Apple will release Apple Arcade, Google will release Stadia. Both are subscription gaming services, but which one is here to serve gamers?
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
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"Nowadays, a flagship phone is more powerful than your mid-tier laptop."
That doesn't sound right to me
Why is this even worth the time to evaluate? Once again Apple is looking out for a larger amount of their consumers and offering more than Google.
Both are $10
Apple allows you to download any games off of the app store
Google is limiting you to one or two games a month
Apple will support devices and does as far back as iPhone 6
Google kills support for devices shortly after the next version
Apple will allow you to download the games with zero need for a constant connection
Google will require you to be online at all times to use any Stadia content
Apple won't have a minimum bandwidth requirement
Google will require a 25Mb+ connection at all times
Apple won't be exposed to as many hacks due to their OS
Google doesn't give a shit that half of the apps on their store are counterfeit, altered, or allow malicious code
Apple not only understands gamers better but consumers as well. Apple does more for everyone outside of their own interests. Apple is looking out for people, not profits. In turn Apple has no issue gaining profit because of goodwill with their customers.