TSA writes: Xbox have finally done it. After the seeming frivolity of Xbox Game Pass, and the shift earlier this year to include every first party game Microsoft have on their release schedule, it was clear that Microsoft were eyeing up subscription services as the future. With the announcement of Xbox All Access – one relatively low monthly payment that includes an Xbox console, Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass – they’ve set a precedent for what could well be the future of gaming. If it works.
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.
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.
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.
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No. You need good credit to use this subscription, it’s only available at a few stores instead of being widely available, and the warranty doesn’t cover the entire period you’re making payments on it. That just limits how many people will take advantage of this
Consoles aren’t so expensive like cellphones that most people wouldn’t just buy them full on, especially since they’re frequently on sale for $200-$300.
No. Unless you want the gaming crash of the 80s.
Not my future. Long term payments are only worth it on things that matter like houses, vehicle to get to work,education to get a good job and things like insurance.
Paying for All Access locks you in to the original price for the product. No sale on the Xbox,no sale on XBL, no sale on Game pass,etc. With a 1 year warranty instead of 2.
I didn't buy the PS4 at launch at $399 2013. I waited and bought it later at $299 with the Uncharted collection for free(bundle), Until Dawn for free(free gift), The Last of Us Remaster for free(free gift.sounding crazy so far right?),PS Plus for $25 for buying the system at Target online and I bought The Order 1886 for $10 on the PlayStation Store.
I could have bought it at launch. But waiting got me more than I bargained for as I didn't play Uncharted 3 or TLofU on PS3. And the second year I bought PS Plus, I paid $40 dollars on Amazon instead of $59.99. And every year after I paid $40.
It's the same with cellphones. I don't buy contract phones at launch as you're only going to be paying more over time than just waiting for a sale or time when it drops in price. But you're still getting the same exact thing everyone else was fawning for.
I used to run out and buy every console and game I liked at their launch. Because I wanted to be one of the first to enjoy it. Then I thought...why? I can save money and use that extra money for even more games or life things. Or put another way, my saving that money allowed me to use it on PSVR, 2 more Move controllers and tons of VR games.
If you can or CAN'T afford something, waiting can get you a better deal than being locked into a contract like All Access.