Microsoft is in the middle of a crusade by stating that it does not want an Xbox to play Xbox games, since they are available on many devices through cloud transmission. And it turns out that the public is taking it seriously, since we have another report on the fall of Xbox sales in Circana.
The news is that year-over-year, gaming hardware spending remained stable in November, despite a 15% expansion for the PS5, due to a 2% drop on Switch and a much larger 29% drop on Xbox. . Profit from game subscriptions grew by 8%, it is unclear how much will go to Xbox Game Pass in particular.
November, a very vital month to monitor Xbox, as it is the first time that a massive Call of Duty game has been introduced to the platform while it is loose with the game pass. While Microsoft has reported a surge in game pass subscriptions, they didn’t give any precise figures. Unit sales across all platforms have a building updated dramatically, a 60% building from one year to the next.
But it is clear that it did not have any positive effect on the team. What exactly does it mean that you’ve spent $69 billion in part to acquire the world’s biggest video game series (not GTA), put it out, and that doesn’t do anything to bring your team to life?Yes, obviously, Microsoft is focused on Game Pass, but it’s so focused on Game Pass that the concept of needing an Xbox console for an express explanation of why becomes temporarily non-existent, thanks in part to the concept of “Xbox everywhere. “”, and also for his old exclusives aimed at Playstation.
Microsoft has stopped reporting sales of the Xbox One generation console when they lost to Sony in 2:1. Estimates imply that the report is worse now. Xbox’s Phil Spencer said that the console war was over, and the XB1 generation has made them so far and is necessarily more unlikely to come. Therefore, they will have to adapt.
But it’s still hard to believe that the Xbox can continue without its “box” being slightly relevant. Perhaps Microsoft is pleased with the move for the game pass and subscriptions that proceed to print money, but Call of Duty was one of the last cards it had to play, and now that it’s over, what will drive significant subscriptions from here?I would possibly have already talked about big releases like Adowed or Fable or perfect Oscury if the ones that turn out to be great, but now it’s without problems, even probably, that they will also be heading to PlayStation. The draw is therefore only. . . Loose on the first day with the game pass. Or at least some game pass levels, because they replaced it too.
No, I don’t think Xbox will disappear, but it becomes almost unrecognizable in the call of cutting-edge thinking.
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