Xbox Game Pass may have a new competitor in the future for multi-platform domination.
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.
PSLS writes: I have traveled across the country using the Razer Kishi Ultra in airports and hotels for both PlayStation Remote Play and mobile gaming in general, and I am thoroughly impressed.
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.
Way too late.
MS already has a huge library…. On top of that, the usage of activision hasn’t even been implemented.
The console war has moved to subscription war.
I would rather go game pass. Cloud.
It's funny that this is just resurrecting their earlier plans from 2013 odd. I recall PS now originally being streamable on Bravia TVs and PS Vita (maybe PSP can't quite remember) consoles as a start with plans to expand from there which never happened and eventually saw tv and vita support lapse and be relegated to PS4 only
Sigh. Another troll account courtesy of you know who. Please give it a rest and post under your established account. We know who you are....
I just want to play online without a sub. Makes no sense that F2P games dont require it to play online but we meaning I have to pay $80 just to play a couple fighting games online. That or at least make a bare bones sub with online only $10 a year. Hell I'll do online/cloudsave/discounts
The amount of Xbox players suddenly jumping in here trying to justify Game Pass like it's the holy grail of gaming and thinking Sony's doom is laughable.