"Yesterday various Xbox LIVE members were treated to a surprise when they noticed that they had received a donation of Microsoft Points randomly in their Xbox LIVE account. The amount of points received has apparently varied across the impacted members of Microsoft’s successful online gaming network, but if you have noticed any form of random increase in points for your account, it’s time to act NOW! "
-TheGamerAccess.com
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.
Hey, that's a nice surprise!
That's always a nice surprise but they shouldn't take it away!!! Its their mistake and this could lead to other problems like people saying Microsoft took their money... I'm just saying
I smell a hacker ! LOL .......
You never though
People would need to prove that with bank statements and a receipt if damage was done. Any points added to an xbox-live account or redeemed generates a email receipt. Since in this case no emails were sent then no bank accounts were involved. This was all in house and probably a glitch of Microsoft's xbox-live rewards system which just so happened to send points out to everyone who is a member when this all started. Rewards are given out every month.
I already spent them as soon as i logged in and seen them there. And on that day, not a single fuck was given.