I haven’t had a Xbox since the 360. I’m really bout to get a Series X. Microsoft is doing things right if you ask me. Gamepass, backwards compatibility, best gaming service, etc..
I agree, I had the series x, but I just built a PC recently and it's dope. I'm canceling my gameplay because of building annoyances and not being able to play BO6 while having gameplay did it for me.
DOG... 61%... growth..... as someone said.. WITHOUT COD BOPS-6.. WITHOUT INDIANA JONES.. WITHOUT STALKER2 - AVOWED. (october-FEB.. QUARTER 2) DOG THIS IS JULY TO SEPTEMBER.. IF WE ARE RECORD GROWTH.. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLLLLY SUB GAME PASS OCTOBER - BOPS 6?
Remember that's largely taking the ABK purchase into account and folding all ABK revenue across all platforms into Xbox first party. Without Xbox had about a 10% increase, which is still really good and closer to what you'd actually expect.
61% based on this year including ABK but last year didn't. Obviously it's gonna have a bump, because last year it was only Xbox revenue. Let's see how it hold up next quarter when it's compared to a previous quarter which also included ABK revenue
They already mentioned the growth on game pass man, listen... understand... Brad mentions that the part of record subs was on the call later, same as the cod dev numbers shown, but if you also listen 6:27 they are telling you that next quarter expect flat growth and revenue decline ... So either they are being cautious or they saw what the cod weekend + all October gave them and don't see growth but flat, so...
@@Turniplord ABK closed on 10/13/2024. So even next quarter will still be comparing a full quarter with ABK (2024) to a quarter with 85% ABK in it (2023). Expect about 5-10 points of net impact from ABK in FY2025 Q2.
One of the stats they also mentioned is that sales of BO6 were up 60% on other platforms like PlayStation and Steam. That's where the bulk of the money is coming from. But Microsoft wants to transform that into potential Game Pass subscribers.
We need to stop focusing on the 69 billion price tag for Activision. It's an investment, not something they need to recoup that cost unless they sell the company. You don't say I bought a house for $1 million and rent it out for a year and then say I only made $50,000 on it, therefore it was a bad investment.
@@GamingTalk-cl7xj If it's not profitable they will cut costs (reduce staff, shorter development). If it's not sustainable they will close or sell the studio. That's how business works. Problem is many still use hardware sales as the sole metric. If that's the case why did Sony just shut down 2 studios?
@@ronniepatterson2827 Who said anything about ignoring overhead? The money spent buying the publisher is not the same as running the studios. Microsoft did not borrow the 69 billion, they just need to make sure the studios are sustainable and were a good investment. What many forget is mobile is also a big part of the revenue driver with games like Candy Crush. People were shocked at the 2 billion spent on Minecraft, now we look at it as a great investment.
COD on Xbox will make it's money over time, compared to other platforms where it makes the bulk of it's money at the start. All the COD players on xbox are going to have to pay to play online in the end, so that's a base GP sub going forward anyway plus anything they spend in the game, which is where COD makes the bulk of it's money from anyways. If you paid for GP Ultimate to play the game, which is cheaper than paying full price like before, what's to stop most COD fans from turning around and spending that money in the game plus more over time?
Bigger question why are you encouraging the sales of microtransactions , isn't this something we all want to die off , the whole 20 dollors for skins , are you really this simple minded that you'd promote microtransactions
@@weplayvrgames Who's promoting MTs? I'm stating the simple truth. I don't spend money in shops for MP like others but many do. Who are you or me to tell people what they spend their money on? The fact is COD makes most of it's money from in-game sales over time till the next game hits. And if they have more people playing the odds are they'll sell more items in the game. Nothing I can do about it, that's were gaming is when it comes too MP.
Gotta' think too... when playing BO6 half of the lobby (sometimes more) were Playstation players. Xbox used to get 0% of the sale. Now that they own CoD they get most of that sale while Sony gets the rest. The split used to be 80/20, but now it's 70/30 or 60/40. We don't know the exact split, just that Xbox gets the majority of the sale.
