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[Skifi28]

Thank you for acting with your conscious, Microsoft.

I would not want to support the economy of a country which degrades women, the poor, and homosexuals, either.

Imagine sentencing people to death for witchcraft and sorcery because they don't believe in some shitty fairytales, in 2024!

Dignity prevails at Xbox

 

[hemo memo]

Thank you for acting with your conscious, Microsoft.

I would not want to support the economy of a country which degrades women, the poor, and homosexuals, either.

Imagine sentencing people to death for witchcraft and sorcery because they don't believe in some shitty fairytales, in 2024!

Dignity prevails at Xbox

 

[Evil Calvin]

Europe when?

Europe when?....huh? ......go back and fondle your dualsense.

 

[Punished Miku]

Europe when?

Shortly before your next PS5 price hike.

 

[EDMIX]

Microsoft needs to take a long hard look at itself

 

[mckmas8808]

Looks like the rumours about MS winding down Xbox hardware outside America are true then. Saudi will be one of many countries.

With software sales so low MS can’t afford to keep selling subsidised consoles, the business model just doesn’t work. The only reason they increased revenue this year was Activision increasing activity, and that’s mainly game sales on PC and PS5.

At this stage it’s difficult to see Xbox selling more than 40m units this generation.

Now we all need to go back to those older threads to see more of what the rumors were saying. Because if MS if pulling out of the Middle East after 4 years, why release new hardware there for a new generation in 2026? Gamers in the middle east aren't going to forget what MS is doing now. This is a stain on Xbox's jacket.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Europe when?....huh? ......go back and fondle your dualsense.

Damn...don't be so sensitive. Selling around 10k of consoles per month on their 2nd biggest continent can't be good for them. That's literally market rejection territory.

Aren't we supposed to analyse these things? Is it really weird to mention this? Stores here in Portugal have been trimming down their Xbox sections and no one buys them. It will get to a point that some store may stop ordering their products all together.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Now we all need to go back to those older threads to see more of what the rumors were saying. Because if MS if pulling out of the Middle East after 4 years, why release new hardware there for a new generation in 2026? Gamers in the middle east aren't going to forget what MS is doing now. This is a stain on Xbox's jacket.

Exactly

The Xbox brand will have no visibility in these regions for at least 2 years. Unless their presence in those regions is causing them to lose a lot of money why leave unless you’re never planning to come back?

 

[ElFenomeno]

Who needs consoles when you can get the Fire stick? Right?

 

[SSfox]

I'm jealous of saoudians right now

 

[Life Diff]

I think the bigger issue will be europe.

They sold an estimated 10k in July in Mainland Europe(excluding Germany and UK).

If that's true then holy shit, that's worse than Wii U numbers and by a significant margin.

 

[Ebrietas]

Looks like the rumours about MS winding down Xbox hardware outside America are true then. Saudi will be one of many countries.

With software sales so low MS can’t afford to keep selling subsidised consoles, the business model just doesn’t work. The only reason they increased revenue this year was Activision increasing activity, and that’s mainly game sales on PC and PS5.

At this stage it’s difficult to see Xbox selling more than 40m units this generation.

More like 30 million

 

[mckmas8808]

More like 30 million

I think they are at 28 million now lol! So obviously they'll break pass 30 million. But can they hit 35 million before the end of the generation?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

where is Jez corden tweet saying this is fake news?

 

[bundylove]

User banned for politics.

 

[Ebrietas]

I think they are at 28 million now lol! So obviously they'll break pass 30 million. But can they hit 35 million before the end of the generation?

What was the number at this point last year? Around 24-25 million? Sales have only continued to collapse since then.

I can see around 31-32 million consoles at most before production stops completely.

 

[poppabk]

Soo....MS is going to be pouring R & D into 'the biggest leap ever' next gen console that clearly won't sell on a global scale. Something is amiss....

Either they are going with the steambox model or a super pro console at $1000+.

 

[nani17]

 

[onQ123]

Xbox as a console brand seems to be really dying lately can Scarlett change that or will it be a short lived project?

There was more hype around Xbox Scorpio than there is around Scarlett , Xbox One X started off with a nice push from Microsoft but it seems like they quickly gave up on it you can get a Xbox One X for $402 right now but no one seems to care that it's $97 off . You can get the Xbox One S A.D for...

www.neogaf.com

 

[GHG]

Shortly before your next PS5 price hike.

A worthy cost.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

oh no anyway

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Saudi will be Sony land in the future.

