Management’s goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects

  • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    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).

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      2 days ago

      with their dominant gaming position

      If only Microsoft ever had that position. They’ve been distant third since the Switch 1 came out, distant second from day 1 of the PS4.

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        If only Microsoft ever had that position. They’ve been distant third since the Switch 1 came out, distant second from day 1 of the PS4.

        Wrong. You confuse the Xbox console with Microsoft’s overall position as game publisher which includes all of Activision-Blizzard-King, Bethesda, Minecraft, Halo, Forza,… across multiple platforms.

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          23 hours ago

          You’re confusing the word “dominant”. They’ve never been even remotely close to being dominant in gaming.

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            9 hours ago

            You’re confusing the word “dominant”. They’ve never been even remotely close to being dominant in gaming.

            Look up the revenue numbers. Nobody else comes close. Minecraft alone with its different editions is massive.