@@weplayvrgamesexactly. Xbox always had access to Microsoft money and really hasn't done anything of note since the 360 era. These dudes are hyped for Xbox to get more money to continue to get nothing with it. I don't understand why this guy is suped for Xbox getting a cut of CoD money, they should be upset obsidian, ninja theory, Bethesda and the other properties Xbox owns hasn't been delivering like they should've and that CoD hasn't really improved under the Xbox brand
I feel the need to remind people that Xbox pre Zenimax and ABK peaked at 15 billion in revenue during the COVID highs. Now after the biggest gaming aquistion ever they've jumped to $20+ billion. Year over year reflects that (the huge boost from ABK), but its worth noting that once you hit that level of revenue you won't typically see massive increases every quarter. Hardware sales being down and software so high isn't a sign of them abandoning hardware eventually. It's incredibly natural and more of a sign that they're plans to expand beyond a market that has stagnated is paying off. Xbox console is allowed to be flat because it still pulls in a crap ton of money, but Microsoft is a public company and they always want more money. That's what new platforms in cloud gaming, PC, and mobile represent and why they've made the acquisitions and its working.
I dont think you talked about this enough in your video, but hardware barely matters to Xbox right now.... By using the relative YoY percentages for Microsoft Gaming, you can back out the relative size of the hardware and software components of their revenue for 2024 and 2025. Perhaps this is available in their Financial Statements, but I did not see them explicitly show this. With basic algebra, I come up with the following: Q1 2024 (last year): Hardware was 14%, Software/Services is 86% Q1 2025 (this year): Hardware was 6%, Software/Services is 94% It's gotten to the point where Xbox hardware is nearly a rounding error for Satya. Four years into the console generation a massive decline in sales is expected on the hardware side, but at this point, do they really even need to make a next-gen console financially? With many (most?) Xbox games going to competing platforms at launch or shortly after launch, and continued decline in hardware sales in 2025, next year's revenue will be even more skewed, perhaps 97% software, 3% hardware. For comparison, Playstation's most recent financial report showed a similar hardware decline YoY (-27%, vs Xbox -29%), but hardware makes up a meatier 28% of Sony''s gaming revenue (with 72% software) still this late in the console generation.
Got a ps5 with a huge library but looking to possibly get into Xbox ecosystem is it to late to make the switch to Xbox? Hope Microsoft does not stop making hardware and close down Xbox division.🧐
Why would you make a switch to Xbox app they done is release disappointment after disappointment and focus on an anti consumer rental service , if these are appealing to you , then you need to get your head checked
@@weplayvrgamespoonies have to poony right? When does sony release their next first party game? 3 games in 2 years and one of them was concord isnt good business..
Now that I got my PS5 Pro coming in, I may sell my PS5 base and replace with an Xbox Series X so I can play all the splinter cells, dragon age origins and much much more mainly a backwards compatibility machine.
You have tens of millions of people still on the previous generation consoles. They don't feel like upgrading, developers are still putting out stuff for them to play, and they're still generating money for Xbox.
Console sales have been down year over year across the board and most of that is due to the fact that consoles have only gone up in price this generation rather than dropping as they have done previously. This and lack of generation exclusive games has deterred many from upgrading. Next year that will likely change as cross generation support is done for the most part.
Yep, that's selling all of those Activision franchises on all platforms. No wonder they are looking to expand the games they put everywhere. That's a patth to success theh will never reach by keeping things exclusive.
I think they shut the surface or something like that a little while ago. MS can withstand a lot, but if a product is not successful they will shut it down. I think Xbox is good so far as long as they keep performing well.
This video like many shows that people never think like a good business does. Xbox and gamepass will do best next generation when people are buying a new console. Thats when COD and gamepass will bring more people over. Watch and see. I think the new xbox will launch well before the next PS does and if xbox does what Sara bind says it will be very powerful. Xbox is thinking long term.
They are talking about service revenue. Wasnt the price of gamepass increased by 8%? So that would account for the revenue increase. Overall it was flat, just raised revenue through price increase.
