Xbox Q2 2026 Results

[Gizmo_Duck]

Real talk it seemed like what we said years ago about MS not being interested in their gaming division enough to put real money and time towards projects. No reason you buy all of those studios and not have an Elder Scrolls sequel, no fall out sequel, no new first party ips post buyout, etc. Plus someone that probably doesn't play games at corp MS probably thought Netflix for gamers were going to be a new thing and only saw dollar signs not understanding the way gamers consume games and their own player base. Oh well at least we will get some competition in the 3rd party publisher b space until they pull the lpulg

Same dumb ass reason they putting all their chips into AI right now

They are actually starting to blame the gaming division for losing money now though.

 

[winb83]

I hope things pick up for them

Azure and AI are the only things people care about with this company. Xbox is like Facebook's Reality Labs.

 

[GambinoMakeItWork]

b-b-but the whole industry's dying

 

[Rekkapryde]

Azure and AI are the only things people care about with this company. Xbox is like Facebook's Reality Labs.

winoffice too. Office 365 ain't going nowhere for a long time.

 

[gurf]

Everyone "turned" on Xbox during the very same Xbox 360 era. The beloved 360 era isn't even an era they "won" The narrative hard shifted to MS doing MS things with gamers and media feeling like the Xbox 1 was about everything but games, and wanting you to check in online and buy games digitally...plus spying on you with the kintec.

Fast-forward to 2026, and Sony offers movies in their subscription service, your controller can listen to you, and you need to check in online.

Everyone rightly "turned" because of the BS M$ was focused on. Same way folks "turned" on Sony after they announced the price of the PS3.

You can't sit here and blame consumers and media for reacting to some fukk shyt.

You constantly try to downplay the 360 era when EVERYONE was on the XBox train.

M$ fukked that up, not media or consumers.

 

[rdj]

Ah yes when all else fails the argument goes back to they were never going to win no matter what they did

 

[The Mad Titan]

Everyone rightly "turned" because of the BS M$ was focused on. Same way folks "turned" on Sony after they announced the price of the PS3.

Yeah didn't take much for them to turn right back around to it from the beloved 360 now did it.

You can't sit here and blame consumers and media for reacting to some fukk shyt.

Reacting to what we use daily and accept daily now?

I'd respect the opinion more if you was being real about it. At the time it was off putting but MS was just too early. Instead you want to phrase it as if the Xbox was doing something notorious and underhanded when it comes to gaming and media.

You constantly try to downplay the 360 era when EVERYONE was on the XBox train.

Of course everyone was on the the train, it was popular as It was the dawn of online play on console and the premier console to play online games and have online lobbies on.

modern warfare, fighting games, sports games, gaming profiles, up all night and day gaming with friends. People associate all that with Xbox 360 and then you had games being made specifically for the 360 from Japan simply because it was far too difficult to develop for the ps3

M$ fukked that up, not media or consumers.

That's cool if you feel like that. But explain why as a consumers of games, not some game philosopher or investor. Why the series S, gamepass and everything this generation is received and criticized so hard?

Times have been hard since 2020 and only getting worse, game releases are a dime a dozen now and at one point people were turning their nose up to $300 series X and $150 series S.

And let's not even get into gamepass, at one point you get like 3 years of game pass under 120 bucks. Even up until last month you could gamepass ultimate for 20 if not less if you really wanted it with minimal effort.


Microsoft and Xbox does a lot of things incorrectly or questionably. But the value they provided since 2016 is crazy, but what's even crazier it seems supposed fans of games push back against it.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Ah yes when all else fails the argument goes back to they were never going to win no matter what they did

Win what?

Microsoft is far from losing, these numbers are good but faaaar from as bad as what most gamers are taking them for at face value. Which is a whole different topic

 

[5n0man]

Everyone "turned" on Xbox during the very same Xbox 360 era. The beloved 360 era isn't even an era they "won" The narrative hard shifted to MS doing MS things

Well thats because it was true. In the middle of the 360 generation when Microsoft was dominating, they for some reason decided that hardcore games didn't matter and went all in on kinect.

 

[Fatboi1]

Yeah didn't take much for them to turn right back around to it from the beloved 360 now did it.


Reacting to what we use daily and accept daily now?

I'd respect the opinion more if you was being real about it. At the time it was off putting but MS was just too early. Instead you want to phrase it as if the Xbox was doing something notorious and underhanded when it comes to gaming and media.



Of course everyone was on the the train, it was popular as It was the dawn of online play on console and the premier console to play online games and have online lobbies on.

modern warfare, fighting games, sports games, gaming profiles, up all night and day gaming with friends. People associate all that with Xbox 360 and then you had games being made specifically for the 360 from Japan simply because it was far too difficult to develop for the ps3


That's cool if you feel like that. But explain why as a consumers of games, not some game philosopher or investor. Why the series S, gamepass and everything this generation is received and criticized so hard?

Times have been hard since 2020 and only getting worse, game releases are a dime a dozen now and at one point people were turning their nose up to $300 series X and $150 series S.

And let's not even get into gamepass, at one point you get like 3 years of game pass under 120 bucks. Even up until last month you could gamepass ultimate for 20 if not less if you really wanted it with minimal effort.


Microsoft and Xbox does a lot of things incorrectly or questionably. But the value they provided since 2016 is crazy, but what's even crazier it seems supposed fans of games push back against it.

