• PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    They might stop. The rumor is they are swapping to premium Steam Deck style, Xbox Branded PCs next gen.

    They could sell a niches product like that at at profit if they wanted.

    Nintendo for example, has always avoided the loss leading model, and makes like $50 off each unit sold. (Those figures were from launch, its Likely more now that production costs have inevitably gone down over time)

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      6 months ago

      Nintendo exist because of their IP, we all love Mario and Zelda and Metroid. They put a fairly low quality product out on the market knowing it will be consumed for the purpose of playing mario.

      It has a low build quality, low spec and has very little in the way of partnerships and such. Its basic.

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        6 months ago

        It was also at the time a pitch perfect execution of a home/handheld console hybrid. They launched a new class of hardware effectively.

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      6 months ago

      From the article:

      Xbox has no plans to abandon hardware, despite what these sales trends may start to suggest.