The retail price of the Xbox 360 consoles has been fluctuating wildly of late, with retailers offering all sorts of discounts and bundle deals. Though the official recommended retail price (RRP) set by Microsoft has not changed, there are many cheaper solutions out there. Some, as in this instance, have even seen the console drop below that fabled £100 entry price point.
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.
$99 for the 4gb model would be crazy. They may actually reach the wii's total sells numbers
$100 for a gaming system is pretty damn crazy. If Microsoft does that with the 4GB model that's ultimate win. No one would be able to truly turn that down.
But if anything, seems to me they will phase out all systems that do not come with kinect until eventually, your only option is to buy a console that comes with Kinect. 4GB Kinect or 250GB Kinect. Or some other HDD size
I don't think they going to slash it to 100 because they want to make more profit. The 360 is already selling good.
Right now the going exchange rate that would be $158 US... so if it's price drop it would probably go to $50 off each sku.
I'd buy one for 150 bucks. They're already 200 for the 4gb online. Not too shabby.