derpysquirtle64 said:
No, they couldn't. 399$ XBO X wouldn't really have changed that much for how this gen ended up. It was already too late for MS to win some significant marketshare back by having a price parity with Sony on a niche mid gen refresh side. They could have made some great critically acclaimed first party games instead and it would have made even more difference than selling this niche console for 399$. |
Yes, they could. Everybody keeps talking about the money MS is willing to throw around to win the console war, yet we don't see it happen. MS could have priced the XBO at $399, even with Kinect, but didn't. Hell, without it, they could have gone to $299, but didn't.
Sure, a $399 XBO X wouldn't have won them the gen, but it would have, in combination of more games coming out, allowed them to end the gen with a bang and get people excited for next gen. Like Sony did with PS3. Instead, they slowed game production down, refused to 5ake a loss on the X, and gave a "please be excited" announcement for next gen.
MS is not about losing money on Xbox HW, anymore. They did it to try and enter the market, but it didn't work. Their loses during the 360 era had much more to do with RROD, not actually losing money on each unit sold. And this gen, they didn't take a loss on HW. I don't see them doing it next gen, either, when they are more focused on gaming services than gaming HW.