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Minecraft makes 4x more revenue on Switch than Xbox
Although Microsoft owns Minecraft, the mega-hit block-builder earns much more revenue on competing platforms like the Switch and PlayStation than on Xbox.
ZeniMax buyout used a sliding scale Neutrino Model to determine effects of platform exclusivity
The ZeniMax acquisition, codenamed Project Atom, used a sliding-scale 'Neutrino Model' to determine the effects of taking ZeniMax games exclusive to Xbox.
Internal Microsoft doc hints advertisements could come to Xbox games or Game Pass
An internal Microsoft report shared with employees may hint that advertisements may become a bigger part of Xbox's video games business in the future.
Satya Nadella wants to remove all game exclusivity: 'I have no love for that world'
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a radical idea about game exclusivity--if it were up to him, there would be no platform exclusives, Xbox or otherwise.
Xbox missed annual revenue forecasts by $780 million
Xbox gaming missed management's internal annual revenue estimates by $780 million, and also failed to meet expected Xbox Game Pass subscription growth.
Microsoft wants Xbox to 'reach industry leadership' by 2030, plans to double Xbox revenues
Microsoft aspires to make Xbox reach global games industry leadership by 2030, and double total Xbox gaming revenues across the next 7-year timeframe.
Xbox is a separate business unit where profit 'non-negotiable'
Xbox is a separate business unit with its own profit targets within Microsoft: 'There's no part of our business where I get to lose money over time'
Minecraft is the highest-earning Xbox game and it delivers 'significant profits'
Minecraft is the top-earning Xbox game of all time, and that's largely because of the game's availability on PlayStation,Switch, PC, and other platforms.
Xbox Cloud Gaming was specifically made to reach mobile players
Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming initiative was originally created to bring Xbox games to mobile devices, but the streaming offshoot has 'missed traction'
Only 100 out of Starfield's 1,000 planets have life, Bethesda offers 'magnificent desolation'
Starfield will have quiet and solemn moments of introspection as Bethesda creates a sense of wonder from 'magnificent desolation' of barren planets.
Xbox views PlayStation as a hostile competitor
Microsoft Xbox sees Sony PlyStation as a hostile competitor, with Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer outlining how Microsoft is iadvertently funding its demise.
Microsoft still expects PS6, next Xbox by 2028
Microsoft lawyers reiterates that the company still expects next-gen Gen10 consoles like the PlayStation 6 (PS6) and next Xbox to launch sometime in 2028.
Microsoft explains why Xbox cloud game streaming is so costly
Microsoft's Project xCloud Xbox Game Streaming platform is a costly venture given the nascent tech as well as its console-based hardware infrastructure.
Xbox's Phil Spencer has final say on game exclusivity
Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer has the final authority on whether or not a game is made exclusive to the Xbox console and PC platform ecosystem of products.
Xbox Game Pass: Next stages in the service's evolution cycle
By introducing a price increase in its console subscription model, Xbox Game Pass is entering the next phase of its value-oriented business cycle.
Microsoft increases Xbox Game Pass price ahead of Activision merger
Microsoft is reportedly raising the price of its Xbox Series X consoles and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions in major worldwide regions outside of the U.S.
Microsoft downplays cloud as regulators use nascent tech as anti-merger lynchpin
Xbox executive management downplays the significant of cloud gaming as regulators like the FTC and CMA use streaming as lynchpin to block MSFT ATVI merger.
Activision will operate separately on a post-merger basis, Microsoft says
Activision Blizzard King's creative operations 'will remain separate and continue to operate' undisturbed on a post-merger basis, MSFT lawyers say.
Xbox first-party games find success in one of the most important KPIs of modern gaming
Xbox's first-party games are finding impressive success in one of the most important performance measurements of modern gaming: digital player engagement.
Phil Spencer: 'I think of Xbox Game Pass as a content fund'
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer likens Game Pass to a kind of content fund that helps new experimental games and interesting passion projects hit the market.
Starfield has the 'fewest bugs' of any game Bethesda has ever shipped
Microsoft Game Studios head Matt Booty has said that in its current state, Starfield has the least amount of bugs out of any game Bethesda has shipped.
Game Pass and Xbox are profitable, Phil Spencer reiterates
Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer reiterates that the value-oriented Xbox Game Pass subscription service and the Xbox business as a whole are profitable.
Phil Spencer explains why Japanese games skip Xbox
Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer weighs in on why Japanese game developers typically skip the Xbox platform: 'Sometimes teams don't have a connection to Xbox'
Xbox Series S 1TB model announced for $349
Microsoft's Xbox Series S console gets a much-needed storage upgrade with a new 1TB SSD model that comes with a slick new black paintjob.
Xbox expects to make over $1 billion from PC in 2023
Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer says that the Xbox gaming brand is expected to make over $1 billion from PC in 2023, possibly driven by Game Pass.