The copium is strong with this one - "no growth is good", rofl. Outside of the Americas XBOX is dead to the point that it vanished from retail stores, only PS and Nintendo left on the shelves there
True! I live in germany and most stores and retailers don't sell Xbox stuff anymore. Games are vanished from stores, consoles and peripherals too... Only PlayStation and Nintendo are going strong. But part of the reason is, that german gamers mostly play on PC and have one console in addition to that. And there is actually no reason to buy an Xbox if you already own a decent PC. Most people i know even consider to sell their PlayStations, because it's just a matter of time until every PS Studio game will be released on Steam too. And: the only console left with decent exclusives you can't play anywhere else is... NINTENDO. And Switch2 (or whatever it will be named) has also the advantage of being a handheld too. Therefore: best combination would be, to buy a gaming PC and a Nintendo console... and for Living Room Gaming - just hook up your PC with a HDMI-cable.
It's simple. Activision is bringing in all the money. Bethesda and x box studios are not. And people aren't buying the console. Also your not going to want too compare in too the next quarter your going too want too compare it to the same quarter next year.
Xbox and PC are winning they saving massive amounts of money on manufacturing and distribution of physical assets and are making a killing off renting licenses to their customers under the veil of illusion that they actually own their libraries absolutely brilliant. Both platforms are geniuses because they've convince consumers to own nothing and love it . That was a concept we revolted against only 6 years ago yet within that time they were able to lube consumers up and slide in . I commend Xbox and PC. I never in my life time would have thought such a bold move could be pulled off in plain site and be applauded on top of that . They are the best that ever did it . Once some people actually catch on to what they've committed to and invested so much money in they are going to be pissed 😂. I know some may not know what I'm talking about but just do some research and find out do y'all really own your digital libraries that y'all paid all that money to build or if you are just merely leasing licenses until they decide to remove them from the digital echo system. They really Goated this.
it's not that, rather the ownership laws were made so long ago and need updating to catch up to the digital age. nobody wants freaking physical discs in 2024
@@amazingamazigh1538 Sure, let's fix the laws to allow ownership not licensing. What "no connection is required"? your so called disc only has a key, you need to connect which isn't a bad thing.
Bruh, not every TV network is available online. And Fiber ain't moving the broadcast TV bar any better. Might as well face the fact that broadcast TV ain't going anywhere. Anybody that believes otherwise is full of generalized misinformed nonsense because internet is still using cable or Fiber.
It's not exceeded anything. They're comparing this quarter with last year - which didn't include ABK at that point. They also say that pretty much ALL revenue this quarter was because of ABK, with a big 30% loss on consoles YoY. So, if you remove ABK (to make it a fair comparison), they're doing terrible as last year's quarter was down on the previous one also, so a minor increase means nothing. Now, next quarter we can include the ABK amount as the previous year's quarter will also have included ABK. That's a fair comparison to see how it's doing post-purchase.
Haven't played my series x since i built a PC. Theres almost no point. Almost because there are games which support HDR only on xbox. Otherwise its just there, waiting for GTA 6😏
Yikes! MS still cant sell thier consoles it seems. Them pivoting to 3rd party for PS5 & Switch, & PC is making alot more sense with this report. Them shareholders probably done put the boot to the rumored handheld, & for sure the rumored next gen dust collector, scheduled for 2026.
If you think they're going to completely stop making hardware then you don't understand the business or how game pass comes into it. They're going to keep making hardware regardless of the few titles they make multiplatform, it's better for them to get 100% of revenue for their 1st party and 30% from the 3rd party titles plus the game pass revenue then to only get 70% from their own games on other platforms.
@@GPsarakis I certainly hope they dont stop making hardware. I use my Series X way more than my PS4pro. Im just going by this shocking report is all #dontshootthemessinger
The console space is not growing, yet development costs are, so they need to look for alternative resources. This is why Sony is also looking into the PC market and pushing subscriptions with multiplayer as a requirement. Nintendo keeps it's costs down by having cheaper hardware and less employees overall.
@ bro, MS could mine coal and make more than PlayStation. The question is do you cheer for their console business or publishing business. I cheer for Xbox as a console brand for which I have many good memories. I give a f for overall MS stock price and financial statistics. Which btw looks abysmal in terms of their traditional hardware business.
this is still without counting CoD's release, Q3 is July to September, gotta wait till January for Q4 to know how much growth CoD really brought in
I haven’t had a Xbox since the 360. I’m really bout to get a Series X. Microsoft is doing things right if you ask me. Gamepass, backwards compatibility, best gaming service, etc..
lol
I agree, I had the series x, but I just built a PC recently and it's dope. I'm canceling my gameplay because of building annoyances and not being able to play BO6 while having gameplay did it for me.
