Xbox One Epic Fail.

I'm guessing they think they don't have anything to lose since they don't make money off of used games anyway. That's a pretty greedy way of thinking. I mean, they could at least allow people's friends to play a game free for one month, then when that time limit expires they'd have to pay full price, or play using the same account.

That reasoning would work for an individual, but not for a money-grubbing profit maximizing entity beholden to its shareholders. If it significantly affects profitability, they'll create skid marks and reenact the obama campaign, boasting change. That's what I'd like to see. However, what is more likely is that they'll find cleverer ways to sugar coat their product's features while clinging on to wallet raping technology until it becomes too costly to maintain the policies they use. They won't admit they fucked up, they'll just tout new "benefits," or whatever tripe their chief marketing cocksucker can think up.

They could also claim that they changed their policies to better serve the consumer, wording it in such a way that it seems like they've always given a shit about them.

It might be a little old but

http://marketingland.com/microsoft-posts-21b-in-revenue-xbox-may-beat-windows-revenues-soon-3914

At least shows that the Xbox and the revenue it accounts for is about 1/5th of Microsoft's overall revenue stream.

The failure of the X-Box One is going to take a huge tole on them if they release it as is. Especially since that amount would account for most of the cash flow they have in the company.

And with the poor showing of Windows 8 this might very well cause a lot of problems for them in the future.

Hardly. The 360 is the main focus of that particular division. Microsoft is not going to go 101% retard and abandon it.



In 2012, the EDD accounted for about 13% of Microsoft's consolidated revenues, and it has been earning more each year.

This is not to say that it's very profitable, relatively speaking, since their operating income (revenues - cost of doing business) from that division is only 365 mil.

The xbone release will simply split microsoft's attention. How consumer's will react is still an open question, but a siphoning from the 360's profits is what I expect, considering that casuals will likely get the thing. It'll be hilarious if the 360 gets more popular after release. At least they'd finally be marketing for themselves instead of nintendo and sony.



It wouldn't. Their windows and microsoft business divisions are more profitable.



Not much yet, but the fuckers are looking.

I didn't say they were going to abandon it. I'm just saying if they release it in its current form they are going to really hurt themselves.

But that's only profit in 365 million. If they lose out on sales and the X-Box One is a complete flop then it would cut past profit and into the actual Revenue creating a significant loss.

Sure the windows and Microsoft business divisions are more profitable, but a poor performance of the X-Box could dis-benefit them in two ways.

1. Profit is still Profit. If they don't show a profit then it's eating into the money they invested into it. If it does that it will take away from the profit made elsewhere lowering the overall money they have available to reinvest in the company as a whole.

2. It would hurt their brand image as a whole and would affect their overall business negatively causing a lot of consumer loyalty to disappear. This in turn would also affect the attitude of investors which fewer investors would mean less money increase business.

Oh I know they are looking for exclusives for their next x-box. I just think that companies are going to realize a bad ship and will avoid making those types of deals with x-box even if microsoft is looking for them.

Right now I am feeling like switching to the PS4, but there will be some games that will be made for the old consoles. I think instead of spending more money on a new consoles; I would rather buy the games I missed out on.

I'm saying the 360 will function as a sort of counterweight.



Sure, but it's not the same as a net operating loss, which is what would really harm microsoft in the profit department. Also, consider their Online Services Division's 8 billion operating loss. Bad, but not something to go apeshit about considering the consolidated results. I doubt the xbone will harm them to the extent you think it might.



An unlikely apocalyptic outcome, but microsoft hasn't revealed their hand yet. Microsoft is still in damage control mode internally. Now, like magic, the used game fee is no more, but the constant check-ins are still there. At the very least, micro-softie is shutting the fuck up about it.



If they were to charge a fee, that statement could still be claimed as accurate.



Unless Microsoft actually will charge for used games, in which case publishers would be incentivized to make games for the platform since they'll be getting a return on resales.

You know, I haven't heard, but are they still charging to play online, or are they getting rid of that?

Why change it if thousands already willingly pay for it?

If anyone has info, I'd like to know this too. The reason I stayed with PS3 was the paid multiplayer on xbox 360 is wasteful if you don't play it that often.

Investors? You mean shareholders right? Because Microsoft does not need investors, for anything.

Would their stock prices drop? Yes. Would some major holders begin selling off shares because Microsoft released a shitty generation of console hardware? Extremely unlikely. Even if it was a total, 100% loss, still extremely unlikely.

As for customer loyalty, Microsoft has a literal monopoly on business-class office software, most of their customers aren't even loyal to them as is, but there really isn't any other alternative when so many businesses are working with them. As an example, all engineers, with the exception of software engineers, use Excel, Access and PowerPoint for pretty much everything. Even businesses that prefer to use Apple hardware use MS Office as their go-to software suite, it's the industry standard and there is no competent alternative that has enough mind and market share to ever have a sliver of hope in replacing MS Office. This is backed up even more-so now that they're getting everyone to switch over to the 365 service, which is subscription based, it's basically cementing their share in the market, especially when you take into consideration that most people are switching out privately hosted Exchange servers for Microsoft's own. I probably don't need to explain why Windows isn't going to go anywhere anytime soon either.

A game console release bombing would have very little effect on the rest of Microsoft's outreach.

Well, fuck the summary, nuff' said.

The cosine of 720 equals 1. Xbox Cos(720) = Xbox One

Looks like I'm going to be going to PS4, or get more into PC gaming because sadly the new XBOX looks like a pile of shit to me =/ and I've been an avid XBOX fan since the original's release. So this really makes me sad to see how it shaped up to be like this.

Proposed advertisements for sony (I didn't make them, except for the last one):



Also: /watch?v=L0HgsIf-ps4

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Xbone just cant get a break XD

TV! TV! TV!

Useless text because Momoka wont let me post.

Console war between Xbox and PS is over.

Xbox one will be region locked.