Taken from IM PLAYIN:
"From the mouse and keyboard to the humble pad – controllers have always been a part of our gaming experience. But with the release of PS VR, and the development of more powerful VR machines like the Rift, it does make me question if controllers will be around for much longer."
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
TG writes: If you’ve ever wanted that chaotic, large-scale modern warfare feeling from Battlefield but in full VR immersion, Forefront delivers it better than anything else currently available on Quest.
God I hope not. I just want to relax on my couch sitting down to game. Plus sometimes my fingers do things in quick reaction I don't even think about. Just reflex from playing a game. Doubt that would happen with eye tracking controls or whatever they come up with to replace mouse and keyboard or controllers.
No. Simple as that.
We have seen it so many times and every time it's the same result.
People call x revolutionary, say it will replace the default, it doesn't and it's forgotten.
For 30 years now, we still game on screens with a box that plays games and a controller or mouse and keyboard to control them.
And that is fine. They are standards for a reason. Because they work. And I've said it before and I'll say it again.
VR goggles limit the developer and player in their game.
Nobody in their right mind will use it for competitive FPS multiplayer.
VR limits developers because now they have to work their game around these goggles rather than actually make the game fun first and foremost.
Because unless it's in first person, why use VR? Why play platformers in VR? Why play card games in VR? Why play driving games in VR? Why play puzzle games in VR unless specifically designed for VR?
Not saying VR and controller-less gaming doesn't have a market, but they will never be the standard because of simple logic.
No.
yes.
I don't want it to, the option should always be there and it does not hurt to ha e those features in place x