@@andyartmaster101why can’t you play BO6 if you have Game Pass?
Just bought a series X and I prefer it strongly to my top of the line gaming PC. It’s so much easier to play games and they run way better.
The console doesn't sell and still isn't selling so keep that in mind going into next gen
DOG... 61%... growth..... as someone said.. WITHOUT COD BOPS-6.. WITHOUT INDIANA JONES.. WITHOUT STALKER2 - AVOWED. (october-FEB.. QUARTER 2)
DOG THIS IS JULY TO SEPTEMBER.. IF WE ARE RECORD GROWTH.. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLLLLY SUB GAME PASS OCTOBER - BOPS 6?
Remember that's largely taking the ABK purchase into account and folding all ABK revenue across all platforms into Xbox first party. Without Xbox had about a 10% increase, which is still really good and closer to what you'd actually expect.
61% based on this year including ABK but last year didn't. Obviously it's gonna have a bump, because last year it was only Xbox revenue.
Let's see how it hold up next quarter when it's compared to a previous quarter which also included ABK revenue
They already mentioned the growth on game pass man, listen... understand... Brad mentions that the part of record subs was on the call later, same as the cod dev numbers shown, but if you also listen 6:27 they are telling you that next quarter expect flat growth and revenue decline ... So either they are being cautious or they saw what the cod weekend + all October gave them and don't see growth but flat, so...
@@Turniplord ABK closed on 10/13/2024. So even next quarter will still be comparing a full quarter with ABK (2024) to a quarter with 85% ABK in it (2023). Expect about 5-10 points of net impact from ABK in FY2025 Q2.
XBOX is heading in the right direction! Thanks for the update BS! 💯✌️
One of the stats they also mentioned is that sales of BO6 were up 60% on other platforms like PlayStation and Steam. That's where the bulk of the money is coming from. But Microsoft wants to transform that into potential Game Pass subscribers.
We need to stop focusing on the 69 billion price tag for Activision. It's an investment, not something they need to recoup that cost unless they sell the company. You don't say I bought a house for $1 million and rent it out for a year and then say I only made $50,000 on it, therefore it was a bad investment.
Clearly that 69 billion was made back in overall Microsoft profit a while ago. They just want Xbox to be profitable and sustainable
So its count the profits, ignore the overhead / costs. Got it.
@@GamingTalk-cl7xj So where's the reports MS made 70 billion in less than a year? I'll wait👀
@@GamingTalk-cl7xj If it's not profitable they will cut costs (reduce staff, shorter development). If it's not sustainable they will close or sell the studio. That's how business works. Problem is many still use hardware sales as the sole metric. If that's the case why did Sony just shut down 2 studios?
@@ronniepatterson2827 Who said anything about ignoring overhead? The money spent buying the publisher is not the same as running the studios. Microsoft did not borrow the 69 billion, they just need to make sure the studios are sustainable and were a good investment. What many forget is mobile is also a big part of the revenue driver with games like Candy Crush. People were shocked at the 2 billion spent on Minecraft, now we look at it as a great investment.
The few reasons I got X: $330, SSD, decent GPU...not for the new games, game pass, or other bullshit.
So you bought a paper weight?
People say stupid shit I swear
These guys casually make Activision Blizzard acquisition money every year.
PC is not paying full price for Call of Duty, is it? There's Gamepass there also
COD on Xbox will make it's money over time, compared to other platforms where it makes the bulk of it's money at the start. All the COD players on xbox are going to have to pay to play online in the end, so that's a base GP sub going forward anyway plus anything they spend in the game, which is where COD makes the bulk of it's money from anyways. If you paid for GP Ultimate to play the game, which is cheaper than paying full price like before, what's to stop most COD fans from turning around and spending that money in the game plus more over time?
I'm curious what Microtransaction spending will look like. The 10% discount across the board alone should boost it a little.
Bigger question why are you encouraging the sales of microtransactions , isn't this something we all want to die off , the whole 20 dollors for skins , are you really this simple minded that you'd promote microtransactions
@@weplayvrgames Who's promoting MTs? I'm stating the simple truth. I don't spend money in shops for MP like others but many do. Who are you or me to tell people what they spend their money on? The fact is COD makes most of it's money from in-game sales over time till the next game hits. And if they have more people playing the odds are they'll sell more items in the game. Nothing I can do about it, that's were gaming is when it comes too MP.
