Sarah Bond "Every First Party Xbox Game Will Launch Day One on Game Pass". |UP| Wall Street Journal says COD as well.

[Yurinka]

Awards don't pay bills and salaries.

After two decades generating many billions of loses and recently spending around $100 Billions on acquisitions pretty likely the higher ups ran out of patience with the MS game division and told them to stop the bullshit, accept that Xbox console and Gamepass are a failure, and turn the division into a profitable one:

• Go full multiplatform focusing on platforms where they sell the most (mobile and PlayStation)
• Use Windows instead of Xbox as their own platform
• Forget the "Netflix of gaming" idea and focus on what really makes money in gaming: selling games and add-ons, particularly in GaaS
• Focus on the studios, IPs, genres that perform better
• Cut the fat shutting down games, studios (and fire workers) that aren't productive/profitable

They need to improve their profitability, specially now that the game industry revenue growth is stagnant and that pretty likely MS won't be allowed to continue growing via big acquisitions for a while.

 

[Nhomnhom]

They have so many studios that are far worse than Tango, if anything Tango was one of their most productive studios.

 

[Jim Ryan]

 

[voke]

Imagine paying $20/m for call of duty. that series has been junk forever now.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Imagine paying $20/m for call of duty. that series has been junk forever now.

Last one was like 55 meta smh. Disgusting.

 

[voke]

Last one was like 55 meta smh. Disgusting.

At least the f2p titles, are consistently free. ABK got cod fans paying $70 every year + throws them in the monetization grinder. Idk how consumers haven't rejected it yet.

 

[Gamernyc78]

At least the f2p titles, are consistently free. ABK got cod fans paying $70 every year + throws them in the monetization grinder. Idk how consumers haven't rejected it yet.

I use to be hooked on Warzone, it's definitely a good play esoecialky for ppl tht can't buy games like tht.

 

[reziel]

At least the f2p titles, are consistently free. ABK got cod fans paying $70 every year + throws them in the monetization grinder. Idk how consumers haven't rejected it yet.

They get blinded by the streamers they watch like TimtheTatman, CourageJD etc, etc. As well as youtube video makers. It's never going to stop unfortunately.

 

[Gamernyc78]

They get blinded by the streamers they watch like TimtheTatman, CourageJD etc, etc. As well as youtube video makers. It's never going to stop unfortunately.

 

[voke]

They get blinded by the streamers they watch like TimtheTatman, CourageJD etc, etc. As well as youtube video makers. It's never going to stop unfortunately.

Crazy thing is I used to be in this loop from 09-13. I was in middle/high school, I pretty much gave up majority of games releasing, mostly played cod. when I wasn't playing cod, I was watching a cod video on youtube. Most of those youtubers don't even like the game, they are usually just professional haters, it wasn't until I realized I was in a hate bubble did I step back from it.

Back then I thought it was finally dying but, a decade later it's still massive... Kotick is a remarkable businessman in all honesty, I don't think anyone in MS can run the ABK ship as well as he did.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Crazy thing is I used to be in this loop from 09-13. I was in middle/high school, I pretty much gave up majority of games releasing, mostly played cod. when I wasn't playing cod, I was watching a cod video on youtube. Most of those youtubers don't even like the game, they are usually just professional haters, it wasn't until I realized I was in a hate bubble did I step back from it.

Back then I thought it was finally dying but, a decade later it's still massive... Kotick is a remarkable businessman in all honesty, I don't think anyone in MS can run the ABK ship as well as he did.

I mean there really isn't a way to fuck up COD besides what Xbox is doing. They are a special breed of stupid.

 

[Gamernyc78]

They get blinded by the streamers they watch like TimtheTatman, CourageJD etc, etc. As well as youtube video makers. It's never going to stop unfortunately.

Thy just don't care. Thy know Microsoft is devaluing and degrading.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Xbox President Sarah Bond's Bloomberg Interview Is Corporate Fakery At Its Best

After Arkane Austin & Tango were shutdown, Xbox President Sarah Bond spoke with Bloomberg in what I believe to be utter corporate fakery.

exputer.com

 

[John Elden Ring]

• Microsoft Plans to Put Latest Call of Duty Game on Subscription Service, Sources Say -- WSJ
• Microsoft Move May Help Bolster Game Pass Subscription Service -- WSJ
• Microsoft's Call Of Duty Decision Marks Change From Previous Releases of Franchise -- WSJ

May 17 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab plans to release the coming installment of "Call of Duty" videogame to its subscription service instead of the longtime approach of only selling it à la carte, the Wall Street Journal reported, opens new tab on Friday.The plans are expected to be announced at the company's annual Xbox showcase next month, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.Microsoft did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.The company had completed its $69-billion acquisition for Activision Blizzard in December 2023.

 

[avenovah]

Damn, if they manage to kill COD with Game Pass, it would be a big blow even for Microsoft. Bobby Kotick left the ship in time.

 

[Entropi]

Why sacrifice your revenue generator like this? Hasn’t MS learned the lesson?

MS ain't the wounded animal they want everyone to think it is. They’re still trying to outspend the competition out of business.

 

[Sunrise Ninja]

I hope they do it.

 

[Systemshock2023]

They should cancel gamepass. It only made sense with hundred millions of users. Just honour active subscriptions until they expire but don't let anyone sub again.

 

[Gediminas]

Why sacrifice your revenue generator like this? Hasn’t MS learned the lesson?

MS ain't the wounded animal they want everyone to think it is. They’re still trying to outspend the competition out of business.

of course they aren't?

 

[Johnic]

And that's COD dead. What a dumb company. But expect a GP price increase.