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New Xbox 360 Dev Kits Shipped Out

Posted by Zonk on from the develop-faster dept.

GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Microsoft has sent out new versions of the beta development kit for the Xbox 360, replacing the Apple platforms used up to this point. From the article: "Prior to E3, developers reported that a very small number of these more advanced kits had been manufactured, but it's only in recent weeks that they have begun shipping to Microsoft's development partners on a wide scale."

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  1. Re:FIST SPORT! by gabebear · · Score: 0, Redundant
    • Yes, because a $2 billion loss (for a $8 billion profit on $36 billion revenue) last year is "bleeding out the company"....
      And let's pretend that Sony didn't only make $0.8 billion profit last year on $71 billion revenue! What are they doing wrong over at Sony?

      WHAT?!?!
      The Windows monopoly is profitable?!?!?

      To put Sony's numbers in context:
      "Sony's electronics division, which accounts for approximately two-thirds of the Sony group's revenues, was in the red for its second straight year." Sony's gaming division posted a 407 million profit in 2004 while taking massive losses on the PSP introduction. Microsoft's Entertainment division was profitable for one quarter, that's it.

    • Nevermind that the $2 billion loss of their Xbox division would have made a nice tax writeoff.

      That's not a tax writeoff, the only way this is going to save M$ on taxes is that you only have to pay taxes on your net income.

    • Come to think of it, Sony's not been particularly profitable recently, especially given the failure of the PSP - maybe they should give up too?

      So are you saying:
      • That Sony should drop their electronics division? Which has been profitable and probably will recover...
      • That Sony should give up their lucrative console or movie businesses?
      • That Sony should drop the PSP before it's had ANY chance to prove itself?
    Sony's troubles are NOTHING like Microsoft's. The original XBox was a financial failure and if the 360 doesn't generate profits in the next couple years then the whole division is going to be axed.