1.0Games Learning Societyhttps://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wikiGLS Teamhttps://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/author/gls-team/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="19otXaHwLX"><a href="https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/are-consoles-a-loss-leader/">Are consoles a loss leader?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/are-consoles-a-loss-leader/embed/#?secret=19otXaHwLX" width="600" height="338" title="“Are consoles a loss leader?” — Games Learning Society" data-secret="19otXaHwLX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Are Gaming Consoles a Loss Leader? Understanding the Business of Consoles The short answer is often, yes, gaming consoles are frequently sold as loss leaders, especially at the beginning of their lifecycle. This means companies like Microsoft, Sony, and even Nintendo (though Nintendo’s strategy is less consistent with this) are willing to sell their hardware ... Read morehttps://www.gameslearningsociety.org/wiki/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gls-featured.png1200630