But while revenue was up, Microsoft saw some of its core businesses, including Windows and Xbox, start to slip.
TSA asks what is the future for Xbox.
They clearly never did, hence why they spent so many BILLIONS on other publishers as a last resort.
Sure, a plan to be a more hated game company than EA. Ubisoft were recently giving them a run for their money but I think Xbox have really knocked it out the park with their latest stunt.
Absolutely not, their whole plan is at odd with what MS wants
Phil wants GP to become big
MS wants to sell games and make billions
GP can’t be sustained with AAA games which take 3-5 years and 7 figure budgets. Only go put those games on GP day one. Why do you think games are coming out on other platforms?
People want a change and want Phil gone without realizing if someone new comes along they may want to change everything again so we just keep going in circles. Phil has to realize that and give clear message on the direction of Xbox
There are two reasons why all those Bethesda studios closed, and neither of them have anything to do with Bethesda (directly)...
Game Pass and Activision.
The guy confirming what we've all (well, most of us) been saying since the latest purchase.
Honestly i think Bethesda needs to buy themselves out of zenimax/MSs hands and do their own thing, i honestly think that would fix a lot of issues and save them from a potential closure.
Ah, we can see how the Microsoft media machine works.
Every article I read now is some kind of attempt to shift the blame off Microsoft and paint them as the victims or convince people that Microsoft mistakes were just some kind unforeseeable unfortunate twist of fate.
The shills are out in full force today.
It's greed. MS has the IP's it wants now it's dumping the studios that it's raided, MS will still make money from Tango's games unlike the people that made them. If anyone follows MS outside of gaming you'll see this is what they do, buy companies take what they want consolidate some of the workforce and shut them down. I don't know why people are acting so surprised when this is Microsoft being Microsoft.
MS is a three trillion dollar company, if it enters a market it has no need to compete, they take what they want and with the financial influence it can bypass laws that are meant to protect the consumer and the workforce. Just look at how they are cornering the AI market right now with buyups and investments.
Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.
You have to think of a scenario where if this dip continues, what will happen to the xbox division as a whole. Especially considering the money they have invested so much into acquisitions and GamePass.
On one side an OS (Windows) which is showing its age even with the graphical revamp of Windows 11.
On the other side an investment in teh gaming space where the focus is not the hardware but a subscripion model which may or may not appeal. The key to success and client retention is innovation and some are doing better then others.
Microsoft knows this is going to happen. It’s no different from how companies like Netflix, DoorDash (abit DD is a crummy company), and others spend to pull in market share. They are investing heavily in Gamepass, which I am assuming is at a loss right now. They are sacrificing todays money for tomorrows growth.
My i5 pc is not supported for Win11, which MS wants to embed through tpm chip.
Great move MS. Thank you.
3rd article in 2 days on N4G regarding the exact same fiscal result number report published by MS
https://n4g.com/news/249340...
https://n4g.com/news/249341...