We’ve seen rumors about Nintendo making a “classic” version of its Nintendo 64 console, similar to that of its best-selling NES and SNES models. So why hasn’t it released it yet?
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.
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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.
I thought the mini / classic fad had passed? If Nintendo didnt release N64 mini shortly after the SNES mini (like they did after the NES mini) then they prob arent going to. They saw how the modding community just ripped through any sort of security they had and will likely not be giving them a chance to do it again.
I'd be down for a N64 mini I want Sega to make a Saturn, SMS, and Dreamcast mini. I'd like it if Sony would take their time and carefully plan out a PS2 mini. My concern about the N64 mini is will the thumbsticks be replaceable like a real N64 controller or will the thumbstick be soldered to the board like a third party N64 controllers.
No. Stop wishing for it, at least not any year soon. It's too tough to get all the licenses and third party games, and even before the chip shortage, it would've been tough to make it profitably; now it's just about impossible.
I think once you start getting more "up-to-date" with retro consoles the cost increases exponentially. The production cost on an N64 controller will be way higher than on a NES/SNES controller.
Plus, once you start moving into 3D the graphics look really poor, 8/16-bit get a pass because 2D sprites are expected.
See how the PS Classic sold really poorly compared to the Mini SNES/NES and was heavily discounted.
A Crap system like this does not need a mini version, but them again if by a miracly Nintendoi makes emulation perfect for all the N64 games that exist them it would be welcome, but they wont, they Will just put the same games that already were release in Wii + Wii U + 3DS and call it a day.