No longer will Xbox fans have to suffer through online check ins or restrictions on used games in order to play their games
However, the backtracking might not have been done with gamers in mind. Rather, publishers may have been the reason for the change in the Xbox One's policies.
A new survey from Microsoft has further hinted at the possibility of an Xbox handheld being in development.
This is definitely happening, I just hope they have 2 versions one with a much bigger screen.
i have that logitech g-cloud. Its a sweet little piece of kit. I like that it can also install games from the play store unlike the other android based handheld.
I wonder if Microsoft will perform better in Japan if they do actually make a handheld since everyone says handheld and mobile are king over there.
This looks like the future of the game industry... all three platforms with a handheld option.
I wonder if the Playstation Portal is a technology test-bed/prototype for a future Playstation handheld?
- Xbox Wire - Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct airs June 9. More info inside.
For a brief moment I thought we might get a whole Direct for Gears 6 - seems like it's COD though!
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.
It wasn't.
"Microsoft's Backtracking Might Not Have Been For Us"
Hmmm, what leads you to make that conclusion?
Was it the full month they kept telling gamers that this is the future, that they're sticking with their plan, that we need to see it for ourselves before judging it?
Or was it the near-instantaneous flip-flop after this news started hitting mass-market media like Jimmy Fallon? Or was it after seeing the pre-orders lagging behind PS4?
Yeah, I'm sure it was for us, Microsoft. Because you were listening back in May, weren't you? And you totally announced the changes at E3, right? (link http://www.escapistmagazine... )
of course it wasnt for us,it seems like they were saying,oh crap sonys gonna kill us on relese day,all because they support used games and no drm,what do we do?,we have to change our policy,we cant afford to lose to sony,were Micro$$$oft we need Money.
"Microsoft's Backtracking Might Not Have Been For Us"
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M$ was always about the $$$$$$$$$$......they did it for the $$$$$$$$$$$$.....the only thing they ever liked about humans was we give them$$$$$$$$$$$$ and since we started giving sony $$$$$$$$$$$$$ and giving them ¢¢¢¢¢ ¢¢¢¢¢& #162;¢ they felt they had to do something to get our $$$$$$$$$$$$ back so they did what they should have did in the first place. still even after this they will get ¢¢¢¢¢ ¢¢¢¢¢& #162;¢ because once you cross most gamers you've lost them for a generation....plus that kinect is still a trash gimmick and 499 is asking too much for a inferior console...99$for the kinect...smh.....ms youve already lost.