Richard 💙 #Spyro4
@spyrorichard.bsky.social
I am also a huge fan of Spyro, Crash, Sonic, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Ratchet & Clank, Sly Cooper, Call of Duty series. Also loves anime and anime games.
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SCOOP: For the last two years, Microsoft has pushed Xbox to hit profit margins of 30%, an ambitious target that's far higher than the industry average.
This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins
Management’s goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
SCOOP: For the last two years, Microsoft has pushed Xbox to hit profit margins of 30%, an ambitious target that's far higher than the industry average.
This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This chase for profit has led Xbox to raise prices, cut thousands of jobs, and rethink everything.
Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The timing of this new profit margin target certainly lines up with the $69 billion Activision purchase, but it also lines up with Microsoft's pivot to generative AI, in which the company has invested many billions of dollars
October 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The timing of this new profit margin target certainly lines up with the $69 billion Activision purchase, but it also lines up with Microsoft's pivot to generative AI, in which the company has invested many billions of dollars
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Fans have spent the last two years wondering why Xbox is closing studios, canceling games, raising prices, cutting jobs, and releasing its games on rival PlayStation and Nintendo platforms.
This ambitious 30% profit margin target helps explain many of those moves. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This ambitious 30% profit margin target helps explain many of those moves. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins
Management’s goal of 30% profit margins for gaming has led to job losses, canceled projects
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Fans have spent the last two years wondering why Xbox is closing studios, canceling games, raising prices, cutting jobs, and releasing its games on rival PlayStation and Nintendo platforms.
This ambitious 30% profit margin target helps explain many of those moves. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This ambitious 30% profit margin target helps explain many of those moves. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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For the Xbox platform division, hitting 30% profit margins has required a drastic rethink. For individual games, it's not a completely unrealistic target... except they're all released day-one on Xbox Game Pass, cannibalizing sales.
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
For the Xbox platform division, hitting 30% profit margins has required a drastic rethink. For individual games, it's not a completely unrealistic target... except they're all released day-one on Xbox Game Pass, cannibalizing sales.
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Much more in the story www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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PlayStation 5 was once again the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales for the month, with Xbox Series ranking 2nd across both measures.
November 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
PlayStation 5 was once again the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales for the month, with Xbox Series ranking 2nd across both measures.
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero was the #2 best-selling game of October and ranked as the 4th best-selling game of 2024 year-to-date.
November 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero was the #2 best-selling game of October and ranked as the 4th best-selling game of 2024 year-to-date.
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PlayStation platforms accounted for 82% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 total console full game dollar sales volume during the October tracking period.
November 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
PlayStation platforms accounted for 82% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 total console full game dollar sales volume during the October tracking period.
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Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles yet again in the US due to "changes in the macroeconomic environment:
Series S from $379 ➡️ $399
Series X from $599 ➡️ $649
Series X Digital from $549 ➡️ $599
2TB Series X from $729 ➡️ $799
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
Series S from $379 ➡️ $399
Series X from $599 ➡️ $649
Series X Digital from $549 ➡️ $599
2TB Series X from $729 ➡️ $799
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles yet again in the US due to "changes in the macroeconomic environment:
Series S from $379 ➡️ $399
Series X from $599 ➡️ $649
Series X Digital from $549 ➡️ $599
2TB Series X from $729 ➡️ $799
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
Series S from $379 ➡️ $399
Series X from $599 ➡️ $649
Series X Digital from $549 ➡️ $599
2TB Series X from $729 ➡️ $799
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
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Sony says that Bungie's independence is becoming "lighter", with the company deciding to take more control and integrate it into PlayStation Studios.
Marathon is expecting to release by the end of March 2026.
(Read more: VGC)
Marathon is expecting to release by the end of March 2026.
(Read more: VGC)
August 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Sony says that Bungie's independence is becoming "lighter", with the company deciding to take more control and integrate it into PlayStation Studios.
Marathon is expecting to release by the end of March 2026.
(Read more: VGC)
Marathon is expecting to release by the end of March 2026.
(Read more: VGC)
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NEW: The Communication Workers of America (CWA) has confirmed that a number of union members are expected to be impacted by the layoffs being made across Microsoft's video game division.
The CWA represents hundreds of employees across Microsoft subsidiaries such as ZeniMax and Activision Blizzard.
The CWA represents hundreds of employees across Microsoft subsidiaries such as ZeniMax and Activision Blizzard.
July 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
NEW: The Communication Workers of America (CWA) has confirmed that a number of union members are expected to be impacted by the layoffs being made across Microsoft's video game division.
The CWA represents hundreds of employees across Microsoft subsidiaries such as ZeniMax and Activision Blizzard.
The CWA represents hundreds of employees across Microsoft subsidiaries such as ZeniMax and Activision Blizzard.
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Sony is still pushing PS5 hard in China, and had a very impressive booth in Beijing last week. (Repost)
This PlayStation Booth at a Recent Beijing Convention Looked Incredible
The best place to play
www.pushsquare.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sony is still pushing PS5 hard in China, and had a very impressive booth in Beijing last week. (Repost)
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Donkey Kong Bananza Gets An Eight-Minute Overview Trailer. (Repost)
Donkey Kong Bananza Gets An Eight-Minute Overview Trailer
DK...Donkey Kong!
www.nintendolife.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Donkey Kong Bananza Gets An Eight-Minute Overview Trailer. (Repost)
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Romero Games has announced that its next, unannounced project has lost funding, with a now-ex-Romero Games employee claiming it was due to this week’s Microsoft cuts.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/john-ro...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/john-ro...
