Push Square: "It’s been a curious conclusion to the year, we must admit. Back at E3 2017 we pondered whether PlayStation Experience was becoming more important to Sony than the Electronic Entertainment Expo after it opted for a safe but unspectacular presentation in Los Angeles. And then, to our surprise, the platform holder announced that it would be holding a press conference at Paris Games Week on 31st October – mere weeks prior to its annual PSX event in Anaheim."
This reminds me of Gameworks and sounds really fun. F1 Arcade (F1Arcade.com/us/), the world’s first premium F1 entertainment experience, today opened its first US location in Boston Seaport.
Cool , only a 20 minute ride for me. I am going to check it out . I hope they have a lot of retro Arcade cabinets. Now that Mary Jane is legal in Massachusetts it would been awesome if they served Edibles at the bar also. I once played music and promoted a EA Madden tournament at a nightclub in Greater Boston in 2003 . Only problem is hardly anybody drank booze because between games most of the crowd would just go out to there car and smoke weed . So it would be awesome if they got a weed license to at least serve Edibles.
I think they would likely want to stay clear of that until they are more established.
People will tolerate Alcohol but will have a different take on edibles and such as they are trying to push a family friendly atmosphere I am sure.
It's time to add two more games to your library for free from the Epic Games Store.
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.
you should apply in MS PR team buddy, I think you will do a great job in my humble opinion :)
MS: "Xbox services and content without AB up 1%, with AB up 62%. Hardware down 31%. In total a loss of 350 mill."
darthv72: "Seems about right."
MS: "Excuse m ..."
darthv72: "I don't hardly play on my consoles directly."
MS:
What he said was facts. How he plays games is no concern of you. Don't get too mad about it.
I can tell people like you are an absolute minority..
If service is up means their fans and fanboys accepted this model and subscribed to it. The near future you will see a big decline because the service is saturated.
to you it may seem like the minority... but your bubble is shrinking because more and more are following suit. convenience is a hell of a drug and its also why physical sales only amount to 30% of overall game sales. times are changing, you either get with them or you get left behind.
Darth
30% physical sales: yet Phil and xbox division are in a rush go give up on that 30%. they don't have any right to give up any piece of the pie since the control such a little of the pie to begin with
also, the market is clearly speaking that the model Xbox is pushing isn't working right now the keyword being right now. you are right about freedom to play anywhere so i hope they put their games on steam
But that's been ms for years. When things aren't going their way they try to change the way things are said. For instance console sales are down, they stop telling how many sold instead telling us how many hours spent in halo or headshots. So it makes sense console sales down just say people are playing on more devices then previous. What they won't say is how many xbox players jumped ship to ps5.
Hardware sales are so bad that Sony and Nintendo are blowing the sales off the water with their hardware.
If Xbox are losers, others aren’t..
Xbox already tried everything with Xbox live then subscriptions went down so much that they had to find something else. Their fans subscribed then reached saturation rather quickly.
Hardware and exclusive games is where it’s at! Keep gamers excited, announce decent software and people will support you
@shin
Well keep it simple Sony 's operating income is down 26% and Microsoft's is up 32%. No MS spin there, just facts. 😉
Cheers
MS is after diminishing consoles as a medium. They want to destroy this market because they couldnt win. MS’s vision is to dissolve console gaming.
Odd that a company that touts you dont need the hardware to play is already touting another console in the works.
They are not reliant on the HW but still want to maintain a presence (no matter how small) is a good thing. It shows commitment to the craft. It reminds me of SNK and how they made games for their own hardware (Neo Geo) while also making them for others because they knew there was a market to do so. They knew they would sell more to others but also sell to their own niche fan base.
Perfectly reasonable post down voted by insecure corporation friendly folk.... But not gamers. Real gamer want accessibility and ease of acquisition for all.... Company shills are the only ones still telling us that hardware locking people from games is good for us.
@Darth
You should stop parroting metrics like an idiot without context.
"Xbox content and services revenue grew 62% in Q3 from a year earlier, “driven by 61 points of net impact” from the purchase of the third-party video game giant, Microsoft said."
61 of the 62% was from their merger so net increase is ONLY 1%
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@chevalier
It looks like made a great purchase. Much better then Sony buying Bungie. 😉
Cheers
In the last two years they've started exiting the consumer market altogether. All of the newest Surface products are business models only. They can't seem to work out what they want to do with it.
