Management’s goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects
Please drink a verification can.
The title reads like “gimme more money”, which isn’t very far from the truth
The only thing that saves the Xbox brand at this point might be firing the entire executive staff.
Strange that two years ago, there was worry that Xbox would take over everything after the Activision-Blizzard merger. Sony once again manages to take advantage of its competitor’s mistakes by mostly sitting and watching.
firing the entire executive staff.
Guaranteed they’re a huge expense, and they have no interest in making cool games or experiences. It’s all just angles to dominate or manipulate the customer. Like, just give us computers that play games. Focus on running fast and effective and having cool titles. But nooooo, they want gimmicks and angles and cost-cutting and microtransactions etc etc
Take it from the CEO bonus.
They want that short-term squeeze.
Gotta fund that “AI” grift by any means necessary.
Imagine Microsoft’s top management was competent and leveraged their PC operating system monopoly with their dominant gaming position (ABK + Minecraft alone are massive, not even counting Bethesda and the older 1st studios).
