News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $24.52 Billion in Second Quarter. Parent comment

Re:Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $24.52 Billion in Sec... by polyomino on Thursday January 23, 2014 @05:26PM (#7111781)
This generation, the xbox one hardware is being sold for profit. I think the ps4 as well, although with much slimmer margins.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Microsoft Reports Record Revenue of $24.52 Billion in Sec... by tanzam75 on Thursday January 23, 2014 @06:07PM (#7112102)
> This generation, the xbox one hardware is being sold for profit.

IHS estimates the Xbox One's BOM + manufacturing cost = $471. Add in the retailer's margin plus the cost of the retail supply chain, and Microsoft is probably selling the Xbox One at a small loss.

They'll make their real profit on the games. As will Sony.

[ Parent | on HN ]