side. Of course this means VGC aligns with Amazon, which, given Amazon's impeccable record, is a pretty good place to be.
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