Xbox Apparently Still Losing Money Every Time It Sells A Console
… In fact, a new report claims that, even though it has never cost more to buy an Xbox, Microsoft is currently losing money every time it sells a console - a lot of it. …
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Second-Hand Stores Scalping Steam Machine For $2,000
… High-Street Robbery For the Americans reading this, CEX is a high-street store akin to GameStop that focuses solely on second-hand games, hardware, and peripherals. You can find them in most city centers or malls, and they’re infamous for short-changing sellers and overcharging buyers. …
Unlike PlayStation And Xbox, Valve Doesn't Want To Sell The Steam Machine And Other Hardware At A Loss
… "When companies sell their hardware under cost for competitive advantage, or buy exclusive content for it, they’re doing that to build a more closed system, one where you don’t get to choose what software you want to use. …
Scalpers Are Already Trying To Sell Steam Controllers For Ridiculous Prices
… Buying an in-demand item just so you can then resell it once it has sold out and make a tidy profit. …
Xbox Just Had Its Worst Month Of Hardware Sales In Its Entire History
… PlayStation Sees Worst May Console Sales For Over 26 Years, And Xbox Is Even Worse Hardware - PlayStation hardware unit sales fell to their lowest May total since May 2000, while Xbox hardware unit sales were the lowest ever recorded for a May month. — Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social 2026… …
Gears Of War: E-Day Reportedly Cost An Eye-Watering $400 Million To Develop, But Can It Recoup That Cost Without PS5?
… For comparison, as per leaked internal documents, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 cost roughly $300 million to develop, and needed to sell 7.2 million copies at full price to break even. The best-selling entry in the series, Gears of War 2 — released in 2008 — sold 6.75 million copies. …
PS5 Sales Plummet To Xbox Levels In The UK Following Price Increase
… As people rushed to buy the console for its lower price before it went up, PlayStation hardware sales spiked. …
PlayStation's First Post Following Disc Announcement Is Going As Well As You'd Expect
… Sony wants to control all aspects of its ecosystem, and the selling and re-selling of physical media is a barrier to achieving this complete control. While it's true that most people buy digital games, that's no reason to take away their options. …
VP Claims Consoles Are Selling Faster Than Xbox Can Make Them, But No One Believes Him
… For starters, the Series X|S is the third best-selling Xbox console ever, and there have only been four of them. 28.3 million sold in five years, and with Project Helix on the way, it's unlikely the current console is going to sell an additional 30 million units to put it level with the Xbox One . …
Global Memory Crisis Has Extended To Motherboards, With Manufacturers Suffering
… In other words, why would you buy a new motherboard if you can't afford the memory that slots into it? If you were feeling optimistic, they could buy a new motherboard now in anticipation of prices coming back down, but who knows if that will happen in a post-AI world. …