i see what youre saying man, but hasn't MS said they have officially recouped all of the xbox project costs? I'm not sure if it was exactly that, or that they are posting a profit now on hardware (though with the price cut, who knows)
The point I was trying to make was just that MS, though obviously with the goal of coming in first place, is still in the process of cracking into the console market. They went into huge debt with the original xbox and began makin...
wtf are you on dude? worst move in the history of business? hahaha you sound as though you have quite the grasp on the business world if you think that a decision in the console market could be even close to the worst move in the history of business. You're a funny guy
even with little to no first party support, they would still sell tons of games. 3rd party games were the reason sony is where it is today in the console market. Things are not as dire as you'd like them to be no ...
unless I'm mistaken, the little white box is doing alright still. PS3 is gaining major ground, and it's an exciting time to be a gamer, but we have to think back to MS overall strategy with console gaming;
has MS gotten more of a foothold in the console business since the first xbox? Then they have succeeded in their plans. They have a LOT of money. They think long term. (much like sony is this generation) They were the ones who took a huuuuge risk first and lost tons of money on...
settle down before you start waving your battle flags, sony kids
MS didn't say this at all! Wild Tangents rep did
What's funnier though, is that you'll agree with the guy that MS is obviously pulling money out of the xbox but when he says sony is as well, the guy is a loon that is completely off base?...in the same statement? seems strange
Both companies (Sony & MS) are shifting resources around. MS' latest endeavour was just publicized. That's prett...