pokoko said:
Because Microsoft doesn't care about the profit on hardware. It's pocket change to them. What they want is volume. They want a portal into as many homes as possible so they can sell subscriptions and services. They want access to the marketplace to go through them. That's a steady flow of revenue, unlike the one time cost of a console. This has always been Microsoft's goal. |
That doesn't seem likely from Azzanation, he says the HW sales of X1 is irrelevant and all MS cares about is the subscription and that there is no correlation between selling more HW and subs. For him XBL (silver+gold+pc+minecraft switch) being higher than PS+ shows that HW doesn't bring subs.
duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363
Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994
Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."
