BeQuiet Jubiläum Banner 970x90
Breaking News

Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct Showcases Games Coming to Xbox, PC and Game Pass Samsung announces Odyssey Neo G7 43″ First Mini-LED Flat Gaming Monitor SK hynix Develops World’s Fastest Mobile DRAM LPDDR5T MSI Kicks Off New Partnership with Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing Pioneer Japan releases new BDR-WX01DM external BD/DVD/CD writer for JIS X6257 standard and 100-year lifespan BD-R disc

logo

  • Share Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
  • Home
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map

Search form

New Xbox Set For Slow Start

New Xbox Set For Slow Start

Gaming Oct 31,2005 0

Microsoft's new Xbox 360 video game console may get off to a slower start than initially expected, but the software giant's plan to keep production steady and expectations low may help it win against rival Sony, analysts said on Friday. Current-generation Xbox sales have slowed ahead of the launch and Microsoft cautioned that early Xbox 360 sales would not be as high as expected.

Console makers such as Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft initially lose money on each console and make that up in game title royalties. Only after hardware costs come down do console makers reach break-even and make a profit on the machines.

"Given the business model for the consoles the more Microsoft can backload those hardware sales, the better it is for them financially," said Rosoff.

Most analysts agreed that Microsoft's fiscal year-end Xbox unit sales target was achievable, and most expect sales to reach 6 million.

"What's clear is that the annual numbers are fine for the Xbox," said Charles Di Bona, analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.

More important, said Milne, is for Microsoft to have a library of popular game titles for Xbox 360. Because there aren't any clear game hits to spur console sales, Microsoft won't need to ramp up product ion too aggressively, Milne said.

Electronic Arts Inc. , the world's biggest video game publisher, is set to launch five new video game titles for the Xbox 360 launch, including "Need for Speed Most Wanted" and "FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup"

But the third iteration of the "Halo" hit video game franchise developed by Microsoft's in-house gaming studio, which was credited for driving sales of the first Xbox after it debuted in 2001, isn't expected until at least the second half of 2006.

The three companies contracted by Microsoft to build the Xbox 360 are Flextronics International Ltd. , Wistron Inc. and Celestica Inc. . The Celestica plant is expected to come online in early 2006.

Tags: Xbox 360
Previous Post
BenQ Releases New Series of DVD Burners
Next Post
Samsung to Start New LCD Line Output in April

Related Posts

  • New Free 'Xbox Games With Gold' For March

  • Microsoft Discontinues The Xbox 360

  • New Xbox One Backward Compatibility Titles Are Now Available

  • U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Microsoft Appeal In Xbox Case

  • Xbox 360 System Update Adds New Features

  • Xbox 360 System Update Adds Support for 2TB Hard Drives

  • Microsoft launches Preview Program For Xbox 360

  • Special Edition Chrome Series Controllers Coming for Xbox 360

BeQuiet Jubiläum Banner 300x600

 

Latest News

Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct Showcases Games Coming to Xbox, PC and Game Pass
Gaming

Xbox & Bethesda Developer_Direct Showcases Games Coming to Xbox, PC and Game Pass

Samsung announces Odyssey Neo G7 43″ First Mini-LED Flat Gaming Monitor
Gaming

Samsung announces Odyssey Neo G7 43″ First Mini-LED Flat Gaming Monitor

SK hynix Develops World’s Fastest Mobile DRAM LPDDR5T
Enterprise & IT

SK hynix Develops World’s Fastest Mobile DRAM LPDDR5T

MSI Kicks Off New Partnership with Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing
Gaming

MSI Kicks Off New Partnership with Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing

Pioneer Japan releases new BDR-WX01DM external BD/DVD/CD writer for JIS X6257 standard and 100-year lifespan BD-R disc
Optical Storage

Pioneer Japan releases new BDR-WX01DM external BD/DVD/CD writer for JIS X6257 standard and 100-year lifespan BD-R disc

Popular Reviews

Withings Thermo Wi-Fi-connected temporal thermometer

Withings Thermo Wi-Fi-connected temporal thermometer

EnGenius ECW230 Access Point

EnGenius ECW230 Access Point

Withings Body Plus Scale

Withings Body Plus Scale

Withings Sleep Analyzer

Withings Sleep Analyzer

Noctua NH-D12L CPU Cooler

Noctua NH-D12L CPU Cooler

EnGenius ECW230S AP

EnGenius ECW230S AP

Scythe Fuma 2 CPU Cooler

Scythe Fuma 2 CPU Cooler

be quiet! Pure Rock 2 FX

be quiet! Pure Rock 2 FX

Main menu

  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us
  • Promotional Opportunities @ CdrInfo.com
  • Advertise on out site
  • Submit your News to our site
  • RSS Feed