Ryuu96 said:
This one is a bit odd but I could sort of see it if Microsoft is disappointed in how many consoles Starfield pushed and believe no game until The Elder Scrolls would have the same console pushing potential as Starfield which even that wasn't great, they also gathered multiple polling during the FTC trial that even COD exclusivity wouldn't change much, that may have raised eyebrows, Lol. So you basically have to hope that years upon years of dozens of exclusives significantly improves things, after already putting billions into Xbox and even that isn't a guarantee, I think Microsoft lost their patience somewhat and decided to say fuck it, we want returns now. I also think the ABK trial plays a part, they struggle to acquire despite being in a hugely distant 3rd position, exclusives to Microsoft may be seen as a growth via acquisitions restrictor, alongside that, ABK was acquired during better economic times and gaming was booming during the pandemic but lately it's a bit more meh and Microsoft may wish they invested that money into AI now, Lol. Xbox Hardware basically slashed tens of millions from themselves since 2013 and those were never returning. I wonder what their revenue will look like...But I do think this move will make them more profitable, however, Xbox doesn't report fucking profits of individual units, so all we may see is revenue declining, or increasing, Idk, I always thought the revenue from hardware + 30% cut would exceed the revenue of being fully multiplatform. Unless you're Tencent but Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly over the American market, Lol. |
Funny how I didn't even mention CoD in my post which makes it much worse, that is a game that has pushing power if Xbox gets a clue and starts getting serious about marketing with GamePass and that is a yearly release. They have even yet to announce past CoD coming to GP to see how big of a push it will gives sales.
