| PS360ForTheWin said: M$ entered the console market to make money, but they wont make a profit for a while as they undersetimated the costs behind it, the 360 is good though and im sure there next console will see them make a profit. |
Or the next one after that, or the one after that. That was sort of the point of the first post - there's no way any company would accept that kind of timeframe (3 consoles = 15 years?) to recoup their investment.
Personally, I think MS should sell the gaming division. After all, it is a strong brand, there could well be takers at the right price. If they could get a price which covers their accumulated losses, they should take it - otherwise they don't know if or when they will ever get their money back. The Xbox will still be out there, disrupting Sony. And the gaming division itself might benefit - without the comfort zone of the parent company's massive profits, they might have broken even much sooner.
There was a rumour going around that EA were going to launch their own console - maybe they'd be interested?