I want to say that Halo Infinite was also "the biggest Halo ever" in certain ways. So it's hard to get excited.
Gotta' think too... when playing BO6 half of the lobby (sometimes more) were Playstation players. Xbox used to get 0% of the sale. Now that they own CoD they get most of that sale while Sony gets the rest. The split used to be 80/20, but now it's 70/30 or 60/40. We don't know the exact split, just that Xbox gets the majority of the sale.
Bigger question.......why does that matter to you ? Are you a shareholder or a gamer
Sort out your priorities you need to
Shareholder here. Xbox is winning
@@weplayvrgamesexactly. Xbox always had access to Microsoft money and really hasn't done anything of note since the 360 era. These dudes are hyped for Xbox to get more money to continue to get nothing with it. I don't understand why this guy is suped for Xbox getting a cut of CoD money, they should be upset obsidian, ninja theory, Bethesda and the other properties Xbox owns hasn't been delivering like they should've and that CoD hasn't really improved under the Xbox brand
Since when did July, August, September become Q1?
It's called a fiscal year
“Flat growth.” Isn’t that a contraction?
You don't know what you're talking about 🤣 Isn't that just silly 🤣
I feel the need to remind people that Xbox pre Zenimax and ABK peaked at 15 billion in revenue during the COVID highs. Now after the biggest gaming aquistion ever they've jumped to $20+ billion. Year over year reflects that (the huge boost from ABK), but its worth noting that once you hit that level of revenue you won't typically see massive increases every quarter. Hardware sales being down and software so high isn't a sign of them abandoning hardware eventually. It's incredibly natural and more of a sign that they're plans to expand beyond a market that has stagnated is paying off. Xbox console is allowed to be flat because it still pulls in a crap ton of money, but Microsoft is a public company and they always want more money. That's what new platforms in cloud gaming, PC, and mobile represent and why they've made the acquisitions and its working.
I dont think you talked about this enough in your video, but hardware barely matters to Xbox right now....
By using the relative YoY percentages for Microsoft Gaming, you can back out the relative size of the hardware and software components of their revenue for 2024 and 2025. Perhaps this is available in their Financial Statements, but I did not see them explicitly show this.
With basic algebra, I come up with the following:
Q1 2024 (last year): Hardware was 14%, Software/Services is 86%
Q1 2025 (this year): Hardware was 6%, Software/Services is 94%
It's gotten to the point where Xbox hardware is nearly a rounding error for Satya. Four years into the console generation a massive decline in sales is expected on the hardware side, but at this point, do they really even need to make a next-gen console financially? With many (most?) Xbox games going to competing platforms at launch or shortly after launch, and continued decline in hardware sales in 2025, next year's revenue will be even more skewed, perhaps 97% software, 3% hardware.
For comparison, Playstation's most recent financial report showed a similar hardware decline YoY (-27%, vs Xbox -29%), but hardware makes up a meatier 28% of Sony''s gaming revenue (with 72% software) still this late in the console generation.
NCAA 25 moved a lot content and Xboxes. Series s mainly.
Got a ps5 with a huge library but looking to possibly get into Xbox ecosystem is it to late to make the switch to Xbox?
Hope Microsoft does not stop making hardware and close down Xbox division.🧐
Not happening lol Xbox is at its strongest
Why would you make a switch to Xbox app they done is release disappointment after disappointment and focus on an anti consumer rental service , if these are appealing to you , then you need to get your head checked
@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24 not hard when it's been at its lowest for so long
Xbox handheld 2025.
Xbox next gen console in 2026.
@@weplayvrgamespoonies have to poony right?
When does sony release their next first party game?
3 games in 2 years and one of them was concord isnt good business..
Why you didn't metion that Xbox hardware is down 29%?
Why did you not watch the video. Oh and hardware doesn’t matter like the past.
July, August, September 😉 my brain struggled with you
Cant wait to see how that certain group will spin this to try to make xbox look bad smh at modern gaming
Are you familiar with the Xbox Tax?
