Boo Who?
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Northwest Indiana, born and raised. Went to Purdue.Southern Indiana born and raised even went to IU
Xbox Series sales fall 30% year on year
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HeisenbergFX4
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Northwest Indiana, born and raised. Went to Purdue.
BlackTron
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That must offer some relief but I'm sorry they couldn't do more for themselves. I'm rooting for MS to achieve a 60% drop next time, I'm sure they can do it if they really try.
Seriously though, MS is stuck in an impossible situation. They want users in their ecosystem because that is where they make the most money. Yet, Xbox users no longer spend money. So we are left in the awkward situation of convincing people not to buy the system, but to use the ecosystem anyway or don't leave it.
Seriously though, MS is stuck in an impossible situation. They want users in their ecosystem because that is where they make the most money. Yet, Xbox users no longer spend money. So we are left in the awkward situation of convincing people not to buy the system, but to use the ecosystem anyway or don't leave it.
Sooner
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The Series X is now $600/$720. The Series S is $380.
LordCBH
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Stupid high price coupled with literally no stock on store shelves in my area of Indiana at least
I'm waiting on the inevitable fire sale of remaining stock to nab a second series X for my bedroom.
Boo Who?
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My son graduates from Purdue in the Spring, his mom graduated from IU, so he has that 'dog' in him as well.
GHG
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HeisenbergFX4
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How did a Purdue grad snag a lovely lady from IU?My son graduates from Purdue in the Spring, his mom graduated from IU, so he has that 'dog' in him as well.
Grats on your son btw, nothing makes a parent prouder than seeing our kids thrive
My son graduated IU a little over 10 years ago, can't believe how fast time does fly the older we get
DenchDeckard
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Sebastian1295
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He's doing it on purpose and then not responding to people who call him out on it. He does it for attention.
Kacho
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DenchDeckard
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I do like to bang her every now and again. Then I get the "post" nut shame of realising what I did was wrong
GHG
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Well let me just say I'm glad you've finally come round to that way of thinking.
Shame it didn't start 10 years ago though, as I'm sure you'd see Microsoft in a different light if you had.
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HeisenbergFX4
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You brought receipts?You sure about that?
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Xbox Game Pass "set a new Q1 record for total revenue and average revenue per subscriber" and Microsoft "set new records for monthly active users in the quarter, as more players than ever play our games across devices and on the Xbox platform."
Microsoft Gaming Hits $5.7 Billion in Q1 2025 as Xbox Game Pass and Cross-Platform Strategy Drive Growth - Gaming Amigos
Microsoft’s gaming division is off to a strong start in 2025, posting $5.7 billion in revenue for the first quarter, a 5% year-over-year increase.According to the company’s latest earnings report, the January–March performance represents a $270 million gain compared to Q1 2024, largely fueled by...www.gamingamigos.com
Honestly, I don't even care. I'm just calling you out. I legit like you as a member here, so its all harmless fun.
I get it though. Microsoft lies and Sony tells the truth.
Baemono
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You sure about that?
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Xbox Game Pass "set a new Q1 record for total revenue and average revenue per subscriber" and Microsoft "set new records for monthly active users in the quarter, as more players than ever play our games across devices and on the Xbox platform."
Microsoft Gaming Hits $5.7 Billion in Q1 2025 as Xbox Game Pass and Cross-Platform Strategy Drive Growth - Gaming Amigos
Microsoft’s gaming division is off to a strong start in 2025, posting $5.7 billion in revenue for the first quarter, a 5% year-over-year increase.According to the company’s latest earnings report, the January–March performance represents a $270 million gain compared to Q1 2024, largely fueled by...
Honestly, I don't even care. I'm just calling you out. I legit like you as a member here, so its all harmless fun.
I get it though. Microsoft lies and Sony tells the truth.
You know they include your mother playing Candy Crush on her phone, right ?
EDIT: Corrected below by Heisenberg
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HeisenbergFX4
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I am pretty sure he brought that article up for game pass numbers
DenchDeckard
can correct me if I too have miss information
Baemono
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Oh you're right, my bad, I was mostly referring to the second part of his sentence. But yeah "people are paying more now for GP" when you increase the price of GP, not that surprising.I am pretty sure he brought that article up for game pass numbers
DenchDeckard
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When talking about gamepass? I hope not.
I am pretty sure he brought that article up for game pass numbers
Yes, from what I searched for this was specifically about Gamepass numbers. It was in their earnings call to investors. Maybe Satya is lying though, who knows.
Baemono
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Yes I corrected it afterwards
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I am pretty sure he brought that article up for game pass numbers
You're correct, he was replying to Ethos_PS for his PS+ growth post.
Tangentially, GP is also consistently cited in pretty much all quarterly revenue reports as the thing that off-sets any drops from hardware etc.
Bojanglez
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You sure about that?
"Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says Xbox Game Pass "set a new Q1 record for total revenue and average revenue per subscriber" and Microsoft "set new records for monthly active users in the quarter, as more players than ever play our games across devices and on the Xbox platform."
