Xbox 360 made little impact on hardware charts in Japan on low software offerings and lack of interest.
Media Create reported Friday that the Xbox successor sold only 1,245 units from May 29 to June 4.
"The sudden closure of several video-game studios at Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division was the result of a widespread cost-cutting initiative that still isn’t finished.
This week, Xbox began offering voluntary severance agreements to producers, quality assurance testers and other staff at ZeniMax, which it purchased in 2020 for $7.5 billion, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. Others across the Xbox organization have been told that more cuts are on the way.
Speaking about the closures more broadly, Booty said that the company’s studios had been spread too thin — like “peanut butter on bread” — and that leaders across the division had felt understaffed. They decided to close these studios to free up resources elsewhere, he said.
Game Pass has not seen the massive growth that Xbox boss Phil Spencer may have been hoping for."
"Speaking about the closures more broadly, Booty said that the company’s studios had been spread too thin — like “peanut butter on bread” — and that leaders across the division had felt understaffed. They decided to close these studios to free up resources elsewhere, he said"
So what you're saying is...you bought all these studios and you guys can't run them.
Jesus.
Reports are suggesting that Game Pass will be getting a price hike soon and that Call of Duty may not be added to the day one offering. I honestly have a hard time believing this but it does beg the question why exactly did GP fail? I think the answer is that it just didn't get the growth that it anticipated. Jim was right but I wish he wasn't because at the end of the day, its gamers, devs and other front-line workers who have to absorb the blow for Spencer and team's miscalculations.
For all the armchair executives who were calling for Sony to release its big-budget AAA games on PS+, the same exact thing would have happened at PlayStation. Game Pass has killed Xbox. Congrats.
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"While the 20 year anniversary edition of Nordic Game, NG24 Spring's homepage on 21-24 May in Malmö, Sweden, is getting closer, the organizers announced that more than 150 speakers are now lined up for the show." - Nordic Game.
that's a 5 day span...who cares? that's like what 250 a day...I guess it's better than 0 huh?
who cares? that`s the last thing u have to be saying
Well Japanese like to have freak games with young girls in strip stories having sex, and boring MGS4 5 seconds gameplay, movie 30 seconds, 20 seconds gameplay movie 3 minutes.
Japanese are just strange. Let them please buy the PS3 when it comes out... If it comes out. Oh yeah read the newest article about downgrades on PS3, again. It's hilarious
NO u read the latest sales on the console market in the US..Who`s still dominating the charts ..ps2
360 is outselling the PS2, and if people are still buying the PS2, it is because the PS3 is never coming out.