Microsoft has a lot to prove with its new console. After announcing controversial decisions such as making the Xbox One always online and not allowing it to play used games (the company later backpedaled on those plans), as well as a steep price ($499 versus the PS4’s $399) and a confusing name (it’s not the first Xbox), fans need something to convince them to get excited for Microsoft’s next generation.
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.
"The console is a bit smaller than the Xbox 360, but just as sleek."
I thought it was bigger. Everyone else says it is bigger
"Ryse: Son of Rome...the action feels a bit stilted and scripted."
So it's not just me then. I thought this when they showed off the demo at E3. There was an awkwardness about the characters as they lurched around in combat, a clunkiness about how they switched from one character animation to the other before suddenly moving unnaturally to the next objective. Quite frankly, I thought the whole thing looked like ass and I haven't been able to figure out yet how anyone was impressed by what this game had to show. I was far more impressed by the Dead Rising 3 demo.
Not much of an article here. The author seems to have liked the controller and the look of the console which he sums up in one paragraph, then bashes the game being shown off. I was hoping for a little more from someone that went hands on with the console. This is hardly an article at all. He seemed much more impressed with his coverage of the PS4 at Comic-con, and certainly had a lot more to say. That article hasn't been approved yet due to some formatting issues.
http://n4g.com/news/1315373...
The fact that its bigger or smaller is pointless. In two years both consoles will be smaller.
deposited on the PS4 already, but really thinking hard about getting the ONE as well. Spose it will be hard paying for both since in Aus PS4 is $550 and Xbox is $600, but anyway.
Only thing im concerned about is microsoft not having more exclusives down the line, I really want them to have as many as sony. Any news on potential news on this at gamescon?
If it needs to be big to keep quiet and not overheat then let it be bigger. I don't see why this size is a problem. My pc i 5x as big as XO and I don't cry about it.