With Xbox struggling, the company has a suprising new 'top performing' studio
… This past year marked a shift in strategy regarding Overwatch . …
… This past year marked a shift in strategy regarding Overwatch . …
… Compared to last year, Microsoft's total gaming revenue has gone down by 10% — a major decrease for a billion-dollar company. Content and services revenue was aldo down by 10%, while hardware revenue dropped by 13%. …
… That's a lot of big maybes to hinge a strategy on, though. …
… With RAM costs continuing to rise, it’s safe to assume that hardware is going to be a less reliable revenue driver for PlayStation than it has been in years past. …
… Amid it all, Game Pass, Xbox’s games-on-demand service and the linchpin of its strategy in the post-COVID era, was curiously absent from today’s announcement, at least explicitly. …
… The move does raise long-term questions, though — about the purpose of Microsoft's $69.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, about its long-term strategy for Game Pass, and about the future of Call of Duty. …