Microsoft Gaming Hits $5.7 Billion in Q1 2025 as Xbox Game Pass and Cross-Platform Strategy Drive Growth - Gaming Amigos
Microsoft’s gaming division is off to a strong start in 2025, posting $5.7 billion in revenue for the first quarter, a 5% year-over-year increase.According to the company’s latest earnings report, the January–March performance represents a $270 million gain compared to Q1 2024, largely fueled by...
Honestly, I don't even care. I'm just calling you out. I legit like you as a member here, so its all harmless fun.
I get it though. Microsoft lies and Sony tells the truth.
This article is so fluffy though
No details on if all of these contributed to that growth and by what percentage.
they go on to mention
So at that point no mention of Game Pass, but then we get
... so hours played
and PC specific % increase with no context of previous levels and if there was growth or drop in Xbox subs (I think I'm right in thinking PC is cheaper than XBox Gamepass). Like always with Microsoft, what they don't tell you is probably more imortant than what they do disclose.So saying...
could mean that effectively that Gamepass has flatlines YoY with only marginal increases in overall revenue.
Baemono
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I mean you can't deny they PR stunts are 99 on Metacritic.
Unlike when Sony said they would not release sequels to their biggest franchises during the next fiscal year, people somehow understood that they won't be releasing any 1st party game. That's pretty bad PR.
RetroGamingUK
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Best first party output this gen.
Along with GTA6 I think Microsoft's games are going to help drive PlayStation sales over the rest of the generation.
There's a subset of PS5 owners who are nostalgic for Halo and Gears from the 360 days.
Good games from these franchises will do well on Sony's console.
Boo Who?
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hououinkyouma00
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Be honest with us.There's already a dedicated circana thread.
What causes you to do this? Daddy Phil taking care of his baby boy?
HeWhoWalks
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Thought I was the only one who noticed.
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DenchDeckard
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Absolutely, Sony seems to have shit the bed with releases so hopefully MS can get a solid title out each QTR or so to help drive engagement on PS5 outside of the core Fortnites / Roblox / COD/ Madden / MLB etc games.
MS has clearly failed as a platform owner but as a third party dev they are killing it, you just have to look at the charts.
Baemono
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Shouldn't be "shat" rather than shit ? I am no expert here
digoutyoursoul
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Sad thing is they won't give a shit at all . Devalue by design.
"but get excited for our next one"
Fuck off
"but get excited for our next one"
Fuck off
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Tajaz2426
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Nice, I lived in Covington for 6 months in a corn field. Working for McLane Midwest right outside of Danville, Ill.Northwest Indiana, born and raised. Went to Purdue.
I was homeless growing up and got taken from the parental advisors I was born to. Ran at 15 from a home, ended up in Indiana a few years later. Got my job but no one would rent to me. Beautiful little town and a great little state.
Angry_Megalodon
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But it's profitable!
SILKYSMOOTH30FPS
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Soon enough, controllers will be the only thing sold under the Xbox brand.
Banjo64
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Evangelism is a M$ strategy.
We had Florian Muller on here pretending to be a regular user. Microsoft's tendrils run deep.
Killjoy-NL
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Ofcourse they did.
They know they sell like shit, so pushing the prices reduces losses.
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DenchDeckard
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Shit, Shat, a little bit of Skit...a little bit of Skat......
Let me stop right there.
RetroGamingUK
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This drop is US by the way
HeisenbergFX4
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They are giving another generation a go, as of now anyhow
digoutyoursoul
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Why would any fan trust them after all the crap that's happened. Im not trying to tell people what to do with their time and money, im just tired of the Satya Spencer Circus and wonder what others think
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HeisenbergFX4
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Thats the big question who will buy it?
Not sure trust is an issue when buying a console as its not like they will shut it off, its just is there a big enough of a market?
They think so, I am not so sure
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Bernardougf
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Yep "MS studios" pumping out that not totally bought up franchises. LolBest first party output this gen.
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IFireflyl
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2024 Q1:
- Xbox Game Pass Core - $5.00/month (cheapest option with annual cost of $59.99)
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - $16.99/month
- PC Game Pass - $9.99/month
2025 Q1:
- Xbox Game Pass Core - $8.33/month (cheapest option with quarterly cost of $24.99, which comes out to $99.96/year)
- Xbox Game Pass Standard - $14.99/month
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - $19.99/month
- PC Game Pass - $11.99/month
To break this down further:
- Xbox Game Pass Core - 66.6% price increase, and stopped including first party titles on release date.
- Xbox Game Pass Standard - New tier priced much higher than the base tier, and anyone who still wanted first-party titles on release date had to move up to this tier. Basically a 199.8% price increase from the previous quarter if you're comparing Xbox Game Pass Core in 2024 to Xbox Game Pass Standard in 2025 (which makes the most sense as these plans are identical in all but name and price).
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - 17.66% price increase.
- PC Game Pass - 20.02% price increase
These price changes took effect in September of 2024. Bragging about record Q1 revenue in 2025 (up 5% from Q1 of 2024) after these price increases is a weird flex, but you do you.
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