Xbox Arm of Microsoft Posts Profit

Posted by Zonk on Friday October 26, 2007 @08:53AM from the rarer-things-have-happened dept.

GameDailyBiz is reporting that Microsoft has posted a rare profit for their games business. As you might imagine, the good news is courtesy of high game and console sales thanks to Halo 3. "[Entertainment Division] revenue increased primarily due to increased Xbox 360 console and game sales. Xbox and PC game revenue increased $895 million or 148% as a result of increased Xbox 360 console sales, video game sales led by Halo 3, and Xbox 360 accessory sales. We shipped 1.8 million Xbox 360 consoles in the current quarter as compared to 0.9 million consoles in the first quarter of fiscal year 2007. Halo 3 was launched in September 2007 and generated approximately $330 million of revenue during the quarter."

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Holiday debt by tepples · 2007-10-26 09:04 · Score: 3, Interesting

That was MS's one big console seller. Sony has two big ones coming at some point (FF:XIII and MGS:4). Nintendo has a few (Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Brothers: Brawl, Mario Kart, and I'm sure others). Trouble is that "console seller" games published in North America between December 26 and June 25 don't tend to move a lot of consoles because a lot of potential customers are knee-deep in holiday debt. This time frame happens to include both Brawl and Mario Kart.
Re:Now what? by Lemental · 2007-10-26 09:09 · Score: 2, Interesting

Two words.

Mass Effect

That will sell more consoles as well. PS3 owners who have been coming into my store want it ported over. Maybe it will be since EA now holds Bioware, but, until then XBOX has it locked.