VGChartz Reports the Weekly sales for week ending Dec 29th, 2007 were as follows:
DS: 443,046 (-52%)
WII: 325,762 (-56%)
360: 188,145 (-50%)
PS2: 153,047 (-50%)
PSP 150,238 (-46%)
PS3 143,771 (-35%)
Companies, particularly public companies like Microsoft, need to grow.
i mean its pretty simple, they spent close to 30 billion in acquiring activision, they thought they'd make it bk no problem, and that didnt happen.
its just shit that because of MS's miscalculation alot of people lost their jobs.
They are going to use AI for a large portion of the game development process. Upper management need bonuses and the shareholders need more money. So, people will lose their jobs.
They shouldn't have bought any studios. Some is okay...but they went on a shopping spree...stupid
The better question is why did Microsoft buy publishers for a service they were subsidizing they knew couldn't support.
And why are so many websites trying to make people feel sorry for Microsoft instead of truly criticizing the fact they are closing studios and killing jobs that would have been fine if Microsoft themselves hadn't gotten involved.
Quit feeling sorry for Microsoft and start feeling sorry for the industry and the all the gamers who are actually losing out.
THIS IS MICROSOFTS FAULT.
The first thing that happens after any major acquisition or merger is a consolidation of the whole new portfolio, which includes cutting any excess, bloat or portfolios that don't fit the larger MO of the big boy. So far, it's been par for the course with Microsoft and that's why gamers have been so against this acquisition. Tango Gameworks is the beginning. You think Microsoft wants to pay to keep small timers like Ninja Theory in business?
There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that Microsoft will improve any of these studios, but plenty to suggest that they will get rid of what they don't need and hold onto the IP. The real agenda of the acquisition was always to acquire The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush etc. that will create millions in passive revenue stream for Microsoft regardless of where the games release. Microsoft simply wants their cut.
Because of Games Pass Microsoft has no interest in investing in new IP which is risky and requires creative talent they can neither nurture nor manage. Game Pass has also not grown in the way Microsoft expected it to, even post acquisitions. Therefore the logical thing to do, without serious money makers to release, is to cut as much cost as possible.
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is this new?
Yeah it now has all the software sales, and such, and more accurate Ps2 sales appearently.
What was reported earlier was just hardware on the front page, this break downs everything.
No More Heroes and Rygar and SSBB are worthy of that slice.
Disagree you may but .....Pie don't Lie =)
Dang wat a drop off on all sales. PS3 and 360 are only 40k difference in console sales.
Interesting worldwide sales if you hit the link.
DS, 903,959 (-) 64,585,297
WII, 609,917 (-) 19,203,390
PS3, 390,585 (-) 8,861,659
PS2, 375,719 (-) 114,886,925
PSP, 334,931 (-) 29,597,566
360, 330,300 (-) 16,023,566
GBA, 47,236 (-) 79,546,413
GC, 2,415 (-) 21,512,362
Well done MS on reaching the 16m figure. PS3 doing good business
it seems (VG Charts being what they are of course!).