Yesterday, Microsoft quickly pulled a pair of job ads from its website that mentioned the ‘next-generation’ Xbox.
But now a handful of other Microsoft ads featuring talk of the next-gen Xbox have been uncovered by GamerZines, revealing that Microsoft Game Studios is hiring for work on a ‘next-generation project’.
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.
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.
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
It's odd that we keep seeing all these articles about MS looking for help to roll out their next gen console yet it was reported that they have no plans of debuting it at E3. I don't see how they are going to go business as usual unless of course they plan on announcing it at the end of 2012 or possibly having E3 2013 all about the new console which will release in the Fall of that year.
I just don't see MS waiting longer than Early 3rd quarter 2013 to release their "next box".
I am so afraid of skyrocketing costs, that devs will only put 1 game on it maybe every 5 years, and because it has to sell or go bankrupt, you need to make a shooter
I was convinced that Microsoft would announce a new console this year, but now I'm almost 100% sure it wont be this year at all.
Microsoft was number 1 world wide in 2011 and that was without a price cut. I would guess that they are going to cut the price of the Xbox 360s and the Kinect. That should sustain them easily through the rest of this year and into next year.
With the Star Wars Kinect console also helping to push sales.
We already know about Halo 4 and Forza Horizon, but there is also supposed to be a rebooted franchise that is getting a release this year, and a "Killer sequel" which many are guessing to be Killer Instinct.
Throw in games like Witcher 2, Crimson Dragon, Fable The Journey, Steel Battalion Heavy Armor and Kinect Star Wars and Microsoft has plenty to keep people busy this year.
Microsoft is smart and wont pull Nintendo by announcing a new console a year before they plan on releasing it, which pretty much kills off sales for the current console.
It is obvious however that Microsoft is gearing up to take the world by storm next generation though. I'm dying to hear more about this new AAAA game franchise and would love to see a new Gears/Alan Wake on the NextBox.