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"Remember books? Those things we used to read a lot before video games came along? But the truth of the matter is that many gamers were once avid readers, voraciously tearing through any novel that crossed their path. As time went on, though, they found that there wasn’t enough time to read a ton of books, so reading became more of a selective process. Only books that had hearty recommendations and broke into the mainstream consciousness were worth their time.
That's why I decided to make this list of books which I thought would especially appeal to gaming enthusiasts. That way you don’t have to do all the work. The books on this list are fantasy/sci-fi novels that I really think any gamer would enjoy."
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2025, including an update on its gaming business.
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That's not how that works.
Gaming revenue is already a balance of Content and Services +/- Hardware. So it's simply one step forward. Microsoft's gaming business is growing, and has been growing pretty much forever.
...two steps forward and one step back still amounts to one step forward, does it not?
@darthv72: But in this case, it's more one step forward that would be pretty large, but is held back by some weight, so it's instead a bit smaller, but it's still a sizable step forward, since hardware weighs a lot less than content and services. Your comparison would work if C&S and Hardware were equivalent.
Really depends on your goal. I was told by Microsoft that they were still pushing hardware, so I don't know what to believe.
Hardware revenue will probably sit somewhere between 800M - 1B for the quarter.
And content & services make up around 75 - 80% of total gaming revenue. Total gaming revenue is up 5%.
While positive numbers are positive, I don't find +5% year-on-year in total revenue a great, not even a good result considering what they've been throwing into the pot since their last Q3.
I don't think they are happy with only a +5% payoff since and compared to last year's Q3, which was abysmal, despite these numbers are indicating "Positive!" at 1st glance.
Especially since in terms of revenue, hardware doesn't contribute a lot to overall revenue anymore ("only" -6% down, because there's no hardware really being sold anymore).
Well what do you know. When you release good games, good consecutive 1st party you output you actually make money.
Minus hardware of course.
I'll give credit where it's due. MS is starting to capture that old 360 energy when it comes to games and releases. It took them 14 years of having a clue but they seem to be doing it now. All will be lost if they step on rakes like they're known to do. Who knows how long it'll last.
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Thank you for this list. I'm planning on writing a sci-fi/fantasy and these books are the ultimate inspiration.
Foundation
Looks to be a good list, one that is missing in my mind is Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. It still blows my mind it was written in 1931.
Good list, I'm not a big book reader myself, but maybe ill pick one of these up next time Im at a book store :)
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
Arthur C Clarkes Venus Prime series.
Arthur C Clarkes Rama series.
Not read most of the list, but gotta agree with Neuromancer... great book - infact the whole of its trilogy (Count Zero, Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive) and The Difference Engine.
Have to also recommend Ben Bovas Grand Tour series.