The major corporate restructure announced by Microsoft earlier today will open up ways to "provide more value" to Xbox customers and partners, and streamline resources to help it "win in this devices and services era", the company has told VideoGamer.com.
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 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.
ROFL!!!! Aliens from mars couldn't win next gen for micro$oft after Don got done with them. Yeah. PS4/Killzone combo already ordered.
Notice how they specifically say "win in this devices and services era". They say " we remain focused on shipping Xbox One and the amazing experiences we have planned for this holiday."
The word "game" was not once used, was it?
Yeah...um, no. The restructuring is doing to mean that every macro-decision for Xbox One is going to be made in the context of "how does this help the Microsoft ecosystem? How does this help Windows, WP8, Surface, Skype, etc?"
The Xbox division was started as a very separate entity, able to make its own choices and decisions apart from the overall Microsoft direction. Starting in 2007 when Mattrick joined and Ballmer started to get more involved, we've seen what happens when the Xbox brand starts to get more integrated with the rest of Microsoft: more services, fewer games.
LOL
No it won't.
LOL, THAT ITS WAY TOO LATE FOR THAT THE HARDCORE HAVE SPOKEN.
what Ms forgot is that the hardcore lead the way not, the casual market. what ever the hardcore buy the casual follow. you can look at alomost any industry and see that. look a the ipad, th ehardcore apple fans bought it first and then bam. the iphone the apple lovers got it then bam . samsung galaxy the hardcore(people who line up) got it first the bam.
MS lets target the people who wont line up for our product and then... oh shit that didint work. .lol
"Microsoft's plan to "win in this devices and services era" suggests that the firm may not be only going after Sony's PlayStation 4 with its upcoming Xbox One, but other rival platforms and services, too."
Aiming to shoot down all comers but ends up shooting itself in the foot time and again.
Their rhetoric is as poorly conceived as it is bafflingly banal. They really don't see the xbox one as a games console, that's just their trojan horse disguise... but it's one fewer than they expected look willing to welcome due to their arrogance and taking their fanbase for granted.
They're making all the wrong noises when GAMERS should be their priority (at least in the early stages, to get the dedicated supporters onboard and word of mouth under way).