It actually does though. Static boxes are out, especially next gen. We'll have them (and more powerful) but to pretend its solely about hardware to drive revenue for software and services is super basic thinking. Things have changed quite a bit.
Just like the others, Google, Sony and even 3rd parties are offering their sub based deals. It will be even a more competitive space than just dealing with Sony and Nintendo.
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh? Both Sony and MS sold their latest consoles almost instantly after launch at a profit(excluding the X and maybe PRO i dont know) so what does that say about the current gen if we go by your post
Almost selling at a profit is still selling at a loss, so that's a poor counter. The XB1 was probably sold at a big loss (not PS3 big) when they pulled Kinect too.
No they haven't and no amount of Microsoft PR is going to change that. Someone entering an ecosystem via purchasing a console will make Microsoft way way more money on average than someone who buys the odd Microsoft published game on Steam or has a Gamepass sub on PC.
Tell that Nintendo and Sony. Do you really think The Slim at 300, the Pro at 400 and the Switch at 300 don't make a shitload of money right now?
They also rolled out a subscription service that will propel both PC and console software distribution. They've also been clear about game pass being at the forefront of their model rather than hardware. They're changing direction towards software. Something MS has some experience with.
No, he's saying that selling 3 games a company can make more profit than selling one console, and Microsoft can sell games without selling consoles. Console sales plummeting is not good, and in fact nobody is saying that is not bad, the article and some people say that there are positive signs on the quarter despite Xbox being severely down in sales.
COD and FIFA moved to PS after it was clear they would benefit more from their marketing than Xbox. Those are clear moves to first place.
I agree they would have been in much better shape had their funding not been cut off at the knees early on this gen. Terry tried to strangle the division so they've had and still have a long way to go. These numbers aren't good but the complaint for the longest time has been they need content to be relevant. They have finally shown signs of life and are altering their structure for the long term.
2 out of three are making money with their consoles, so it's the norm to make money with your consoles. What happened one or two decades ago is completely irrelevant for the current situation.
And Microsoft will still selling consoles, but will also sell suscriptions, games and even perihealps on PC. The are planning to sell even controllers to use xCloud on cellphones lol. There are a lot of sources of revenue outside of consoles.
Damn, that's actually pretty fucking amazing.
I'm talking all those articles about xbox. Not MS as a whole. It's like 2-3 articles in 2 days
They have to compete with Sony and Nintendo, too in the console world.
*Fallout 76. Fallout 4 was a great deal, but 76 was big gamble and underperformed massively.
Then it's a problem of budget, because why would Microsoft not renew if they could afford it? If Microsoft has to pay even more money for those deals, why would that be if not for their position in the market?
