Re:Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an imp...
by m4rtink on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:20PM
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IIRC modern consoles are at cost - do you have any linkable claims otherwise ?
Re:Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an imp...
by WrtCdEvrydy on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:47PM
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My data could be out of date -> https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2006/11/8239/
PS3 didn't regain profitability until the end.
Re:Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an imp...
by m4rtink on Thursday August 20, 2020 @06:34PM
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Looks like Switch is sold at cost (also mentions couple previous consoles from Nintendo were the same):
https://www.technobuffalo.com/nintendo-switch-sold-at-profit
PS4 as well: https://www.quora.com/How-will-Sony-make-money-off-the-PS5-b...
Only Xbox seems to be sold at loss at the moment: https://www.thurrott.com/games/xbox/xbox-one/118357/microsof...
Re:Fortnite’s battle with Apple and Google could have an imp...
by criddell on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:36PM
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Lets pretend that consoles are loss leaders (I don't believe they are).
The current system is structured to be as profitable as possible for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo and to keep competitors out. These companies aren't good guys looking out for me and you, they are looking out for the interests of their shareholders.
If the $50k price for updates is true, that's awful. It sets up a lot of bad incentives for developers. Consumers deserve much better than that.
The console market only works if you sell the hardware under cost and then charge up the ass for services to the game developers ($50,000 was the price point for pushing updates on PS4)