Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 PS5 shipped almost 5x more than Xbox Series X/S in Q1, research firm estimates | VGC WWW.VIDEOGAMESCHRONICLE.COM Xbox recently reported a 31% decline in first quarter hardware revenue… Quote Sony shipped almost five times as many PS5 consoles as Microsoft did Xbox Series X/S consoles during the first calendar quarter of 2024. That’s according to estimates from sales tracker Niko Partners, shared on X by Daniel Ahmad, the company’s director of research and insights. Sony reported today that it shipped 4.5 million PS5 units during the three months ended in March, taking its lifetime total to 59.3 million. While Microsoft doesn’t report Xbox Series X/S console sales numbers, it confirmed a significant drop in hardware revenue in its earnings report for the first quarter of the year. Activision Blizzard software sales actually helped drive Microsoft’s gaming division to a record quarter, but Xbox hardware revenue declined 31% year-over-year. Having both launched in November 2020, PS5 had outsold Xbox Series X/S by around 2-to-1 as of the end of last year, according to data shared in February by Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two. During 2023 alone, PS5 sales outpaced Xbox Series X/S by almost 3-to-1, according to estimates by research firm Ampere Analysis. For as much as it's become an "accepted" maxim that Microsoft's primary focus is GamePass and not the physical hardware, there exists absolutely no universe in which this situation can be viewed as anything other than "seriously concerning" at best by the Xbox leadership. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 I’m waiting for the movie about this time in Xbox history. Courage: The Phil Spencer Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 21 minutes ago, stepee said: I’m waiting for the movie about this time in Xbox history. Courage: The Phil Spencer Story Pfffftttt...I'd rather read "Bootylicious: The Leadership Wit and Wisdom of Matty B" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 50 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: For as much as it's become an "accepted" maxim that Microsoft's primary focus is GamePass and not the physical hardware, there exists absolutely no universe in which this situation can be viewed as anything other than "seriously concerning" at best by the Xbox leadership. Gillette long ago learned that you needed to sell a razor, to sell blades for it. MS is publically pretending this isn't the case with GamePass subscriptions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 19 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: Gillette long ago learned that you needed to sell a razor, to sell blades for it. MS is publically pretending this isn't the case with GamePass subscriptions. Uh, that analogy might work better in a world where 99% of games weren't made by companies that weren't platform holders. i.e. everyone is making blades but almost no one is making the handles. Unless I misunderstood your meaning. It's more like their handles weren't selling so they opened up their blades to work on competing handles. Problem is, and really the key problem here, is that their blades have been really subpar overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 21 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: Uh, that analogy might work better in a world where 99% of games weren't made by companies that weren't platform holders. i.e. everyone is making blades but almost no one is making the handles. Unless I misunderstood your meaning. It's more like their handles weren't selling so they opened up their blades to work on competing handles. Problem is, and really the key problem here, is that their blades have been really subpar overall. The "blades" in this analogy are primarily the 30% they make from selling software on their store/discs and their subscription revenue. The razor is the Xbox. Their store sucks on PC, and is non-existent on mobile. I'm not sure they are selling that many PC-only GamePass subs. And I haven't followed closely enough on their streaming service to know much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 3 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: For as much as it's become an "accepted" maxim that Microsoft's primary focus is GamePass and not the physical hardware, there exists absolutely no universe in which this situation can be viewed as anything other than "seriously concerning" at best by the Xbox leadership. Microsoft always needed console sales: without leverage on PC, it’s where they could best push any initiative forward to change the industry. I don’t know when it became such a talking point that Games Pass was their only concern, but it’s borne out to be folly. It’s like those who said Nintendo stoped caring about gamers during the Wii era. You know, after launching it with a new Zelda. The base is who evangelizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 10 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: The "blades" in this analogy are primarily the 30% they make from selling software on their store/discs and their subscription revenue. The razor is the Xbox. Their store sucks on PC, and is non-existent on mobile. I'm not sure they are selling that many PC-only GamePass subs. And I haven't followed closely enough on their streaming service to know much about it. Every PC gamer I knew for at least a couple years had a sub, but I imagine that's changed. Their app does indeed suck and the game selection and release cadence really isn't there anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 2 minutes ago, Xbob42 said: Every PC gamer I knew for at least a couple years had a sub, but I imagine that's changed. Their app does indeed suck and the game selection and release cadence really isn't there anymore. I don't know any PC gamers (who don't have an Xbox) who have the GamePass sub ATM. Given that they only have ~34 million total subs, I would be surprised if any significant number are PC-only subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 They kept Games Pass PC pricing lower than console because it wasn’t picking up in the same way. That was before we got news that console subscriptions were flattening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 On 5/14/2024 at 9:09 PM, Xbob42 said: Every PC gamer I knew for at least a couple years had a sub, but I imagine that's changed. Their app does indeed suck and the game selection and release cadence really isn't there anymore. I've never had it. Thought about it a few times, but I'd rather own my games indefinitely on Steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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