Microsoft loses up to $200 on each Xbox console sold

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Microsoft loses up to $200 on each Xbox console it sells.

Speaking at the WSJ TechLive event on 26th October, Xbox head Phil Spencer admitted its Xbox Series X/S consoles are sold at a loss, with the expectation that revenue will be made up elsewhere on accessories and games.

"Consoles as a business model, in the overall scope of gaming, is fairly small relative to the places people play. Consoles evolved to a business model much different from phones where consoles are actually sold at a loss in the market," he said.

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Ed Nightingale

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