E3 2012 is the biggest gaming event where all the top companies and studios showcase their gaming software and hardware to the specialist media. The big console giants Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will host conferences in which announcements and demonstrations are aplenty. For those that can’t fly to the US of A and get first-hand visuals on the event, Playstation are going to be Live Streaming the event on 5 platforms to make sure you don’t miss a thing
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" -
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Something big is deffo gonna happen 4 days of live streeming gueez...new console anyone ?
Sony will announce the 4DS
Some predictions for E3 2012?
Sony: LBP Karting, The Last Guardian, Last of Us, Plenty of PS Vita announcements, HD Collections, God of War: Ascensions, PS Move support titles, service partner announcements. Exclusives
Nintendo: Wii U demonstration, pricing and tighter launch date, launch titles, updates on 3DS titles including Mario Open Tennis, online service system for Wii U
Microsoft: Kinect titles announced and support, Xbox 360 service partners, Halo 4, existing IP announcements, new bundles, new announcements and exclusive.
Sony + Nintendo > Mircosoft
im banking that Sony will at least have a tech demo of "next gen"