Sony Pictures leapfrogged all its rivals in 2006 to gain the largest share of global box office takings, thanks largely to the success of The Da Vinci Code, the film version of Dan Brown's bestselling novel, and Casino Royale, the latest Bond film
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.
As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.
And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.
Eventually they’ll realize the value is with the employee not the company. Buying an IP means nothing if the people who contributed are let go. They’ll get it one day.
tech is different because they buy threats and then kill them. Twitter bought Vine and did nothing with it. Despite people seemingly liking it. Could've had tiktok a decade before bytedance. go figure.
They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -
INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.
Forum dude! Too bad they didn`t kick arse in the video games world LOL!
They still have the #1 console on the market. The PS2, a 7-year old console is kicking the 360's ass in both hardware and software sales month after month. PS3, while in short supply, is still highly sought after by millions of gamers.
Casino Royale was a masterful bond flick, on par with the Roger Moore movies IMO. I'm very excited about Spider-Man 3, and while I'm not sure what else Sony Pictures has in store, I hope they keep churning out quality films. Kudos on the success.
Yeah 2007 will be a big year for Hollywood. I think every studio will have a big name movie out. Spiderman3, Transformers, Pirates of the Carribean 3, etc...
Dirt cheap PS2's and it's dime a dozon titles better out sell new $400 dollar console's.
lol PS2 is also kicking the PS3's ass and actualy hurting PS3's sells, no one wants PS3, you're right about maybe a couple of million more Sony fans that like PS but are in no hury to get PS3, the casual trendy bulk of the game industry on the other hand; will pass it up, Horray! For hollywood though.
Dirt cheap products from the lower end of the market shouldn't be compared to high end hardware. lol