Wow. When Microsoft produced it's Wireless-n adapter for Xbox it was a dual edged sword. Finally, a console had Wireless-n and could stream true HD (full 1080p, DD 5.1) wirelessly from a Media Center extender and Netflix without lagging out. While on the other-hand, controllers for Wireless-N alreay enabled USB adapters for PC Devices for less than $25.
And now, with the Xbox Slim, MS is basically including it for free, as it always should have been. Still, should gamers give MS a pass on this egregious ripoff? And since Microsoft controls who can produce peripherals for the Xbox, should such a enormous profit margin on this peripheral be considered predatory or anticompetitive?
Lastly, with such huge profits on peripherals, just how profitable is the Xbox Division, really? If they're barely in the black gorging profits on hard drives and wireless controllers, maybe there really is something to Shareholders angst over Microsoft's gaming business.
I must admit, this year I switched from Xbox back to the PS3 with the release of the Slim. And after playing Uncharted, Burnout (on PS3), and RE5 (on PS3) I don't think I'm going back. But including wireless-N, combined with the features and usability of XBL (especially with the ESPN) deal, I'm really, really tempted. Especially with my recent frustration with some of the features and functionality lacking from PSN compared to XBL.
I almost pulled the trigger at Walmart today. But then I remembered, I was one of those suckers who bought the $80 Wireless-N adapter. I just can't reward MS for that with my third XBox purchase. PSN is good enough, for now.
For now, I'll hold out and await Sony's response, hopefully they're smart enough to know they need to have one. Make no mistake, Microsoft adding free Wireless-N to the XBox is huge. The problem is it cost them next to nothing now, and it cost them next to nothing when I paid $80 for it ...
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
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
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.
