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. …
… 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. …
… "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. …
… Before digging into the top-selling games for May 2026, the last notable bit on hardware is that the Switch 2 officially reached 5.9M units sold in the US for its first 12 months on the market. …
… That being said, if component costs continue to become more and more untenable, it may not have a choice if it wants to avoid "significant losses." All in all, right now is just a bad, bad time for tech hardware, whether you're looking to buy devices or market and sell them to the masses. …
… Despite selling 12% fewer Xbox consoles, Xbox hardware spending was still up 7% year-on-year. Selling fewer units but pulling in more money per sale is the new math of the memory crisis era. …
… It operates a hardware business that sells increasingly expensive Xbox Series X / S consoles, and one of the first things Sharma did was tease Xbox’s next-generation console, codenamed Project Helix. …
… The same can be said, fortunately, about Xbox's latest piece of hardware, a brand-new official release that fans will absolutely want to check out before it inevitably sells out. …
… 4 Exclusives are objectively bad for consumers, who are forced to buy more hardware if they want to play X or Y game they potentially like. It is nice for the companies because they sell more hardware. …
… And it was another great month for the Nintendo Switch 2, which is the second-fastest-selling piece of game hardware in U.S. history after a year on the market. …
… On Wednesday, PlayStation announced plans to stop selling physical game discs by January 2028. The company also intends to cease support for PlayStation 3 and Vita hardware on its digital storefront. …