Xbox 720 has been fully detailed to some third-parties, VG247 has learned, and has been slotted in for a Christmas 2013 released. And yes: of course it’ll have a Blu-ray drive.
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.
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.
If this is real.. Having to be connected to the internet at all times will make for some interesting conversation on this site. The rumored specs with the AMD 7000 series is amazing news as well if true. With specs like the ones mentioned, the XBOX 720 would surpass my 6850 sporting Cyberpower PC. Which can already max out most games, so this is great news for people planning on purchasing the XBOX 720.. If these rumors are true.
The inclusion of bluray is nice as well. Hopefully that will eliminate disc swapping for larger games.
I guess its safe to say that XBOX fans should start saving the loose change now. This has a fair chance at being an expensive machine.
Anyway I hope this system is made as strong and as complete as possible so I can prepare for the future of HALO. And for the love of god hopefully a Halowars 2. May we all bow our heads and pray for the return of these monsterous games. With specs like mentioned above, this machine will also do wonders for the #1 pro racing sim franchise in the world. The Forza franchise.
Rated E For Everyone
"Always on" is a feature I wouldn't endorse.
@Perjoss
Nintendo has an, "always on" feature for the Wii, though it isn't "mandatory" (Its called "Wiiconnect 24" - which allows the player to receive updates, friends message, etc. <just as long as the yellow light in on>).
Maybe it'll workout for Microsoft, so here's hoping for the best.
Hope this is true.
Sounds accurate. I hope Microsoft adopts Blu-ray because it will be needed for next-gen systems. The PS3 has already benefited from it, as have the customers.
Who'd have thought we had a 3D Blu-ray player back in 2006?
Anyway, both system specs sound very promising and I hope to god they'll unveil them at this year's E3 for a 2013 launch.