Mark Withers from PlatformNation writes: Stop and think about it for a minute before shouting "no" at this article. It's something that's been playing on my mind now for some time and I think it's inevitable and makes sense that Microsoft merge the two platforms.
I think I need to lay the following fact on the table before continuing. I own all consoles and play games most evenings, plus I love the current generation of consoles and what they have done over the past 4+ years in developing the games we all play, but I think that right here, right now, both the Playstation3 and the Xbox 360 are holding back video games because parts of their abilities are showing its age.
OK, so we all know how both Sony & Microsoft (and Nintendo to a lesser extent) have been aiming for the all conquering single box that will take over your living room and be your entertainment hub for just about everything but in my opinion both consoles have one major flaw that will prevent them from becoming that single box. What is it I hear you ask? The ability to upgrade the key power components i.e. graphics, sound and processor.
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
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
consoles will rape our standard pc's from this gen or evenn the top 1's from this gen
this consoles gen came with DLC, 5 hours games, 70$ games, pay for online, 80$ wifi...
I can't really say i'm waiting for the next one
but IF they decide to release a next one, I do believe they will go full on DD
I'm a gamer in my mid 30's and own all platforms other than the WII. The big problem I see right now, is that despite the aging of the platforms, PC gaming seems to be in decline. Most games are hated due to DRM and or hacking (check out the PC forums for the latest shooter games). Even a game like Crysis 2 is coming to the platforms not the other way around. In fact, everything seems to be moving away from the PC. People use their Iphones more and more for information, the Ipad just got released... most people i know buy laptops now (not ideal for gaming). A shift back to PC's would be jarring to me especially in a recession where PC's cost a lot of money and people complain about the price of $15 download content.
Are already computers dedicated for gaming. Will it be a personal computer no that defeats the purpose of it being a console.