From Tom's Hardware
The history of video games is littered with consoles that were epic fiascoes. Most were just bad platforms that either lacked in performance, compelling software, or a true market niche. But some had a good chance at success that was spoiled by management issues, marketing gaffes, or a lack of relationships in the software development community.
We present 20 console failures that have left their marks on history.
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.
And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.
They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -
On Amazon, you can't get an RTX 4090 for less than this one from Gigabyte, which now offers great value after an eye-catching April deal.
Why is the vita on that list...lol Do they know something we don't.What about PSPgo?
Alright, so we're trolling a bit. But there's a kernel of truth to our jest.
You right. This way people have to click next 21 times to get to what you say about the vita. Come on those console that have crashed and burned mean they have not done well and so it has to cease production (a.k.a psp go). The Vita isnt over yet with some quality titles this year. Wait till Sony announce the cease in production before it can be considered
21 consoles, 21-pages. I suffered through it so you didn't have to.
ColecoVision
Vectrex
Atari 7800
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Atari Lynx
Amstrad GX4000
Commodore 64GS
PC Engine GT/TurboExpress
Philips CD-i
Commodore CDTV
3DO
Atari Jaguar
Pioneer LaserActive
Apple Bandai Pippin
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Tiger Game.com
Neo Geo Pocket Color
N-Gage
Gizmondo
The Phantom
PS Vita
There is seriously no need for a 21-page list. Next time consider a 7-page max list if you are going to attempt something like this again.
Based off the comments saying that its a 21-page list and the fact that theres a vita on the picture, im not even gonna click this guy's website.
I've just got my PS+ Music Unlimited trial and WOW! It is absolutely amazing! I can now play games on my Vita listening to any song I like, I wish I'd bought it at the reduced price a few weeks ago. And PS Vita, I can tell the writer merely dislikes the console because I think it's done better than a few consoles on that lengthy list. DO NOT VIEW THE LINK, THE FOOL GETS REVENUE FROM EVERY CHEAPSKATE SLIDESHOW SCREEN.