Halo 3 is set to generate something in the region of $170 million (£85 million) in revenue during Microsoft's first financial quarter according to analysts at bankers Goldman Sachs. The analysts predict that Microsoft will have shipped a total of 4.2 million copies of Halo 3 by the end of September.
This could mark the first foray of the Entertainment & Devices Division Xbox division, in which items such as Xbox and Zune sit, out of the red and into the world of profit. The division has yet to make a penny, since the original release of the Xbox way back earlier this century.
Watch out for more random celeb-spotting from tonight's central London Halo 3 launch shenanigans later today.
This could mark the first foray of the Entertainment & Devices Division Xbox division, in which items such as Xbox and Zune sit, out of the red and into the world of profit. The division has yet to make a penny, since the original release of the Xbox way back earlier this century.
Watch out for more random celeb-spotting from tonight's central London Halo 3 launch shenanigans later today.
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deleted 25 Sep 2007 10:18
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Halo?
tyrion 25 Sep 2007 11:59
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I'm a little unsure about this "into the black for the first time ever" since I'm sure that around the time of the Halo2 launch there was a profitable quarter. And he can't be talking about overall profit because $170 million in revenue isn't going to counteract $6 billion in overall losses.
Maybe the last profitable quarter was before the Entertainment & Devices Division was formed and it was just Entertainment back then?
Maybe the last profitable quarter was before the Entertainment & Devices Division was formed and it was just Entertainment back then?
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deleted 25 Sep 2007 12:17
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tyrion wrote:
I'm a little unsure about this "into the black for the first time ever" since I'm sure that around the time of the Halo2 launch there was a profitable quarter. And he can't be talking about overall profit because $170 million in revenue isn't going to counteract $6 billion in overall losses.
Maybe the last profitable quarter was before the Entertainment & Devices Division was formed and it was just Entertainment back then?
Maybe the last profitable quarter was before the Entertainment & Devices Division was formed and it was just Entertainment back then?
Im also sure they were in the black at one point ni the past and im sure it was prior to zune rumors even, so it must of been the entertainment division.
alexh2o 25 Sep 2007 14:05
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What people always forget is the WHOLE division means far more to Microsoft than making money. Windows makes the money today. E&DD ensures that continues by pursuing all possible mediums of future platforms! Mobile/Xbox/Zune/Living Room/Interactive Tables...... $6billion dollar loss today = $60billion dollar profit in the future. Microsoft arent idiots! Far from it, this is all calculated.
OptimusP 25 Sep 2007 19:08
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It was the quarter when Halo 2 came out that they turned black numbers...also 6 billion loss if only you count the annual running cost of the division...you need to add the initial costs and invesment costs as well and then the total number nears 12-15 billion.
And, Microsoft aren't idiots...but their stockholders aren't also...and they want short-term profits and this division is putting pressure on the growth of their profits. Geuss what happens if the division keeps running on losses.
And, Microsoft aren't idiots...but their stockholders aren't also...and they want short-term profits and this division is putting pressure on the growth of their profits. Geuss what happens if the division keeps running on losses.
deleted 26 Sep 2007 02:25
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OptimusP wrote:
Geuss what happens if the division keeps running on losses.
Kablamo?
OptimusP 26 Sep 2007 09:27
7/8
Kind of...think Acme Anvils falling from the sky on it... so more like *THOINK!* and a coyote showing a sign saying "IEP!"
deleted 26 Sep 2007 15:52
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OptimusP wrote:
Kind of...think Acme Anvils falling from the sky on it... so more like *THOINK!* and a coyote showing a sign saying "IEP!"
Meep Meep
The metafore used here, represents Acme Inc (Sharholders) the Coyote (Microsoft) & Roadrunner (The Consumer), Tune in tommorrow where we will explain the differences between the Ninetndo and Sonys business with Marvin the Martion & Daffy`s Relationship!
:)