Xbox's Growing Strength in the Gaming Industry
Xbox boss Phil Spencer reveals gaming revenue for the company is double what it was in the 360 era, and the company has more players than ever. Spencer also talks about the attempted purchase of Activision Blizzard and the company's upcoming game releases.
Stephen Totilo
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At a behind-closed-doors presentation to press, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says gaming revenue for the company is double what it was in the 360 era, says Xbox has more players than ever, expecting more than $1 billion in PC gaming revenue this year
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) June 11, 2023
(All meant to show Xbox strength) -
Talks about being "committed" to attempted to purchase of Activision Blizzard. "We're trying to get to solutions" with regulators
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Xbox studios boss Matt Booty says they think they've "turned the corner" on game releases. Hints there are still 2024 games to come that haven't been announced. (Might also have been hinting at 2025; a bit vague).
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) June 11, 2023
Goal is four big games a year -
Todd Howard says he's mostly playing Starfield on an Xbox Series S when he's playing at home (his kids hog the Series X). Says it's running nicely.
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Sarah Bond announces that Game Pass Ultimate for PC is coming to Nvidia's GeForce Now
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A little more detail on that last point. Note the word "select"
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) June 11, 2023
"Game Pass members will soon be able to stream select PC games from the library through Nvidia GeForce NOW."https://t.co/Ar4WRLGG2W