Nintendo is already there.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

The 3 new Xbox Series X|S consoles that will begin shipping on October 15 aren't being made available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.

Make of that what you will.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

The 3 new Xbox Series X|S consoles that will begin shipping on October 15 aren't being made available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.

Make of that what you will.

they can't meet demand

 

[Skifi28]

The 3 new Xbox Series X|S consoles that will begin shipping on October 15 aren't being made available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates.

Make of that what you will.

Other than SA, were they available in all the other countries before?

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Other than SA, were they available in all the other countries before?

We know that XVO sold less than half of PS4 in Brazil

Xbox One sales less than half the PS4's according to Brazilian court documents

The information was revealed through official court documents

www.nme.com

Seems Series may be doing worse.

 

[jm89]

Rikishi right on time

 

[Katatonic]

Hmm weren’t they flexing a few years back that SA was one of their key growth regions?

 

[mayham2199]

This is impossible Jez already confirmed this was more made up BS.

 

[drganon]

Rikishi right on time

How convenient...

 

[Mr Moose]

Shortly before your next PS5 price hike.

That soon? Damn, things really are dire for Xbox.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

 

[pasterpl]

I wonder how it's feasible to have a hardware-based AI upscaler (meaning you have to design and manufacture some sort of custom chip) when you're not manufacturing the "consoles" though?

Would be extreme lmao material if they go with software-based (basically their version of FSR) and try selling that as superior.

They already have this with Windows Auto Super Resolution in PC space.

• A Copilot+ PC with a Snapdragon® X Series processor with Hexagon NPU and an integrated GPU.

Automatic Super Resolution - Microsoft Support

Automatic Super Resolution is the first OS-integrated AI technique where your games not only play better but look stunning too!

support.microsoft.com

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Saudi Arabia:

 

[hemo memo]

Saudi Arabia:

Saudi Arabia:

 

[FrankWza]

Rikishi right on time

Trying to sound like a big shot waiting for sources but he's really going on reddit for answers

 

[bitbydeath]

I would not want to support the economy of a country which degrades women, the poor, and homosexuals, either.

Leaving the US next then?

 

[Fahdis]

PlayStation the way its going will be Haram as well by 2025 with how much DEI/LGBTQIA+ crap they are putting in their games.
Which leaves us with one option: Sex with Osama on Steam.

 

[XXL]

User banned for politics.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Its a loss for console gaming.

I am puzzled by celebration here.

All 3 companies are posting worrying signs.

 

[XXL]

All 3 companies are posting worrying signs.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Its a loss for console gaming.

I am puzzled by celebration here.

All 3 companies are posting worrying signs.

PlayStation is posting record profits and Nintendo’s console is now likely to be their best selling of all time.

PS5 is Now the Most Profitable Console Generation in Sony History

A new report from Sony reveals that the PlayStation 5 has surpassed the PS4 as the company's most profitable console generation.

gamerant.com

Nintendo Switch Sales on Track to Become Best-Selling Console Ever

Although it’s very much coming to the end of its lifecycle, it seems Nintendo Switch sales are not slowing down too much just yet. In fact, it looks as though the hybrid system could soon become the best-selling video games console of all time. Nintendo Switch sales could keep going up Mat...

www.yahoo.com

Seriously what planet do you live on?

 

[XXL]

Seriously what planet do you live on?

 

[Kacho]

Its a loss for console gaming.

I am puzzled by celebration here.

All 3 companies are posting worrying signs.

Xbox only has themselves to blame after a decade plus of incompetence. I say that as a former hardcore Xbro. Blame Nutella for trying to morph the brand into the video game equivalent of Microsoft 365. He's a fucking dumbass that doesn't get it, just like everyone at Microsoft.

 

[XXL]

Xbox only has themselves to blame after a decade plus of incompetence. I say that as a former hardcore Xbro. Blame Nutella for trying to morph the brand into the video game equivalent of Microsoft 365. He's a fucking dumbass that doesn't get it, just like everyone at Microsoft.

This.

They need to make consumers want their product, they have failed to do so.

It's their own fault, not the people discussing it.

 

[saintjules]

Footage of celebrations in the Saudi Arabia after hearing this news.

Is that Bo Hazem?

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Rikishi right on time

 

[kevboard]

no western company should sell anything in that disgusting country to begin with.

 

[mitch1971]

no western company should sell anything in that disgusting country to begin with.

America is not that bad.

 

[XXL]

no western company should sell anything in that disgusting country to begin with.

America is not that bad.

Let's not do this....