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Platina on 08 April 2015

It's a great deal, but only for the consumers..



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super6646 on 08 April 2015
Platina said:
It's a great deal, but only for the consumers..


And who are we? ;D



theprof00 on 08 April 2015

I think it would be smarter to just make a halo bundle with 2 removable faceplates included and Halo and 1tb hdd for 399$

Faceplates are where the money is.



Frogger on 08 April 2015

These things never work.



super6646 on 08 April 2015
spemanig said:
These things never work.


Well plz vote anyway?



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drdante on 08 April 2015

Nice! I've voted for this. Hopefully MS considers this.

Btw why changed the poll?



         

theprof00 on 08 April 2015
super6646 said:
deskpro2k3 said:


if that continues to get worse than they might as well sell the xbox division off


They have invested BILLIONS into this brand and it is a very popular one worldwide. Thus there is no incentive to sell it. And telling by your avatar, I can tell your not the biggest fan of Xbox. But competition is needed. If sony was the only one in the core gaming market, I guarentee you they'd pull off another ps3, and this time there would be no one to compete. And anyway who'd buy the Xbox division. No one wants something that doesn't make money!

Sunk-cost fallacy. Just because you have spent billions on something doesn't mean you need to keep investing in it. The loss has already materialized. Further investment only compounds the loss.

Investing in something different creates new growth opportunity.

Don't be confused. Ditching the box does not reduce competition because a) valve is coming out with a console. b) MS plans to stream to tv, mitigating the need for a console altogether.

But you are right. They will not sell the brand. They will just ditch the hardware.



slab_of_bacon on 08 April 2015

I could have swore I saw this thread a week or two ago.



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deskpro2k3 on 08 April 2015
super6646 said:
deskpro2k3 said:


if that continues to get worse than they might as well sell the xbox division off


They have invested BILLIONS into this brand and it is a very popular one worldwide. Thus there is no incentive to sell it. And telling by your avatar, I can tell your not the biggest fan of Xbox. But competition is needed. If sony was the only one in the core gaming market, I guarentee you they'd pull off another ps3, and this time there would be no one to compete. And anyway who'd buy the Xbox division. No one wants something that doesn't make money!

 

Lets take a trip down memory lane:

Here's the thing about the original Xbox: It wasn't making any money. It bleed cash so badly and for so long that it didn't turn profitable till the end of 2004. When Xbox manufacturing ended in 2005, Microsoft lost $4 billion.

Here's the thing about Xbox One: $400 Million loss for Microsoft in its first 8 months.

And, I think your idea will speed up what happened in the past.

 

You should not assume things about people, it is the wrong way to debate, and I'm holding your words for the bold. If Microsoft decides to sell its Xbox division, who will buy it? Amazon, Samsung, Apple, Google. Most likely Samsung.



super6646 on 08 April 2015
deskpro2k3 said:
super6646 said:
deskpro2k3 said:


if that continues to get worse than they might as well sell the xbox division off


They have invested BILLIONS into this brand and it is a very popular one worldwide. Thus there is no incentive to sell it. And telling by your avatar, I can tell your not the biggest fan of Xbox. But competition is needed. If sony was the only one in the core gaming market, I guarentee you they'd pull off another ps3, and this time there would be no one to compete. And anyway who'd buy the Xbox division. No one wants something that doesn't make money!

 

Lets take a trip down memory lane:

Here's the thing about the original Xbox: It wasn't making any money. It bleed cash so badly and for so long that it didn't turn profitable till the end of 2004. When Xbox manufacturing ended in 2005, Microsoft lost $4 billion.

Here's the thing about Xbox One: $400 Million loss for Microsoft in its first 8 months.

And, I think your idea will speed up what happened in the past.

 

You should not assume things about people, it is the wrong way to debate, and I'm holding your words for the bold. If Microsoft decides to sell its Xbox division, who will buy it? Amazon, Samsung, Apple, Google. Most likely Samsung.


Why? Samsung has had no interest in entering the market. And 400 million in the first 8 months? Compare that to the PS3 and Xbox 360, that's nothing. Oh and what about the PS3? It lost sony "only" 5 billion dollars, and sold around 60% of its predecessor the PS2. The Xbox One will not have a nearly as large drop, and will lose less for the company.