J Lynch "Launching new peripherals, especially expensive ones, requires long term support in order to avoid ticking off early adopters and dividing your fanbase. If the next Nintendo console launches in time for the holiday 2011 season or even 2012, this will force the hand of the other two companies thus fracturing the consumer following between those who did buy the expensive peripheral and those who didn’t."
A new survey from Microsoft has further hinted at the possibility of an Xbox handheld being in development.
This is definitely happening, I just hope they have 2 versions one with a much bigger screen.
i have that logitech g-cloud. Its a sweet little piece of kit. I like that it can also install games from the play store unlike the other android based handheld.
I wonder if Microsoft will perform better in Japan if they do actually make a handheld since everyone says handheld and mobile are king over there.
This looks like the future of the game industry... all three platforms with a handheld option.
I wonder if the Playstation Portal is a technology test-bed/prototype for a future Playstation handheld?
- Xbox Wire - Mark your calendars! The Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct airs June 9. More info inside.
For a brief moment I thought we might get a whole Direct for Gears 6 - seems like it's COD though!
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
But if it was either one, it would obviously be Microsoft because their investors are already complaining about the low profit margins of the entertainment division
If they bring just an upgrade to the Wii mote then Move will be dead. The only way it could really hurt MS and Kinect is if Wii 2 can do controller-less gaming, and thats unlikely since Nintendo will likely want BC.
MS is lucky Kinect is so different from the Wii cause when Wii 2 comes Kinect will still offer a different experience.
Not going to happen.
Ban GoFanboy.
the thing is when Nintendo releases new Wii it is going to be like current HD consoles on the market. So there is no WOW effect. Second motion gimmick worked once (no one expected it, including them), it wont work again especially when you have two other competitors doing the same. third developers will go towards Move (if wii 2 has move like controlls) because by then there are going to be millions of Move's on the market. Consoles of same power and probably 60 million PS3 on the market, so Wii 2 will fall flat on its face.
See Nintedo is in this cluster fuck situation. Their console is so outdated but they cant release new expensive one, since no one will migrate to it. So they have to wait couple of more years (at least 2013) and Wii just keeps on getting older and older.
In all of this Sony is the winner, it will take some time to realize it.