They’ve been trucking along like this for a long time.20 billion dollars of profit per quarter. That is obscene...
Find out next week re the strength of King. I think it will be up, there was signs that the top mobile devs were doing well and Diablo Immortal is doing decent.
Yeah, I know. Its just PR and not that bothered by it really.
Nope, and don’t ever expect them. See you again in 3 months though.
Honestly, at this point I would be glad just to see a CGI trailer, even a logo in some cases.
I think there could be an argument that spending money and trying to build hype now especially if they are slightly hardware constrained but more importantly don't have the software to release.
Obviously purely anecdotal, but the few gamers I know IRL didn't know about Gamepass, or they heard of it but didn't really know what it was until I explained it. At least here in Germany, ads for Xbox and/or Gamepass have been very, very scarce. I don't watch a lot of TV though. But I do see a lot of Nintendo ads and a decent amount of Playstation ads, so that can't be it.
There was this one around the console launch (https://t.co/Tq2DT7TlZc) but yeah, advertising for Xbox seems lower on an absolute number than PlayStation but another way to look at it, it might be aligned to the revenue pretty closely.
Yeah they aren’t good at poking through the walls of their bubble.
You must be one stupid person then
Being that their hardware has been far more available at retail over the last quarter it's surprising, the Series S is on store shelves pretty much everywhere and has been for months, you can even find a Series X at some locations which was unheard of 4-6 months ago. You can also get a Series X pretty much anytime you want through their payment plan.
Series S being the main console sold means that, in pure numbers, the hardware is doing less revenue, since Series S is much cheaper.
You do realize that they essentially accomplish the spree hiring when they make an acquisition, right?
Is it not true that MS big time games are constantly being delayed? That's not hyperbole. It's the truth.
Both are a factor. Use your head! There is always a slowdown in summer months every year. There is also a crazy high from the pandemic that cant be sustained.
Here’s the quote I replied to:
If you think this is the truth you’re just a waste of time. There’s no point even arguing that when there has already been a lot coming out this gen whether people like it or not.
Xbox hardware sales were down 11%, you know that right? This isn't a case of "we've solved the supply issue". This is lower demand.
Keep dreaming. There was a supply issue for XSX last quarter, and more XSS sold (relatively), which means revenue dropped since XSS is much cheaper. No sign of lower demand.
I know the idea of console demand especially xbox makes you upset but logically how can hardware sales be down 11% with more consoles available on shelves but demand be the same? Does logic not mean anything to you?
Holy shit, man! What we do know, Microsoft is a trillion dollar company. Sony and Nintendo, aren't. Not even close. What else do you need to know? If that doesn't explain why they don't reveal numbers, you can't be helped.
I explained how. It's not hard, come on.
Not saying this is the case cause we don't have the numbers but a 'what if' would show it's possible.
think its a bit of both personally. I do think the bigger companies have realised that they can get away with less data (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeanba...ds-macs-sold-despite-record-revenue-forecast/) obviously they stopped sharing for a reason but its relative to the power that they have in comparison to shareholders.
Microsoft hides all the good numbers from other divisions too. It's just how they roll. There's no selective hiding like with the Vita or badly selling games, they just hide basically everything
not saying it wasn't trounced, i am saying that MS grew to a position where they could hide the fact they were getting trounced aka a bit of both. They do hide their successes but so does Apple but for other reasons now. Apple will cling to whatever logic they come up with to not put a margin against the app store. Every company at some points wants to hide some metrics and their ability to do so is always relative to their power relative to Shareholders.
Microsoft hides all the good numbers from other divisions too. It's just how they roll. There's no selective hiding like with the Vita or badly selling games, they just hide basically everything
The only really transparent company is Nintendo. They didn't hide the horrible WiiU sales numbers. They upgrade their individual software sales numbers every 3 months, even for games that don't sell that well. Nintendo is king of transparency.
Honestly your green rat glasses are embarrassing at times. When Xbox was on top they reported numbers.Microsoft hides all the good numbers from other divisions too. It's just how they roll. There's no selective hiding like with the Vita or badly selling games, they just hide basically everything
The only really transparent company is Nintendo. They didn't hide the horrible WiiU sales numbers. They upgrade their individual software sales numbers every 3 months, even for games that don't sell that well. Nintendo is king of transparency.
They're massively outcompeting everyone in a lot of their subdivisions (for example, cloud), and yet they don't release any detailed numbers. Yes, that's exactly how they roll.
Isn’t it $16.6B as opposed to $20B? Also, aren’t they paying out dividends?20 billion dollars of profit per quarter. That is obscene...
Microsoft doesn't reveal numbers because they don't have to, not even for Xbox. The numbers literally have no bearing on consumers like you and me aside from warrior shit - which is irrelevant AF.
You pretty much nailed it. Some how the only delays that matter this gen are if they were xbox exclusives. No crying about mismanagement when pretty much everyone else has delayed games. Its just that uneven view that pisses me off on the forums.
Exactly. Well put and its a valid point that people are still doing .