Starfield will have a photo mode to capture over 1,000 planets and worlds
Bethesda's latest space sim Starfield will have a photo mode so that you can capture all those breathtaking horizons and planet-wide atmospheric shots.
Xbox 2023 showcase: Hopes, dreams, and predictions
With tomorrow's showcase, Microsoft has a valuable opportunity to swing back in a big way and turn around the current discourse on the Xbox brand.
10 years ago, PlayStation's marketing team won two consecutive console generations
10 years ago, Xbox introduced disastrous marketing that gave PlayStation an easy win that grew into two consecutive console generations of success.
Fallout designer Tim Cain loved New Vegas: 'It felt like OG Fallout'
Original Fallout creator and designer Tim Cain delivers some of the highest praise for Fallout New Vegas, says that the game 'felt really OG Fallout'
Bill Gates says it's okay to start calling him a gamer now
'Am I a gamer? For a long time, I would have said no because I don't spend hundreds of hours going deep on one game.' Bill Gates, Gamer.
Xbox hit with a $20 million fine for 'illegally retaining children's personal information'
Microsoft claims that it was a data retention glitch that resulted in it asking children playing Xbox for their phone numbers and other personal info.
Redfall originally had a robust microtransaction model
Reports indicate that Arkane's latest Redfall live service shooter had a substantial amount of microtransactions before a major revision took place.
Report: ZeniMax pressed its studios to add microtransactions to games
Before the Microsoft acquisition in 2020, ZeniMax insisted that studios inject in-game purchases and games-as-a-service elements in key franchises.
Microsoft makes good on cloud commitments, brings Xbox PC games to Boosteroid
Microsoft hasn't acquired Activision-Blizzard yet, but the company is still delivering on its commitment to bring Xbox PC games to cloud competitors.
Microsoft's 10-year GeForce streaming deal includes Epic Games Store purchases
Microsoft sheds more light on its 10-year game streaming license deal with NVIDIA's GeForce Now service, confirms Epic Games Store as eligible storefront.
Here's how Activision Blizzard King could fuel Xbox's next-gen ad platform
Microsoft could use the know-how of King's advertising platform and the Activision Blizzard Media team to help introduce ads into the Xbox platform.
Windows could be getting one of Xbox's best features for gaming
Quick Resume is a great little feature for Xbox Series consoles, letting you immediately jump back into a game. And it could be coming to Windows.
CMA has knowledge of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox consoles
British regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have become familiar with Microsoft's plans for next-generation Xbox console hardware.
Xbox's Phil Spencer: Activision Blizzard is an accelerant for our strategy
Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer says that Activision Blizzard King is not the end goal for Microsoft's gaming strategy, but an accelerant for bigger things.
Xbox doesn't need to outsell Nintendo or PlayStation to innovate and compete
Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer indicates that Xbox may not be able to outsell Nintendo and PlayStation consoles, but it doesn't have to to compete.
Xbox's ethos seems platform agnostic, Phil Spencer reiterates gaming vision
While Nintendo and Sony prioritize consoles, Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer Microsoft has a different vision that breaks down the barriers between platforms.
Xbox Advanced Technology Group helping optimize Starfield's performance
Xbox's Advanced Technology Group helped Bethesda accelerate and optimize Starfield on Xbox platforms to create a quality experience, Phil Spencer says.
Phil Spencer won't force Xbox devs to make sequels, believes in creative freedom
Phil Spencer says he won't force Xbox developers to stay in the mold that has defined studios, and will allow encourage creative freedom and aspirations.
Report: Redfall's development and release were outside Xbox's purview
Xbox Game Studios was reportedly not involved in Redfall's development decisions, and ZeniMax is still operating as its own separate operating unit.
Xbox Direct is 'the day gamers have been waiting for,' Microsoft promises
Microsoft promises the Xbox Direct is the 'day gamers have been waiting for,' and has announced exact times of the event along with more showcase inf.
New refer a friend program offers free 14-day PC Game Pass trials
In lieu of the popular $1 trial promo, Microsoft has announced a new Game Pass refer a friend program for subscribers to share with multiple friends.
Xbox Game Pass almost made $1 billion in revenues in Q3
Subscriptions like Xbox Game Pass generated nearly $1 billion in content & services revenues during Microsoft's Q3 period, company CEO Satya Nadella says.
Xbox console sales down 30%, hit lowest revenues since Xbox Series X/S launch
Xbox console revenues are down to their lowest point since the Xbox Series X/S launched in November 2020 due to supply constraints, Microsoft says.
HiFi Rush exceeded expectations, Xbox executive fact checks recent reports
Xbox executive management responds to recent rumors of Hi-Fi Rush failing to meet expectations, says the game was actually a big hit for the Xbox brand.
Important Xbox sharing feature now gone, likely due to Elon Musk's Twitter
Elon Musk's new Twitter API fee may have massively inconvenienced Xbox gamers and shrunk the available engagement pool for Microsoft's gaming business.