Concord Tax? @@nachro2190
My last xbox was the 360 but my family has had the one, one x, and series x. I do enjoy their platform for games tho
Now that I got my PS5 Pro coming in, I may sell my PS5 base and replace with an Xbox Series X so I can play all the splinter cells, dragon age origins and much much more mainly a backwards compatibility machine.
You can’t promote everything BUT your consoles and expect growth. It’s just that simple.
You have tens of millions of people still on the previous generation consoles. They don't feel like upgrading, developers are still putting out stuff for them to play, and they're still generating money for Xbox.
And yet...
Promote to who? The data is clear. The console market hasn't grown in over a decade.
Console sales have been down year over year across the board and most of that is due to the fact that consoles have only gone up in price this generation rather than dropping as they have done previously. This and lack of generation exclusive games has deterred many from upgrading. Next year that will likely change as cross generation support is done for the most part.
Sure you can. Pc, Game Pass, etc
Doesn't look like people buying xbox consoles period..
Yep, that's selling all of those Activision franchises on all platforms. No wonder they are looking to expand the games they put everywhere. That's a patth to success theh will never reach by keeping things exclusive.
Microsoft is a 3 trillion dollar company xbox is fine and nobody should be worried now go play some games
I think they shut the surface or something like that a little while ago. MS can withstand a lot, but if a product is not successful they will shut it down. I think Xbox is good so far as long as they keep performing well.
Love Xbox such a great console vs that coffee table console PlayStation 5 🤮
This video like many shows that people never think like a good business does. Xbox and gamepass will do best next generation when people are buying a new console. Thats when COD and gamepass will bring more people over. Watch and see. I think the new xbox will launch well before the next PS does and if xbox does what Sara bind says it will be very powerful. Xbox is thinking long term.
They are talking about service revenue. Wasnt the price of gamepass increased by 8%? So that would account for the revenue increase. Overall it was flat, just raised revenue through price increase.
Exactly
Flatline numbers, yet the cod effect is starting to kick in? Ok lol
Does he know Activision is Xbox or we gonna keep acting like it separate.does Disney and marvel separate the $$😂
It is owned by Microsoft but still operating separately. That's why cod 6 actually had good marketing.
The copium is strong with this one - "no growth is good", rofl. Outside of the Americas XBOX is dead to the point that it vanished from retail stores, only PS and Nintendo left on the shelves there
True! I live in germany and most stores and retailers don't sell Xbox stuff anymore.
Games are vanished from stores, consoles and peripherals too...
Only PlayStation and Nintendo are going strong.
But part of the reason is, that german gamers mostly play on PC and have one console in addition to that.
And there is actually no reason to buy an Xbox if you already own a decent PC.
Most people i know even consider to sell their PlayStations, because it's just a matter of time until every PS Studio game will be released on Steam too.
And: the only console left with decent exclusives you can't play anywhere else is... NINTENDO.
And Switch2 (or whatever it will be named) has also the advantage of being a handheld too.
Therefore: best combination would be, to buy a gaming PC and a Nintendo console...
and for Living Room Gaming - just hook up your PC with a HDMI-cable.
It's simple. Activision is bringing in all the money. Bethesda and x box studios are not. And people aren't buying the console. Also your not going to want too compare in too the next quarter your going too want too compare it to the same quarter next year.
Xbox Q3 2024 earnings: $5.4B
Microsoft gives no reason to be excited about their hardware, I'm surprised the decline wasn't higher.
So what's the reasoning for their competitors who are seeing similar year over year declines?
You don’t own an Xbox, do you?
@JoeChip a Series X actually
With all that being said nintendo is smokin everybody
Nintendo revenue 2024: $11B
Xbox revenue 2024: $21.5B
Paystation revenue 2024: $27B
Xbox making the most net profit of these three companies..
@dusermiginte4647 lol you do know that the switch is about to pass the ps2 for most sold units of alltime
@@fadercreek yes, and?
@@fadercreekwhat does that have to do with revenue?
Is this an AI video?
