A video game console is very expensive computer hardware packed into a relatively small box and comes with an expensive controller. So it’s no surprise to hear that Microsoft isn’t making a profit selling Xbox consoles. In fact, these days it’s up to $200 per console sold.
Earlier, Xbox boss Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s gaming division, explained that the company could raise prices for “a few things.” not during this holiday seasonMany speculated that he was talking about Game Pass or Xbox Live, but it’s also possible that Microsoft will increase the price of its budget console, the next-generation Xbox Series S. This seems even more likely now that Spencer has confirmed the company is in the red on all consoles. sold.
in a recent interview with CNBC, Spencer talked about how video games and especially the Xbox brand are faring amid the ongoing recession.Rising prices and record inflation pinch many peopleDollars don’t go like they used to. During the interview, Spencer confirmed that Microsoft loses about $100 every time he sells his $500 Xbox Series X.
spencer said CNBC What Microsoft hopes is that customers will buy subsidized consoles and then purchase accessories and games to help offset losses. but he said CNBC He doesn’t think Microsoft can keep game prices constant forever.we have already seen The rise of the $70 game Since the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft has yet to release a $70 game, but an upcoming release will red fall Also star field might leap.
Of course, selling consoles at a loss isn’t a new practice. Microsoft itself said in court during the Epic v. Apple lawsuit, I never made a profit selling Xbox consolesSony also reports Sell PS3 for $240 lossThe only exception to all this is Nintendo, as the companies behind Switch and Wii tend to make more money on consoles. Nintendo profits only $6 per Wiithat’s much better than losing hundreds of dollars per unit sold. PS5 price hike in some parts of the world.