Sony has sold more than eight million units of the PlayStation Move motion controller, revealing that while it continues to trail Microsoft’s Kinect, it may be beginning to catch up.
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.
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.
I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons
I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.
Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.
At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath
I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.
Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.
As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people
Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much
Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region
Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.
I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games
Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo
The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.
Still missing the point. It is not about who sells the most controllers. It is about these companies explanding their base. Selling consoles to new customers. Selling controller has never been a big deal. If M$ or sony sell 40 mil controllers by year end and it is not bringing new customer to the base, they would have failed.
"Sony is also lying their ass off. They have not sold 50 million PS3s to consumers, nor have they come close to selling 8 million Move controllers to consumers. Sony is using the old shipped to retailer numbers as sold.
Microsoft meanwhile is using sold to consumers when it comes to Kinect."
See, there are dumbass fanboys everywhere.
they said its not a race but a marathon and this shows while MS had a huge success with natal but spending 500million on advertisement and renting space in time square to show it off was a big part of it
now i am not saying move has had no advertisement that would be a lie but not even half of what MS spend
i think both sony and MS are happy with the success and that was the first year now with better software by hopefully both companies more core game might be able to get on it
Bigpappy
i see your point but if they sell 40million each and sell 100million consoles which both are on pace to do they would be happy
how soon before sony also launch move with ps3 for same price and give the controller for free?
both companies will drop the price for motion controller and its system in 2011
ya difference is xbox comes bundled with kinect and PS3 does not. 8 million or not it's a big boost for everyone's business and adds variety to those who want it. I like variety, the wii is not variety, if I could play certain wii games with no motion I'd be happy.
Until there are Kinect/Move games out that are honestly worth playing, why are we attacking/defending them? Right now it just means people are buying both, only to let them if not the systems they're on collect dust.