Consider this a bit of a rant, but is it unfair of me to think that gaming culture is a complete waste of time? ‘Culture’ refers to a refinement of arts and things that influence how we view the world. Music, painting, films and so on have done this for centuries. But not games, which is the fastest growing sector of what most would consider ‘popular culture’.
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."
The Entertainment business is totally different from businesses that make actual products. Comparing Tom Cruise to John Carmack is STUPID. John's games speak for themselves where as Tom acts like an ass so you go see his movies.
Video Gaming is a culture just like Hip Hop is a culture.
Gaming culture has it's...
own lingo
style of dress
waring factions
food
Language
symbols
etiquette
Social Events
it's own Lifestyle and many other things, The cool thing about the Gaming culture is that ALL GAMERS are it's icons. you think pop music you picture maybe Michael Jackson, you think western movie it's Clint Eastwood, you think Sci Fi it's Star Wars, you think video gamer, you picture YOURSELF or if your a parent you think "my kid".