Microsoft Loses $126 Per Unit on XBox 360

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday November 23, 2005 @05:18AM from the so-we-should-buy-more-right dept.

ahess247 writes "BusinessWeek has taken a look at the insides of the XBox 360 and with the a little help from market researcher iSuppli determined that Microsoft is continuing its tradition to taking a big loss on the console in hopes of making a profit on games. From the article: "An up-close look at the components and other materials used in the high-end version of the Xbox 360, which contains a hard drive, found that the materials inside the unit cost Microsoft $470 before assembly. The console sells at retail for $399, meaning a loss of $71 per unit -- and that is just the start. Other items packaged with the console -- including the power supply, cables, and controllers -- add another $55 to Microsoft's cost, pushing the loss per unit to $126."

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Re:$1299 to read the report by Anonymous Coward · 2005-11-23 06:38 · Score: -1, Troll

youre a retard. A Radeon 9550 can't even hold a candle to the graphics chip in the 360, which is more like an X1800XL, as far as I know. Let's see you build that linux white box and run any game in 1280x720 with 2xAA you retard.

Nice work captain dipshit, eat shit and die.