Xbox 360 has a year's head start on the PS3

[JEDI]

Having a year's advantage, i hope they're making a profit. I mean if they cant make a profit when they're the ONLY next generation console on the market, then WTF?

 

[KLin]

Call up Balmer and ask him.

 

[myjaja]

meow?

 

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by: JEDI
Having a year's advantage, i hope they're making a profit. I mean if they cant make a profit when they're the ONLY next generation console on the market, then WTF?

Do you really think Microsoft cares at this stage? The only thing they really care about is market leadership. I am betting my *balls* that they are willing to lose more billions till they are #1.

 

[KLin]

yea wrong thread

 

[Syringer]

If by you mean profitable you mean they're making money off each console sold, then no, they never will.

 

[myjaja]

Originally posted by: KLin
NES
xbox
XBOX360
PSP
Atari 2600
Intellivision
SNES
PS2
PS1
GameBoy

fixed

 

[Skyye]

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: JEDI
Having a year's advantage, i hope they're making a profit. I mean if they cant make a profit when they're the ONLY next generation console on the market, then WTF?

Do you really think Microsoft cares at this stage? The only thing they really care about is market leadership. I am betting my *balls* that they are willing to lose more billions till they are #1.

You hit the nail on the head Art.....They just plan to throw money at it until they are #1.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Syringer
If by you mean profitable you mean they're making money off each console sold, then no, they never will.

nope, i know the consoles are a loss leader.

i mean from the software and getting people to buy, tauting "we're the new next gen."

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: Skyye

Originally posted by: Art Vandelay

Originally posted by: JEDI
Having a year's advantage, i hope they're making a profit. I mean if they cant make a profit when they're the ONLY next generation console on the market, then WTF?

Do you really think Microsoft cares at this stage? The only thing they really care about is market leadership. I am betting my *balls* that they are willing to lose more billions till they are #1.

You hit the nail on the head Art.....They just plan to throw money at it until they are #1.

kinda like what gate's partner Allen did back in the techboom days when he opened merchant.com? my god the deals and loss leaders. but it died.

 

[arod]

Im guessing they will be more profitable than sony this gen... prices are almost the same and the ps3 has alot more stuff in it so they are taking a huge loss on each sold console.

 

[dxkj]

so how do they break down where they make money?