Uh... I'm pretty sure they're not pushing Halo like crazy just because they genuinely love the franchise.

Besides, MS - not Bungie - owns the IP.

360 is doomed

halo sells consoles

In this bad economy, i know Q4 will save MS.

Im just doing a few calculations to see what pops up.

EDD revenue fiscal year 2009:

• Total: 7,750M
• Non gaming: 2,141M
• Gaming: 5,609M

(Total non gaming revenue fell 293 or 12% which is how I worked out the ratio)

EDD expenditure fiscal year 2009

• Total: 7,584M
• R+D: 1,827M (likely non Xbox 360 related for the majority)
• Cost of Revenue: 4,331M
• Other, unable to specify: 1,696M

Im not sure what exactly would count as 'other'. Advertising? Xbox 360 game development studios? Aquisitions? Internal payments to other parts of Microsoft?

 Im reposting this for the 2nd time, but I think its interesting.

R+D costs are massive, exactly what are they doing, and how much of that is even remotely Xbox 360 related? (Remember Natal wasn't birthed as an Xbox 360 project).

At least it's not domed, that's the PS3

Part of 'others' could be one those two companies that MS acquired in Israel.

Unless that was a different quarter.

It could be that too, its a yearly thing. However im sure they would have felt obligated to explain the $1B booger hanging off their financial report if it was big enough to mention.

Then it could be Gates offsetting the cost for his new underground lair through MS

M$ 15 t3h d0m3z, confirmed.