1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comSarah LeBoeuf Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/sarahleboeuf/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pOkuf1mVFw"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/microsoft-xbox-one-wont-lose-money-at-launch/">Microsoft: Xbox One Won’t Lose Money at Launch</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/microsoft-xbox-one-wont-lose-money-at-launch/embed/#?secret=pOkuf1mVFw" width="600" height="338" title="“Microsoft: Xbox One Won’t Lose Money at Launch” — The Escapist" data-secret="pOkuf1mVFw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Cost-reducing measures could make Microsoft’s next console its first to be profitable at launch. Consoles aren’t usually profitable at launch. To keep new systems affordable and grow a user base, publishers are usually willing to take the financial hit early in a new generation, hoping it will make up the loss with software, accessories, and services. This is true of the original Xbox and Xbox 360, neither of which were profitable at launch. Microsoft, however, believes it can break this trend with the Xbox One. According to Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi, the Xbox One is poised to at least […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/590/590777.png