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Strategyking92 on 30 March 2008
MikeB said:
I think this may be Microsoft's last console. They ruined quite a bit of their reputation with regard to their console hardware building competences. (ATi's GPU and IBM's CPU are fine, but how it's all integrated into one device sucks pretty much IMO)

If the upcoming PS3 software library crushes the 360 software library as expected and the PS3 shoots way ahead of the 360 in install base sales I think many consumers will not be eager to jump onto the next XBox, all will depend upon the years ahead of us, but if the 360 flatlines I think Microsoft may decide to go back to focussing on their core business, the Windows desktop OS monopoly. Vista really needs to mature and could use some exclusive games to push it down through consumer throats.

no. at least 2 more



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coolestguyever on 30 March 2008

November 2010. Thats 5 years from launch.

Why did I say november, you ask? because thats when consoles come out.

360 = November 22
PS3 = November 11
Wii = November 19
Dreamcast = November 27
PS2 = odd one out
Cube = September 14 - Close to Nov.
Xbox = November 15

So out of the last 7 consoles released, 5 were november and 1 was september.



coolestguyever on 30 March 2008
dsoverpsp said:

 

1700! post right here! 


congrats on #1700!



eliasg on 30 March 2008

November 2011



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starcraft on 30 March 2008

I'm going to give a quick lesson in economics to MikeB, Captainpreferences and nine0nine.

Sunk Costs: Sunk costs are irretrievable losses (investments) made at the beginning of an expansive venture (in this case, Microsoft's investment in consoles). Economics dictates that a Chief Financial Officer should NOT take sunk costs into account when deciding the future direction of a company's venture.

The reason for this is simple. The money has already been spent, no action can retrieve it. The best possible course of action a company can take is to examine the current cash flow situation, current deployable assets and finally future growth and profit opportunities.

There is no conceivable reason why a competent economist would instruct Microsoft to leave a growing industry in which they are currently profitable and have large amounts of available assets (physical in terms of manufacturing facilities, but also in terms of developer and publisher relationships). If there ever was a reason, it would NEVER be that they have already accumulated too many sunk costs.

Furthermore, anyone that thinks Sony will launch the PS4 more than a year after the Xbox 3 is a fool. The Xbox launched a year after the PS2 and look what happened. The PS3 launched a year after the Xbox 360 and resulted in the likely permanent crippling of Sony's gaming dominance. The only exception is the Wii which adopted a disruptive strategy, the kind that only pays off occasionally.



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dante on 30 March 2008

I actually see the 360 turning in some huge money in the next 2 years. the 50 dollars a year for live, great software sales, and dlc + xbla should come out to a huge number. I think if the 360 can hit the 35 to 40 million area Microsoft will make a new console



HappySqurriel on 30 March 2008
starcraft said:
I'm going to give a quick lesson in economics to MikeB, Captainpreferences and nine0nine.

Sunk Costs: Sunk costs are irretrievable losses (investments) made at the beginning of an expansive venture (in this case, Microsoft's investment in consoles). Economics dictates that a Chief Financial Officer should NOT take sunk costs into account when deciding the future direction of a company's venture.

The reason for this is simple. The money has already been spent, no action can retrieve it. The best possible course of action a company can take is to examine the current cash flow situation, current deployable assets and finally future growth and profit opportunities.

There is no conceivable reason why a competent economist would instruct Microsoft to leave a growing industry in which they are currently profitable and have large amounts of available assets (physical in terms of manufacturing facilities, but also in terms of developer and publisher relationships). If there ever was a reason, it would NEVER be that they have already accumulated too many sunk costs.

Furthermore, anyone that thinks Sony will launch the PS4 more than a year after the Xbox 3 is a fool. The Xbox launched a year after the PS2 and look what happened. The PS3 launched a year after the Xbox 360 and resulted in the likely permanent crippling of Sony's gaming dominance. The only exception is the Wii which adopted a disruptive strategy, the kind that only pays off occasionally.

Just to add further support to your argument ...

When Microsof began the XBox project they added several of their emerging product divisions into the Entertainment & Devices division. It is likely that the reason these divisions were added was to leverage the XBox in order to create profitable products; an example of this would be the video downloads available through XBox Live. The XBox 360's userbase is large enough to support many of these side projects, and these side projects are one of the key long term objectives of the entertainment & devices division. Canceling the XBox line at this oint in time would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.



dsoverpsp on 30 March 2008

i say Christmas 2010



kingofwale on 30 March 2008

2010 offical announcement at E3, launch late 2010 or early 2011

And no, I don't think they will call it xbox 720.



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makingmusic476 on 30 March 2008

I'd hope Spring 2011 at the earliest, but knowing MS...