Written by Jared Zimmermann - "Let’s go back to when the “Xbox 720″ and Playstation 4 were just rumors. My initial thought was, “Mmmm new consoles might be nice, but I don’t know…” this again was back when Next-Gen were just mere rumors. Then the day I saw those conferences where Microsoft and Sony both revealed their newest consoles, my new initial thought was, ”AWWWW YEAAA,” it was short lived however as both representatives for each console mentioned,”no backwards compatibility.” On top of that, old accessories wouldn’t work, downloads don’t transfer, you can’t cross console play, and my acquaintances not having any money at all, why am I still supposed to be excited again?"
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.
yes
The PS3/360/Wii Generation lasted too long
yes we need them
LOL why even ask? The Xbox 720p can barely do 1080p while high-end PCs are getting graphics cards ready to hit 4K. Is this article even serious?
Had MS and Sony waited any longer they would have been left so far behind that literally PCs would have been strong enough to emulate Xbox 360 and PS3 games.
Yes, we need new consoles. Technology is always being updated fast, especially with computer hardware. 7 year old hardware is ancient by modern standards. Which is why we constantly need a new console cycle at least every 5 years.
And to the PC elitist comment above, keep in mind that consoles still get the best blockbuster exclusives (GTA V comes to mind) while PC usually gets sh*tted on with multiplats. Also, no one is taking advantage of "4K" as it is not a sound business practice for devs to cater to 1% of the PC gamer population
I am getting a sense of "WTF" from game "journalist" talking about the PS5 and whatever MS and Nintendo will call their next systems. That if the PS4 and XB1 are still around after 10 tens that's going to be 5 years too long.