Ike★ 2,908 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-and-sonys-recent-hardware-sales-reports-tell-very-different-stories TLHBR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,908 Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share Posted July 25, 2023 Microsoft's earnings are typically light on details, and these are no exception. The company reports an overall increase in gaming revenue for the quarter of $36 million driven by 5% growth in Xbox content and services, especially third-party content and Game Pass. This was offset by the 13% year-over-year decline in hardware revenue, which Xbox points out was simply due to a lower volume of consoles being sold than this time last year. We don't have a clear picture on how Xbox hardware revenue over the last year compared to the year prior, nor has Microsoft released numbers on exactly how many Xbox units it's sold so far. But after a surge in sales last year thanks to relaxed supply chains, the last few quarters have been slower. Xbox hardware sales were down 13% in Q2, and then down 30% in Q3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,925 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Thats not good but gamepass sounds like its still successful at least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Sauce 2,734 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, Ike said: This was offset by the 13% year-over-year decline in hardware revenue, which Xbox points out was simply due to a lower volume of consoles being sold than this time last year. Oh, thanks for clearing that up Microsoft. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmaltese★ 2,583 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 8 minutes ago, Twinblade said: Thats not good but gamepass sounds like its still successful at least. Does it? We actually have no idea. Only ever talk about revenue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,256 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 That negative growth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLHBO 2,162 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 - Company makes shit product - Shit product doesn't sell - Company buys out the industry to withold games from other platforms and force people to buy their product. That's such a Microsoft approach. A lot of companies will try to improve their product to improve sales, but with Microsoft through years of Xbox, Windows, Windows phones, Mixer, Internet explorer etc etc they have barely improved what made their products shit and instead their effort was focused on making competing products worse or held back in some way. Doesn't matter if thwir products are popular like windows/IE, or flops like Xbox, it's always about degrading the other products rather than improving your own, and the world ends up with worse products because of it. Microsoft truly is the worst company in the world and I wish the worst upon the people running it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,746 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 that AB acquisition already paying off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sugarhigh 519 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 We've seen enough from Netflix, MAX, etc to be skeptical of subscriptions saving the day. I think MS big acquisitions won't drive up subs anywhere near what MS needs, and Xbox is not going to be revived as a console to the level of Xbox 360. If MS wants to be a game publisher, they have to be on Playstation. But I don't think there's anything strategic in MS being a game publisher. Phil Spencer is just fucking up, and expanding the rot into profitable sectors at MS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. House 3,371 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 They still haven't figured out they need more than a rental service to sell hardware. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhytre 2,753 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 It's over lemtots 😔 (new bargain bin indie game care package dropping soon on Xbox Live hang on! - Phil Spencer) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sugarhigh 519 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 They lose money on Xbox so if profits are tight, they have to slow production 🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynux3 2,099 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Begmij says Series S wasn’t a mistake though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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