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.
Activision: "we gonna need a bigger rucksack/backpack please"
Microsoft: "why's that"
Activision: "to carry yo' weak ass'
Top brass have also wanted to start seeing returns on the 100 billion they have put into various Xbox related moves so seeing more multiplatform games is highly likely especially from abk
It's basically saying that PlayStation is the reason Xbox is afloat right now thinks to Ps5 versions of COD
The only growth MS will get out of the console industry is if it supports it's rivals platforms. Xbox is a pointless machine now. I can see them on a big push for live next, and they won't give up on trying to buy Steam.
I don't actually believe that they'll have to choose one over the other really. I think PGW was an important time for Sony to remind people that "Games" are ultimately what matters. Microsoft had spent the prior 15 months marketing and hyping up the XBox One X, and Nintendo Switch is gaining more and more momentum and this was a perfect opportunity to counter that with heavy hitters and reinforce their position and commitment to PSVR.
In my opinion, PGW achieved a number of things for Sony. They showed gamers that they have an amazing catalog of games that can only be found on PlayStation for the most part. They also showed that, without a doubt, that they're the leaders of the VR shift that is happening right now as well. So while some might be tempted to buy the 'next new shiny toy' on the market, they get to make an informed choice on whether or not they want to invest in the PlayStation family or the other 2 competitors.
To us consumers, it doesn't/shouldn't matter if we found out about the games at PGW or PSX which are merely just a few weeks apart. But to Sony maintaining sales momentum matters, and from a business standpoint, it makes a lot of sense for PGW to have priority over PSX this year. The NPD results showing them winning November reinforces that as well.
So I don't think they'll have to choose really... Things should be back to normal next year
PSX is just not a conference/keynote. They focused more on booths ans showfloors this time around and they look really fun to be in. PSX is about being there in the event, not another E3. Shuhei said before E3 is for the Big announcement. PSX is an event for the fans. So they shouldn’t pick between anything. After all they picked PGW over Gamescom already.
or just move it to January. You have the Game Awards right before it too.
"Sony Must Pick Between PSX or Paris Games Week"
No they must not.
Inconsequential websites must stop making ridiculous demands.
Supposed gaming websites must hire real journalists and an Editor.
Supposed gaming websites must stop publishing clickfest articles.
Another BS article for the holidays to fill up space on the main page on N4G.
Sony did exactly what was needed at Paris Game Week which was give PS4 gamers and PSVR gamers something to look forward to. While showing gamers across the pond what American gamers got to see at E3 that they may not have gotten to see. It wasn't to steal the thunder of Xbox X. Sony stole Microsoft's thunder back in 2013 and never looked back. A $500 dollar system that only makes games look marginally better without exclusives to push it is the same as Microsoft flooding the PC market with MR headsets with nothing to push their VR platform. They have to ride on Valve's Steam content to have anything, Which is another major blunder.
PSX is for *GAMERS* to come together before the holidays and play games, talk shop with developers of those games and feel like actually being connected to Sony's platform.Even if only in a small way.When I went to the first PSX in Las Vegas, It was cool to talk to developers and see stage interviews talking about their upcoming games. I remember having a great conversation with the Galak-Z developers of their game and telling them how it reminded me of Macross/Robotech and the feel of the controls and the look of the game. It feels different than posting comments on some website hoping they get a look of what you say.And give them direct feedback on what you think they could improve.
I also remember talking to a Super Massive developer with Until Dawn.First, the audience got a kick out of helping choose where the character goes next.It. It was cool to see the whole audience play along. Then going to play the game myself with other gamers and chatting in line about games.It was awesome to see The Order 1886. Don't care what others say,my personal opinion is that it's a great,but short game with an amazing world that I hope gets a sequel.
Things like this you just can't experience over the Internet. And even while a different format, Sony *STILL* showed games we haven't seen before that are coming to the platform like Rick and Morty and The Accounting. They don't need to show too many games that will step over games that haven't even released yet like Spiderman, Days Gone,etc. Don't know where these ridiculous complaints come from but from people who set themselves up for failure expecting more more more like you're entitled. PSX is really for those who can get there in person and be part of the Playstation Community. Seeing it over the Internet is just a "join the party." "wish you were here too to experience the awesomeness" kind of thing.