OmegaSupreme
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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Q2: Gaming (-9%), Hardware (-32%), Content and Services (-5%); Operating expenses increased driven by impairment charges
Iced Arcade
Member
slaying
Unknown?
Member
It's really nice and he let me keep the piece of brain they took out. Oh wait that was the Xbox camp I went too.
Mr.Phoenix
Member
If they had listened to me... they would have saved a lot of money.
ResilientBanana
Member
Not really a gas light, they bought a lot of legacy IP. Some of which I'd hate to see die.
Viruz
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OLED_Gamer
Member
Microslop doing serious damage to their brands all in the name of AI that no one really cares for.
I wonder where Xbox would be today if they didn't abandon exclusivity and didn't bother with GamePass.
I wonder where Xbox would be today if they didn't abandon exclusivity and didn't bother with GamePass.
J Required
Gold Member
Man… those numbers are rough.
Gaming down 9%, hardware absolutely face-planting at –32%, and even content/services slipping 5%. And on top of all that, expenses shot up because of impairment charges? Yikes.
This doesn't look like "a slow quarter," it looks like Xbox is hitting every bump in the road at once. Hardware sales cratering means people just aren't buying the consoles, Game Pass isn't growing enough to cover the drop, and costs going up at the same time… that's the worst combo you can get.
For all the hype about acquisitions and "the future of Xbox," the numbers are saying the opposite. It feels like the division is stuck and bleeding while trying to pretend everything's fine.
Gaming down 9%, hardware absolutely face-planting at –32%, and even content/services slipping 5%. And on top of all that, expenses shot up because of impairment charges? Yikes.
This doesn't look like "a slow quarter," it looks like Xbox is hitting every bump in the road at once. Hardware sales cratering means people just aren't buying the consoles, Game Pass isn't growing enough to cover the drop, and costs going up at the same time… that's the worst combo you can get.
For all the hype about acquisitions and "the future of Xbox," the numbers are saying the opposite. It feels like the division is stuck and bleeding while trying to pretend everything's fine.
Cyberpunkd
Member
They want to pump other divisions that look way worse. If they single them out investors will demand action.
AI is the future we really can't compete with AI it's advancing too fast we can try to fight it but only a foolish company would sit back & let everyone else advance while they ignore it. Sadly it's going to kill a lot of jobs
bitbydeath
Member
Is this the first time they've been down on all fronts?
mayham2199
Member
It's crazy how little you know about the gaming market yet you hop in all these threads spreading nonsense about gaming cloud hours.
There will always be a market for consoles because not everyone wants to deal with the BS on PC. Xbox has put their games on PS making PS the obvious pick for anyone looking to buy a console. It's that simple. Amazing you cant figure that out.
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bighugeguns
Banned
Maybe he'll buy a PlayStation if you threaten to beat him up.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
bighugeguns
Banned
We should pay this guy to say AI is great in his next video.
bighugeguns
Banned
If you take a step back, it's more about who survives and who doesn't. My money is on Nintendo simply because they know who to sell to. Sony and Xbox software have more or less imploded across the board.
OS wise I think Google will want to muscle out Microsoft as the top dog. It's a little batshit crazy to expect enterprise corporations to abandon Microsoft, though. It's easy to talk shit on the internet but you'll be laughed out of the room by anyone remotely serious in IT in real life.
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HYDE
Member
No they never have been…quit eating that bullshit their influencers are shoving down your throat.
Bark
Member
Lol, not even top 3. That comment is comparing what Sony publishes, so yeah, they are bigger than them, but Sony still makes more money, along with EA, Epic and Take 2.
bighugeguns
Banned
Sony's stock looks fucking grim, bro. They'll be making affordable washing machines instead of PlayStations one of these days.
Bark
Member
I mean, Sony Pictures is such a fucking lump stuck to them, PS is doing all the heavy lifting.
bighugeguns
Banned
And the floor was just ripped out from underneath PS, they got fuckall except words.
Bark
Member
I think they can turn it around.
bighugeguns
Banned
That's physically not possible without hardware. PS5 and Series X is ancient shit a while ago.
NVIDIA has a gap to enter the console space. Nobody will think twice before dipping into that action, if you want loyalty, buy a dog.
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J Required
Gold Member
3rd after Sony and Tencent. Im talking about gaming divisions only of course.
Alan Wake
Member
Well, what do they expect. They raised the price on hardware and Game Pass, by a lot, and started releasing their most popular games on other platforms. There's virtually no reason whatsoever to buy an Xbox today. I don't know why anyone does, to be honest. They don't have a cheap Series S anymore, and Game Pass is not as affordable as it once was.
Alan Wake
Member
They've literally moved on from Xbox at this point. It's all about Microsoft Gaming. But they can't be happy about that either.
Sohurmk833
Member
No worries. We're at most 18 months away from Microsoft's $2000 PC box setting the charts on fire. Everything will be fine.
Edmund
is waiting for Starfield 7
What excites me is the unstoppable marching of time that is slowly guiding Xbox towards an inevitable death.
Oh, and the pain and suffering of all the Xbox fans! I live for this!!!
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DarkMage619
Oh, and the pain and suffering of all the Xbox fans! I live for this!!!
M m14
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Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
What excites me is the unstoppable marching of time that is slowly guiding Xbox towards an inevitable death.
Oh, and the pain and suffering of all the Xbox fans! I live for this!!!
M m14
I hope you continue finding comfort in thinking about me day and night.
ProtoByte
Weeb Underling
Multiplatformism is degenerative.
Similar things will happen to Sony if they do not course correct.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Lol. GG Microslop
Insanemaelstrom
Member
Pretty dreadful quarter. It didnseem obvious as to the state of Xbox gaming when even with Activision they were basically at a standstill/declining the last couple of quarters( if you subtract the Activision added revenue).
Their best bet is to abandon hardware completely, train the fat and remove non-performing studios and start fully leaning on third party deals with platform holders. Do they still have the cod deal that Activision had with Sony? If not, re-negotiate.
They have a couple of big releases this year and they have a good chance to perform extremely well. So next quarters have a chance of doing better if we ignore the hardware part of the buisness.
Finally no wonder they didn't have the budget for year-in reviews and celebrations.
Their best bet is to abandon hardware completely, train the fat and remove non-performing studios and start fully leaning on third party deals with platform holders. Do they still have the cod deal that Activision had with Sony? If not, re-negotiate.
They have a couple of big releases this year and they have a good chance to perform extremely well. So next quarters have a chance of doing better if we ignore the hardware part of the buisness.
Finally no wonder they didn't have the budget for year-in reviews and celebrations.
Lagspike_exe
Member
Rather strange to see "operating" income driven by impairment. Shouldn't this be coming from whatever goodwill they booked for Acti and Bethesda?
GOKUSSJ2
Neo Member
XBS (CY estimate)
2020 : ~3,00
2021 : ~8,40
2022 : ~7,20
2023 : ~5,10
2024 : ~3,50
2025 : ~1,80
Baemono
Member
Is it calendar year or financial year alligned ? Cause I recall 2022 being the highest selling year
Hyper_hyper
Member
I wonder if this demonstrates how much money they lose per console sold?
