There's a new Denuvo DLC DRM protocol in town. SecureDLC is aimed at freemium developers and Denuvo anti-tamper users, and it wants to stop DLC piracy.
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.
Polygon writes: "U.S. customers can still order controllers, mice, and other peripherals that are already at the company’s U.S. warehouse. There doesn’t appear to be any way to tell what’s available at the U.S. warehouse on the website itself, but the checkout page — after inputting an address — will display what products in the cart can’t be shipped to the U.S."
I have one of their adapters to use my PS5 controllers on my Switch, and I absolutely love it. I'm sure there are other brands that can do the same thing, but I had heard about 8Bitdo and wasn't disappointed. I also really dig the brick design of it.
Only gonna get worse from here folks. It was also reported that the US economy contracted for the first time in 6 years. - the last time was also when trump was in office. I guess that’s what happens when idiots choose belief over actual facts. Thx maga. You f**ked us all.
Lol, belief over actual facts... I don't usually get into political talks. Since you started it though... Trump was at least upfront about what he was doing for the most part. I don't necessarily think he's doing the best job. But I'd much rather have him in office. Over someone who should be in assisted living or their VP who had 20 different personas depending on her audience at the time.
And look at that, I was just talking about the candidates. Not resorting to calling people idiots because they didn't vote the way I chose.
You think that Biden should be in an assisted living facility (which is true) but that Trump is completely sane? Or that someone with "20 different personas" (no idea why you get this idea) is better than a guy found guilty of sexual abuse? Nevermind all the stuff that he's doing that's illegal or his abuse of power? Hard not to think you are challenged if you really think that.
'At least the dipshit evil fascist tangerine is honest about how all the stupid evil shit he's doing' is not the defense you think it is.
And 'I fucked over millions of people but you have to be polite to me' is the dumbest thing ive ever heard, believed exclusively by mouth breath oxygen thieves.
Canada's top-selling games for March 2025 have been announced. See which titles dominated the charts and where you can stream them.
You can't and good luck with that. Ever hear of EMPRESS she is the one who cracks all Denuvo shit. Love her😁
Big article on her from last year: https://www.wired.com/story...
I think she will take that SecureDLC as a challenge and over come it.
It's great they are obligated to say if it's in a game
Easy pass...
Nah
Company can't end game piracy, but makes claim to want to end DLC piracy? /yawn Okay.
Lmao they continue to fail at stopping regular piracy why would any company pay them for DLC piracy.