Save/Continue writes:
"Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who may have led to the acquisition by Microsoft, is replacing the freshly-minted Julie Larson-Green as the head of Microsoft’s devices and studios business. What this means is that he will be in charge of Xbox and its games, among other pieces of the company. Julie Larson-Green was appointed for this position in July 2013, so her swift reappointment might come as a surprise, but there’s more to this than just that, as Elop has quite a colorful history."
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.
Elop is certainly going to shake things up. Dude doesn't know a thing about games, which is scary for the gaming side of it, but we'll certainly see some aggressive decision-making towards the financial side.
It means his in charge of xbox
It means that Xbox is now being run by a guy whose last name is "pole" spelled backwards.
Nice article. Sums up everything we currently know about the situation while offering some well thought out commentary.
On top of Elop's history regarding the Nokia buyout, he was also the head of Macromedia during their buyout by Adobe. He's been called the "company killer". Replacing Ballmer's pick to head the Xbox division with this guy seems to send a message to the investors and board members who were calling for the Xbox division to be put to pasture.
Is he the Xbox division's savior or is he there to facilitate a buyout like he did with Nokia and Macromedia? Only time will tell.
Kill the xbox Elop. You know you want to. Gamers are a finicky bunch. Chop chop.