John Romero’s next FPS has lost funding in the wake of the Microsoft cuts | VGC
Romero Games says it’s exploring its options for its unannounced FPS…
www.videogameschronicle.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Romero Games has announced that its next, unannounced project has lost funding, with a now-ex-Romero Games employee claiming it was due to this week’s Microsoft cuts.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/john-ro...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/john-ro...
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Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann has announced he is stepping away from HBO's The Last of Us
www.gamesindustry.biz/neil-druckma...
www.gamesindustry.biz/neil-druckma...
Neil Druckmann steps back from HBO's The Last of Us to focus on Naughty Dog projects
Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann has announced he is stepping away from HBO's The Last of Us.
www.gamesindustry.biz
July 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann has announced he is stepping away from HBO's The Last of Us
www.gamesindustry.biz/neil-druckma...
www.gamesindustry.biz/neil-druckma...
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Romero Games Project Cancelled as Xbox Layoffs Continue to Cast Dark Shadow Over Industry.
Romero Games Project Cancelled as Xbox Layoffs Continue to Cast Dark Shadow Over Industry
"We deeply wish we could have done something to prevent this"
www.pushsquare.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Romero Games Project Cancelled as Xbox Layoffs Continue to Cast Dark Shadow Over Industry.
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Keep up with the unfolding Xbox layoffs here. Which studios are affected, which games are affected, and the reactions to it www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xb...
July 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Keep up with the unfolding Xbox layoffs here. Which studios are affected, which games are affected, and the reactions to it www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xb...
@fortworthreid.bsky.social I’m excited to hear you as Asta again! 🤩✨
🚨BREAKING: The “Black Clover” TV anime is confirmed to get a SEASON 2. (Proof on slides 2-4). Confirmed in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 32.
Source: wsj via 阳光下的咪西 on Baidu
• tieba.baidu.com/p/9841331698...
Source: wsj via 阳光下的咪西 on Baidu
• tieba.baidu.com/p/9841331698...
July 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@fortworthreid.bsky.social I’m excited to hear you as Asta again! 🤩✨
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Xbox's fiscal year ends today but the mass layoffs that Bloomberg News reported on last week are expected to hit on Wednesday, for people wondering.
June 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Xbox's fiscal year ends today but the mass layoffs that Bloomberg News reported on last week are expected to hit on Wednesday, for people wondering.
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June 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Palworld ‘Tides of Terraria’ update launches June 25
The Terraria collaboration update for the Early Access release of open-world survival crafting game Palworld, dubbed "Tides of Terraria," will launch on June 25, developer Pocketpair announced.
The Terraria collaboration update for the Early Access release of open-world survival crafting game Palworld, dubbed "Tides of Terraria," will launch on June 25, developer Pocketpair announced.
Palworld ‘Tides of Terraria’ update launches June 25
The Terraria collaboration update for the Early Access release of open-world survival crafting game Palworld, dubbed "Tides of Terraria," will launch on June 25, developer Pocketpair announced.
www.gematsu.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Palworld ‘Tides of Terraria’ update launches June 25
The Terraria collaboration update for the Early Access release of open-world survival crafting game Palworld, dubbed "Tides of Terraria," will launch on June 25, developer Pocketpair announced.
The Terraria collaboration update for the Early Access release of open-world survival crafting game Palworld, dubbed "Tides of Terraria," will launch on June 25, developer Pocketpair announced.
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US: Nintendo Switch 2 third party software sales were better than original Switch launch #Repost
US: Nintendo Switch 2 third party software sales were better than original Switch launch
Reports circulated earlier today from some publications that third party game sales on Nintendo Switch 2 were fairly dire at launch. However, US sales tracker Mat Piscatella who works for Circana, has said that third party sales of Nintendo Switch 2 games in the United States were actually "far better" than those of the original Nintendo Switch console which launched in March 2017. The biggest third party game turned out to be the excellent Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red.
mynintendonews.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
US: Nintendo Switch 2 third party software sales were better than original Switch launch #Repost
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Palworld × Terraria | Tides of Terraria Major Update Animated Trailer (Releasing June 25) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFVJ...
June 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Palworld × Terraria | Tides of Terraria Major Update Animated Trailer (Releasing June 25) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFVJ...
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A fire broke out today at a data center leased by Twitter (X)
The app was down for many users all day and some features still aren't working
(via WIRED)
The app was down for many users all day and some features still aren't working
(via WIRED)
May 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
A fire broke out today at a data center leased by Twitter (X)
The app was down for many users all day and some features still aren't working
(via WIRED)
The app was down for many users all day and some features still aren't working
(via WIRED)
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As Paramount considers settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview, the Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that it will sue over a deal that allegedly “could amount to a bribe.” www.wired.com/story/freedo...
Freedom of the Press Foundation Threatens Legal Action if Paramount Settles With Trump Over '60 Minutes' Interview
As Paramount considers settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview, the Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that it will sue over a deal that allegedly “could amount to a bribe.”
www.wired.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
As Paramount considers settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview, the Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that it will sue over a deal that allegedly “could amount to a bribe.” www.wired.com/story/freedo...