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Bernkastel

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GameStop announces multiyear strategic partnership with Microsoft - Stories

The partnership aims to advance GameStop’s key strategic pillars and extend its digital omni-channel ecosystem Grapevine, Texas and Redmond, Wash. (October 8, 2020) – GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“The Company”) today announced that it has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership agreement...
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StreetsofBeige

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Bernkastel said:
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I don't like the sound of this... so Gamestop has basically become a Microsoft centric store?

Hey i lean Xbox but even i think this is some funky shit...

First Gamestop, who next? Once that lifetime revenue starts rolling in other retailers are probably going to want in on this.

Starts with America and then expands to other countries?

Yikes!
 
Pantz

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They mentioned something a while back about being able to trade in physical Xbox games for a digital code version or something like that. Maybe GameStop is how they're going to do it.
 
Loxus

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Bernkastel said:
The future of gaming has never been more inspiring. Creativity in games is flourishing. New services empower you to discover more games—and bring you closer to the games and creators and streamers you love. The cloud creates a massive opportunity to stream console-quality games and play with the people you want, wherever you want. And for many of us, nothing is more inspiring than the dawn of a new console generation.
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Wow, this post is so professionally done.
Good job Bernkastel Bernkastel . :messenger_fire:
 
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Pantz said:
They mentioned something a while back about being able to trade in physical Xbox games for a digital code version or something like that. Maybe GameStop is how they're going to do it.
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I'm more interested in the opposite... i'm largely digital but wouldn't mind spending a small amount to get a physical copy of all of my games. Even without case and artwork and stuff.
 
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splattered said:
I don't like the sound of this... so Gamestop has basically become a Microsoft centric store?

Hey i lean Xbox but even i think this is some funky shit...

First Gamestop, who next? Once that lifetime revenue starts rolling in other retailers are probably going to want in on this.

Starts with America and then expands to other countries?

Yikes!
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This has nothing to do with what they sale. This about their operations, like what Hardware their employees use for work etc, e.g. Microsoft surface devices instead of MacBook.
 
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Orky said:
This has nothing to do with what they sale. This about their operations, like what Hardware their employees use for work etc, e.g. Microsoft surface devices instead of MacBook.
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Ahh ok so the lifetime revenue for xbox ecosystem customer conversion bit wasn't true? Cause that's the part i have issue with... i am not concerned about them using Azure and Surface books as i hope those pieces actually help them stay afloat. I don't think Gamestop are the devil like some folks do i just think they need a major policy/pricing restructuring to be more fair to consumers to attract and retain more customers.
 
Evangelion Unit-01

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StreetsofBeige said:
Not sure how'd they'd track the lifetime revenue thing.

GS would somehow tell MS that Gamertag XXX came from GS, so going forward anything he buys digitally GS gets a cut?
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Orky said:
This has nothing to do with what they sale. This about their operations, like what Hardware their employees use for work etc, e.g. Microsoft surface devices instead of MacBook.
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splattered said:
Ahh ok so the lifetime revenue for xbox ecosystem customer conversion bit wasn't true? Cause that's the part i have issue with... i am not concerned about them using Azure and Surface books as i hope those pieces actually help them stay afloat. I don't think Gamestop are the devil like some folks do i just think they need a major policy/pricing restructuring to be more fair to consumers to attract and retain more customers.
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"Lifetime revenue" bit is likely because the person who wrote the tweet misunderstood the press release. The PR simply noted that GameStop sold lots of Xbox related products so the continued "success" of the store was a win for both. When someone buys an Xbox from GameStop they'll come back to GameStop for more controllers and games, pay for XBL and MTX on digital store, etc-both companies see additional purchases made on each customer that purchases a console. Nothing more to it than that.
 
Evangelion Unit-01

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Business Insider: Microsoft to launch browser based xCloud/GamePass for iOS

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-apple-iphone-ipad-2020-10 Microsoft's gaming boss Phil Spencer told employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday the company is planning to bring Game Pass to Apple's iPhone and iPad, targeting 2021 for the potential release of...
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https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-apple-iphone-ipad-2020-10

Microsoft's gaming boss Phil Spencer told employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday the company is planning to bring Game Pass to Apple's iPhone and iPad, targeting 2021 for the potential release of a "direct browser-based solution," Business Insider has learned.

"We absolutely will end up on iOS," Spencer told employees, according to two people with direct knowledge of his comments. Microsoft did not comment at the time of publication. Apple has not yet responded to a request for comment.
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( Bernkastel Bernkastel are you ok? How did I post this faster than you?)
 
Evangelion Unit-01

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Microsoft Announces 10 Principles for Windows Store in Response to Apple

Source: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/08/app-store-fairness-caf-interoperability-principles/ Developers will have the freedom to choose whether to distribute their apps for Windows through our app store. We will not block competing app stores on Windows. We will not block...
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Twice in one day, Bernkastel Bernkastel . Don't let this happen again.
 
Bernkastel

Bernkastel

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Thicc Team Six said:
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Microsoft Announces 10 Principles for Windows Store in Response to Apple

Source: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/08/app-store-fairness-caf-interoperability-principles/ Developers will have the freedom to choose whether to distribute their apps for Windows through our app store. We will not block competing app stores on Windows. We will not block...
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Twice in one day, Bernkastel Bernkastel . Don't let this happen again.
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I havent made a thread in a while. Usually Vasto Vasto does it.
 
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Hix said:


And another

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What did those tweets say? They are both removed.

EDIT: Never mind, I just saw the created topic. It was the new trailers.
 
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