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Everstar on 29 September 2008

This is great for Microsoft



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Sardauk on 29 September 2008
mike_intellivision said:

Revenue <> Profit

The revenue increase wil help ... but it does not automatically mean that Microsoft is making money.

 

Mike from Morgantown

 

 

 

Mike, you are right. But here MS is in full control of the distribution. No gain ? No sell (what is the point of loosing money on your own delivery plateform). This is definitly margin we are talking about here.



 

Evan Wells (Uncharted 2): I think the differences that you see between any two games has much more to do with the developer than whether it’s on the Xbox or PS3.

Dallinor on 29 September 2008
spidey_77 said:
SONY should learn from MS how to make a great online service and how to make money. Great job MS!!!

Have you actually seen how much money Microsoft have lost since entering the console business?

 

 



 

Ail on 29 September 2008

XBL subscription rate increased following the increased 360 sales due to the price cut.
It's hardly a proof the 360 division is making money.
Last quarter following a EU price cut the whole enterntainment division was a in red, a quarter that had titles like GTA4 released...

Personally I would be really surprised if this quarter ( that will include 2 months of US price cut) the entertainment division is able to show a profit....




PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !

Jackson50 on 29 September 2008
Ail said:
XBL subscription rate increased following the increased 360 sales due to the price cut.
It's hardly a proof the 360 division is making money.
Last quarter following a EU price cut the whole enterntainment division was a in red, a quarter that had titles like GTA4 released...

Personally I would be really surprised if this quarter ( that will include 2 months of US price cut) the entertainment division is able to show a profit....

 

I am sure XBL subrscriptions increased after the price cut, but those impressive numbers happened before the price cut. The numbers increased markedly because of the awesome games released.