Bloomberg: For the last 2 years Microsoft has pushed Xbox to hit profit margins of 30% an ambitious target that's far higher than the industry average

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So……we ready to ACTUALLY talk about this yet, or naw…..

Gotdamn breh, did you at least buckle up before you decided to go dikkriding?

 

[gurf]

lol at industry average why not just say Sony and Nintendo.

Like what if Nintendo is 40% and Sony 10%, then msft is aiming higher than the industry average. But it’s also much lower than the leader.

Journalists love to play with statistical terms.


Edit I was too quick, they obviously mean studios but the point still stands. Aiming to be above average is not weird

This would be a good take if M$ consoles weren't getting outsold 3:1 by the other two.

 

[AStrangeName]

Makes sense why they're making terrible decisions last 2 years

You say 2 years, but it's really 12 to 15 years

 

[MeachTheMonster]

This would be a good take if M$ consoles weren't getting outsold 3:1 by the other two.

Money is lost on console sales.

More console sales = lower profit margin.

 

[Cladyclad]

lol at industry average why not just say Sony and Nintendo.

Like what if Nintendo is 40% and Sony 10%, then msft is aiming higher than the industry average. But it’s also much lower than the leader.

Journalists love to play with statistical terms.


Edit I was too quick, they obviously mean studios but the point still stands. Aiming to be above average is not weird

harry that’s like Nas saying he want his next album to sell 80k first week

its all good to want that but it’s not realistic and will get people fired

keep yourself grounded in reality and move accordingly

 

[CoolinInTheCut]

Unfortunately, it does in the sense that developers are more susceptible to getting shut down after catching a brick than they were before.

Sony has been cancelling projects and closing studios left and right while claiming this is their most successful generation.

The reality is you can't reasonably discern anything from an overly ambitious profit margin goal.

 

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[-DMP-]

This is not news to me. Sure it adds context to some decisions but this seems pretty .

I wish hed get back to leaking games and shyt.

 

[Cladyclad]

These dudes up the price on dev kits

its over

they Denzel in training day status

xbox robbing everyone hoping MS that Russian don’t drive by they ass

 

[Rice N Beans]

Chris Esaki turned heel.

 

[Killer Instinct]

Profit margins don't mean anything to the consumer.

 

[Grand Conde]

Why do you guys even care about this shyt? This is embarrassing.

If you don't think this is connected with the gamepass price increase then you are retarded.

 

[Half A $]

Profit margins don't mean anything to the consumer.

This guy flipping to Xbots is addition by subtraction.

 

[Fatboi1]

This guy flipping to Xbots is addition by subtraction.

It's quite embarrassing