You don't know what you're talking about. After you subtract the recent $80B in acquisition expenses, the Xbox division is so deep into the red, it won't break-even on that expense alone for at least a decade---probably much longer. Xbox, having subsumed ABK, is certainly going to take in more revenue---but Xbox has operated at and will continue to operate at a loss for so long, who know if it will ever see a net profit.
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His comment makes perfect sense. There are both storefront and end-user licenses. You are referring to the end-user license. Platform-holders must also be licensed (via contract) in order to sell another company's product.
Does it make sense to you now?
But this "Atari" is just a holdings company that bought the Atari name many years ago. They have no relation to the original company.
Take-home message about modern game development: "We only devote significant effort to optimization if a platform-holder provides assistance".
I wish all of these studios would show more class by releasing finished products.
@FinalFantasyFanatic
If you go on eBay, you can find legal physical distributions of Office Professional. I have bought both disc and usb-drive releases of Office 2016 and 2019. Usually, these distributions originate from developing countries where subscription models and/or digital downloads are not yet mainstream.
Perhaps after they recoup their operating loss from their recent $80B of expenses...
That'll take a decade or two...
They are not interested in being a game-maker. They only want to sell services (like the rest of their businesses).
The "Xbox Tax" movement is an attempt to positively spin/vacate the strong philosophical distaste most of the console gaming community feels for MS' strategic approach to IP acquisition, game management, monetization, distribution, and ownership.
Sony does disc replication itself whereas MS has to contract a third-party to manufacture its discs. That third-party contract constrains MS' choice of disc capacity via cost. MS doesn't give a flying F about physical media, so it picks the cheaper discs. Xbox Series consoles may also use lower quality disc drives.
Great!
They guaranteed this iteration would burn out quickly by not having an offline campaign. This is what happens when you forget what brought your initial success.
Good catch!
Also important to consider: bandwidth != latency.
**Tragedy? (including my spelling, apparently, lol)
The absence of BG3 from the 2023 Top Sales chart is confounding. Maybe the "22M" sell-through was an error.
The Game Awards is probably heavily subsidized by MS. MS' theater has been the venue for at least a few years.
*Trajedy?
Well then he should put in twice as many working-hours... /s
You don't know what you're talking about. After you subtract the recent $80B in acquisition expenses, the Xbox division is so deep into the red, it won't break-even on that expense alone for at least a decade---probably much longer. Xbox, having subsumed ABK, is certainly going to take in more revenue---but Xbox has operated at and will continue to operate at a loss for so long, who knows if it will ever see a net profit.