It’s the last lap, the day is hot, your tires are on the verge of burning out, you approach the last hairpin turn with what sounds like 2nd places engine in your boot, the crowd applaud and cheer excitedly as you get closer to that perfect lap. You break and yank the wheel hard right……….right off the table top and across the room. You hear your opponent screaming profanities as they pass your spinning automobile and the realisation creeps in ‘if only I had used the control pad’
A new survey from Microsoft has further hinted at the possibility of an Xbox handheld being in development.
This is definitely happening, I just hope they have 2 versions one with a much bigger screen.
i have that logitech g-cloud. Its a sweet little piece of kit. I like that it can also install games from the play store unlike the other android based handheld.
I wonder if Microsoft will perform better in Japan if they do actually make a handheld since everyone says handheld and mobile are king over there.
This looks like the future of the game industry... all three platforms with a handheld option.
I wonder if the Playstation Portal is a technology test-bed/prototype for a future Playstation handheld?
- Xbox Wire - Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct airs June 9. More info inside.
For a brief moment I thought we might get a whole Direct for Gears 6 - seems like it's COD though!
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.
I had a wheel back during the PS1 day, but it sadly decided to die on me. I still have it up in my closet somewhere, haven't touched it in quite some time.
I would prefer to play with a wheel, it makes it much more fun, but I am not a fan of having to buy a new one for another console, so I never bothered after that.
I opt not to wheel.
Fanatec Clubsport should be on the list.
I loved the Microsoft force feedback wheel for the 360, but I refuse to pay $300 to get a force feedback wheel for the xbox one.
Instead of a big wheel I wish Microsoft would release a version of the wireless speed wheel for the xbox one. It was better than using the controller for racing games...
It's great to have a wheel, but the prices they charge and the "timed"-compatibilit y issues killed it for me.
You buy a very good and quite pricey wheel and then it only works up to a certain point in time.. no updates, no nothing and it's a useless piece of junk after that.
Now they even charge you extra if you want a proper gearshift, when in the first place it should come as standard.
Bloody Hell.