History’s biggest blunders from Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and Sega.
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.
I don't think Don Mattrick's unbelievably stupid comment will ever be forgotten.
"Microsoft went on to catalogue a host of unpopular features including a 24-hour online check-in, always on Kinect, blocked use of second hand games and strict DRM."
That right there is the first of many fatal flaws Microsoft made with the Xbone and it still amazes me to see them make blunder after blunder to this day. Truly "The Biggest Screw-Up in Gaming History".
This seems like a run up to MS xbox one reveal while missing out on many other complete disasters. Ill list some of mine that I have witnessed.
Nintendo choosing cartridge over disk for the N64. This allowed a lower powered PS1 to have cd quality music pre rendered cut scenes that where a cut and above what nintendo could offer. It took Capcom years to figure out how to compress to the cartridge memory limitations to give us a great but late copy of RE2
Atari Jaguar. A machine seemingly designed to play Alien vs Predator and not much else whilst wrongfully boasting 64 bit power.
SEGA's attempts at prolonging the life of the mega drive/genesis. 32X plus mega cd to get a half decent Batman returns game and loads of games featuring crap actors in pixalated video cd.
Sorry for the history lesson but their has been a lot more and worse mistakes than what MS did, but at least they have started to turn it around just like Sony with the PS3
The mistakes of the other campanies could have or have killed the companies (like SEGA with the Dreamcast) but M$ has enough money to buy them all and fail with the next 10 console generations and they would do everything to crush the competitors. Thats a reason why i don't support microsoft anymore, cause they have no conscience. And yes the new praised features of the XBONE were one of the biggest screw-ups in gaming history.