Come read what LoveRetroGaming admits to that no gamer should ever admit to!
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.
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.
I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons
I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.
Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.
At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath
I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.
Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.
As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people
Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much
Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region
Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.
I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games
Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo
The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.
1. Same... Although, I just bought the MGS HD collection and will play that after I play the original on PS1.
2. Same... It really wasn't as bad as everyone thinks.
3. Same... although I recently bought an Xbox so I can appreciate both companies.
4. Same... although I have lost most of my interest in trophies as of late.
What's so bad about admitting these things.
Interesting read, but I don't think any of those are reasons to have any shame.
1. I loved MGS, Snake Eater, and adored MGS4 (the reason I bought my PS3). MGS2 was well-made and I liked a fair bit of it, but I didn't like Raiden's whining... he made up for it in 4 though.
2. I haven't played it but I know a lot of people who enjoyed it, so that doesn't really raise an eyebrow.
3. Both systems have great games and exclusive features. I have them both and play them both pretty much equally.
4. There's a good feeling of accomplishment from getting trophies and achievements, so I wouldn't fault anyone on wanting them... unless they're farming stuff like the Hannah Montana game. Now THERE'S something no one should admit to, even if it's right there for all your friends to see and laugh at.
Until last week the only metal gear I'd ever played was MGS4 (and a little of the original PSX MGS at a friend's house back in school) and I really couldn't see what all the fuss was about. I'd heard from people that you had to play through the entire series to really appreciate the fourth but I couldn't see how it'd be possible that anything would make me love a series with such cheesy cliched characters and such clunky controls.
I'm currently right at the end of MGS2 in the collection and haven't even played MGS3 or Peace walker yet and I'm... LOVING it. I don't even know why. The characters are just as cheesy if not cheesier than the characters in the fourth game and the controls are even worse, they're basically a bad nightmare mapped onto a controller but.... I don't know what it is, there's just a charm to it all.
I think it might be partly due to the stealth seeming more prominent and fast paced than it does in MGS4. Each room in MGS2 is something like a puzzle requiring a different approach whereas most of MGS4 seemed to consist of lying in grass camouflaged in big open areas, knowing I could probably just stand up and shoot my way through anyway. I'm expecting 3 to play more like 4 in this sense but I still think I'll have a greater appreciation for it even if I still wind up preferring the style of 2. Anyway, rant over. I'm just happy and surprised to finally be on board with the Metal gear thing.
I can relate to number three, I own a Wii, PC and PS3 yet I find you have to be careful with that kind of information on N4G. God forbid you try and be positive about any of those three.
1. I played the first MGS on the playstation.
2. I really hated that game.
3. I find it difficult to prefer companies over another. I'm more of a "everything" gamer.
4. I don't hate it nor love it. I enjoy earning trophies so i'm glad they exist but I wouldn't go out of my way to spend a significant amount of title collecting them.
These are just my views and I don't think there's anything wrong to admitting what the author said...However i'm not daft, the title "don't admit that!" was just to grab attention...and it worked! I read the article and enjoyed it, good read.