All console manufacturers lose money on the hardware. I've heard that
Sony looses as much as $100 on each Playstation2. They make their money
back on the licensing fees (15-20% per title).
-Eric
On Sat, 19 May 2001,patrick wrote:
>
> i have read the microsoft is going to lose money on each
> of ther game machines for awhile to gain market share.
> another reason to make all the windoes fans pay up some more :)
>
>
>
> On Saturday 19 May 2001 13:44, you wrote:
> > Um, Microsoft has not partnered with Nintendo, they are competing against
> > Nintendo. Nintendo is releasing it's Gamecube Nov. 5th, and then Microsoft
> > is releasing it's own console called the X-Box on Nov. 8th. However the
> > idea is the same, they want to get into the console industry to make even
> > more money, and they're even buying up game companies just to ensure that
> > they are the only platform to get those particular games.
> >
> > > On the facing page to the above there is a notice that MS has geared up
> > > with Nintendo. This seems about right to me. They can not cut it with the
> > > big boys so they go play with the kids.
> > > Tis is a sequel to when they partnered WIN98 with Disney Entertainment
> > > for a Mickey Mouse operating System.
> > > Now for Win Me we now have a Mickey Mouse operating system playing
> > > Nintendo.
>
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