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Xbox and PC are winning they saving massive amounts of money on manufacturing and distribution of physical assets and are making a killing off renting licenses to their customers under the veil of illusion that they actually own their libraries absolutely brilliant. Both platforms are geniuses because they've convince consumers to own nothing and love it . That was a concept we revolted against only 6 years ago yet within that time they were able to lube consumers up and slide in . I commend Xbox and PC. I never in my life time would have thought such a bold move could be pulled off in plain site and be applauded on top of that . They are the best that ever did it . Once some people actually catch on to what they've committed to and invested so much money in they are going to be pissed 😂. I know some may not know what I'm talking about but just do some research and find out do y'all really own your digital libraries that y'all paid all that money to build or if you are just merely leasing licenses until they decide to remove them from the digital echo system. They really Goated this.
it's not that, rather the ownership laws were made so long ago and need updating to catch up to the digital age. nobody wants freaking physical discs in 2024
@@sumomaster5585I want physical discs in 2024 and forward.
@@amazingamazigh1538 why?
@@sumomaster5585 because I like collecting and I want to actually own my games (when no mandatory connexion is required) plain and simple
@@amazingamazigh1538 Sure, let's fix the laws to allow ownership not licensing. What "no connection is required"? your so called disc only has a key, you need to connect which isn't a bad thing.
I haven’t seen an Xbox commercial on TV since last year, how could they be doing so well😮
Only boomers still have cable.. my parents in their 40s don't even have cable anymore..
Bruh, not every TV network is available online. And Fiber ain't moving the broadcast TV bar any better. Might as well face the fact that broadcast TV ain't going anywhere. Anybody that believes otherwise is full of generalized misinformed nonsense because internet is still using cable or Fiber.
😂😂
It's not exceeded anything. They're comparing this quarter with last year - which didn't include ABK at that point.
They also say that pretty much ALL revenue this quarter was because of ABK, with a big 30% loss on consoles YoY.
So, if you remove ABK (to make it a fair comparison), they're doing terrible as last year's quarter was down on the previous one also, so a minor increase means nothing.
Now, next quarter we can include the ABK amount as the previous year's quarter will also have included ABK. That's a fair comparison to see how it's doing post-purchase.
@Brad Sams,
Still don't know how yo read a Financial Statement huh.
Cope
Haven't played my series x since i built a PC. Theres almost no point. Almost because there are games which support HDR only on xbox. Otherwise its just there, waiting for GTA 6😏
Your still playing Xbox !! No matter what you are on. Pc is Xbox
@baharv4575 I don't see it that way. Maybe Xbox is PC, that is more correct.
Yikes! MS still cant sell thier consoles it seems. Them pivoting to 3rd party for PS5 & Switch, & PC is making alot more sense with this report. Them shareholders probably done put the boot to the rumored handheld, & for sure the rumored next gen dust collector, scheduled for 2026.
No it went up but still down.
If you think they're going to completely stop making hardware then you don't understand the business or how game pass comes into it. They're going to keep making hardware regardless of the few titles they make multiplatform, it's better for them to get 100% of revenue for their 1st party and 30% from the 3rd party titles plus the game pass revenue then to only get 70% from their own games on other platforms.
@@GPsarakis I dont even know where they getting this nonsense that XBOX is porting everything over and wont have exclusives. These ppl nuts lol
@@GPsarakis I certainly hope they dont stop making hardware. I use my Series X way more than my PS4pro. Im just going by this shocking report is all #dontshootthemessinger
The console space is not growing, yet development costs are, so they need to look for alternative resources. This is why Sony is also looking into the PC market and pushing subscriptions with multiplayer as a requirement. Nintendo keeps it's costs down by having cheaper hardware and less employees overall.
Activision division of Microsoft is fine. Xbox is declining hard and in serious trouble. Learn to read data, bros.
Hmmm because they make more profit than paystation?
@ bro, MS could mine coal and make more than PlayStation. The question is do you cheer for their console business or publishing business. I cheer for Xbox as a console brand for which I have many good memories. I give a f for overall MS stock price and financial statistics. Which btw looks abysmal in terms of their traditional hardware business.
@@wieczornyPyton Xbox is making more profit that paystation..
Not more revenue but more Net Profit..
And declining? Lol no, very no..
@ Xbox is not making more money than PlayStation. MS is. Nothing wrong with that, of course. But MS is not a kitten I want to scratch.
@@wieczornyPytonthey'll eventually stop making downgraded PCs called "consoles" in the near future anyway.