Xbox/Xbox Live making a profit?
Does anyone know if Microsoft are making a profit out of the Xbox & Xbox Live service yet?
I know when the 1st Xbox came out there were huge development costs & each box was being sold at a loss, but has this changed for them now?
Considering that they are paying publishers like Activision huge sums to get DLC one month earlier than Sony/Nintendo, I was wondering if it's making them any profit yet.
I know when the 1st Xbox came out there were huge development costs & each box was being sold at a loss, but has this changed for them now?
Considering that they are paying publishers like Activision huge sums to get DLC one month earlier than Sony/Nintendo, I was wondering if it's making them any profit yet.
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edit:here it is http://uk.xbox360.gamespy.com/articles/110/1104553p1.html
Apparently the sale of movies,games and themes etc eclipse the money earned through subs. Quite impresive.
$650 million profit. Quite incredible really. Thanks for that link, very illuminating.
The investment they put into Xbox LIVE would not be possible without subscription.
erm yes it would. Free online has existed for years.
Live has been profitable more or less from day one and has offset some of the massive write offs they have had to make in developing and repairing the console itself.
But... anyone mentions Sony charging for PSN, uproar!!!! From a community that wants everything and wants it for nothing!
Well it will never happen, the jeolousy and hate will continue against MS and PSN will remain the lame duck its always being.
There no such thing as free online. Someone has to pay for it somewhere. Either the company, the end user or advertisers.
But those services (like the PlayStation Network) don't make any money.