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XBox 360 is be Profitable Next Year

2006-07-30 07:01:00 by Keith in Everything Console
 
...profitable next year, says the company's entertainment czar Moreover, the entire Entertainment & Devices Division is headed for "sustained profitability" in the same time frame, Robbie Bach, the unit's president, said at the company's analyst day on Thursday That profit will have been a long time coming. The Xbox 360 and its predecessor...
 
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Microsofts Xbox division reports profitable year

2008-07-18 06:29:21 by patlike in videogaming247
 
Microsoft has finally reported a wholly profitable year for its entertainment and devices division confirming a $426 million profit in the companys fiscal 2008, mostly as a result of increased 360 console and software sales. The Microsoft sector has previously had profitable quarters, but this is the first time in Xboxs history a full 12 months
 
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Kaz Hirai: PS3 could be profitable next fiscal year

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2008-01-08 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...profitable. Said the president of SCE at the Consumer Electronics Show (via Reuters ), "We want to get to the positive side of the equation as quickly as possible," later adding that the company is "going through the budgets right now. That (profitability) is not a definite commitment, but that is what I would like to try to shoot for Hirai...
 
Tags: fiscal, sony playstation, sony, line, playstation, video game history, bottom line, final fantasy xiii, consumer entertainment association
 
 
 
 
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Music downloads now profitable through videogames

2008-01-22 04:26:14 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...profitable entity as developers and artists alike jumps in to make money This new phenomenon is proved by recent success of musical downloads through Guitar Hero III and Rock Band. Through Rock Band, over 2.5 million downloads were purchased and over 5 million songs were purchased via Guitar Hero III. Now compare that to the 1 millions songs...
 
Tags: guitar hero iii, music, videogames, rock band, artists alike jumps, videogame industry, million songs, musical downloads, million downloads
 
 
 
 
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The Xbox Team Becomes Profitable

2008-01-27 06:00:00 by Shawn in Video Games Blog
 
...profitable companies in the world. But, they have also spent a lot of money that they will never get back and Im sure their were some at Microsoft that thought the Xbox was going to be one of those ventures. But, they should shut up now because Microsoft has turned a profit on the Xbox for the first time in this half of the fiscal year. To be...
 
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Sega Racing Studio closed, not profitable

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2008-04-08 00:00:00 by James Ransom-Wiley in Joystiq
...profitable entity in its own right, and unfortunately the Sega Racing Studio's 5 year plan would not result in a successful return for the Sega business moving forward," Sega explained to Next-Gen . Poor sales of last year's Sega Rally Revo likely encouraged the decision to shut down Sega Racing Studio "immediately," bringing an indefinite...
 
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Analysts: PlayStation 3 profitable by August, smaller chips likely

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2008-04-21 00:00:00 by Christopher Grant in Joystiq
...profitable PlayStation 3. Next step: that rumored PS3 slim . Start holding your breath ... now Via Engadget ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
 
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Microsoft: profitable third quarter, Halo 3 leads 360 game sales

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2008-04-27 08:20:46 by Isaac C. in Xbox 360
...profitable quarter. If you're not one who likes numbers, just know that the company, along with the Xbox division, are doing really, really well If you want something a little more specific, here are some figures for you to chew on.Their Entertainment and Devices division - that's the parent division of the Xbox department - grew a total of...
 
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Can Take-Two be profitable in non-GTA years?

2008-07-26 13:00:21 by Adam Sandberg in That VideoGame Blog
 
...profitable enterprise year in and year out. We took enormous steps to reduce the costs of the company., Zelnick continues Its not true that Take-Two relies solely on the GTA franchise. BioShock was a huge success, and The Wall Street Journal reported that shares in Take-Two soared nearly 20%after the release of the game in August 2007 and to...
 
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Nintendo has more profitable employees than Google, Goldman Sachs

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2008-09-16 15:27:00 by David Hinkle in Nintendo Wii Fanboy