 

[gurf]

Yeah didn't take much for them to turn right back around to it from the beloved 360 now did it.


Reacting to what we use daily and accept daily now?

I'd respect the opinion more if you was being real about it. At the time it was off putting but MS was just too early. Instead you want to phrase it as if the Xbox was doing something notorious and underhanded when it comes to gaming and media.



Of course everyone was on the the train, it was popular as It was the dawn of online play on console and the premier console to play online games and have online lobbies on.

modern warfare, fighting games, sports games, gaming profiles, up all night and day gaming with friends. People associate all that with Xbox 360 and then you had games being made specifically for the 360 from Japan simply because it was far too difficult to develop for the ps3


That's cool if you feel like that. But explain why as a consumers of games, not some game philosopher or investor. Why the series S, gamepass and everything this generation is received and criticized so hard?

Times have been hard since 2020 and only getting worse, game releases are a dime a dozen now and at one point people were turning their nose up to $300 series X and $150 series S.

And let's not even get into gamepass, at one point you get like 3 years of game pass under 120 bucks. Even up until last month you could gamepass ultimate for 20 if not less if you really wanted it with minimal effort.


Microsoft and Xbox does a lot of things incorrectly or questionably. But the value they provided since 2016 is crazy, but what's even crazier it seems supposed fans of games push back against it.

Bolded is all that matters.

Xbox 360 had great exclusive games you couldn't play on the PS3 or the Wii.

All that online/gamer profile/gamepass/value shyt doesn't matter without games.

And yes, the always online, Kinect always on shyt was seen as underhanded/nefarious at the time. How you feel about it now has nothing to do with it.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Bolded is all that matters.

Xbox 360 had great exclusive games you couldn't play on the PS3 or the Wii.

False

List them out breh, and then list out what they sold. Even the big dog exclusives weren't selling enough copies for that to be the reason Xbox had a leg up.

All that online/gamer profile/gamepass/value shyt doesn't matter without games.

And yes, the always online, Kinect always on shyt was seen as underhanded/nefarious at the time. How you feel about it now has nothing to do with it.

Again list them out, and then list out what they sold.



The 360 was popular truly because it was the birthplace for most people 1st experience playing with people that weren't family or friends from around the neighborhood.

Most the 360 exclusives that weren't gears and halo flopped and most got made simply because it was easier to make games on the 360 1st then port it to PC and PlayStation if the game was popular enough. How many of those exclusive 360 games are legit console exclusives and not on PS?

Ironically enough devs loved the 360 because of how similar it's architecture was to a PC... Funny how that works. Develop on a console and port to PC and PlayStation...



Folks legit were playing worse versions of their games on PS3 but felt like it was better simply because it was the PS3 edition that added wide screen or something silly.

 

[The Mad Titan]

Well thats because it was true. In the middle of the 360 generation when Microsoft was dominating, they for some reason decided that hardcore games didn't matter and went all in on kinect.

Yeah,

I'm sure Microsoft told all the 3rd party publishers to stop making hardcore games and start making Kinect.

Or maybe the hardcore games weren't selling in the 1st place

 

[Fatboi1]

False

List them out breh, and then list out what they sold. Even the big dog exclusives weren't selling enough copies for that to be the reason Xbox had a leg up.






Again list them out, and then list out what they sold.



The 360 was popular truly because it was the birthplace for most people 1st experience playing with people that weren't family or friends from around the neighborhood.

Most the 360 exclusives that weren't gears and halo flopped and most got made simply because it was easier to make games on the 360 1st then port it to PC and PlayStation if the game was popular enough. How many of those exclusive 360 games are legit console exclusives and not on PS?

Ironically enough devs loved the 360 because of how similar it's architecture was to a PC... Funny how that works. Develop on a console and port to PC and PlayStation...



Folks legit were playing worse versions of their games on PS3 but felt like it was better simply because it was the PS3 edition that added wide screen or something silly.

This is a complete lie Wasn't NO ONE online especially back then saying PS3 versions of games were much better for any reason. It was common belief that Xbox 360 versions of games were just better. Bayonetta is on my mind literally as I say this.

Saying most 360 exclusives outside of Halo and Gears flopped is nasty work.
Mass Effect was a flop? Fable II was a flop? Bioshock was a flop? Tales of Vesperia? Ninja Gaiden 2? Left 4 Dead? Man get out of here with that.

In that era, games hitting 10 million was not the norm. Halo 3 selling 14+ million was up there with COD which was selling at record pace. Outside of GTA IV and then later GTA V, only Halo 3 kept up in sales. Most other games were 1~3 million unit sellers which was big for those days. Something like UC2 selling 5 million two years after launch would be seen as "disappointing" today.

You simply won't admit exclusives were instrumental in the 360's success and perception simply because you know by saying that you're inadvertently admitting that PS3~PS5's greatest strengths were it's exclusives lol. You notice how you can list off everything else but suddenly exclusives are the one thing you can't seem to admit was also one of it's strengths? Stannery for Microsoft got you in a figure four headlock.

 

[5n0man]

Yeah,

I'm sure Microsoft told all the 3rd party publishers to stop making hardcore games and start making Kinect.

Or maybe the hardcore games weren't selling in the 1st place

Microsoft stopped paying 3rd party studios for exclusive games and content and put alot of their internal studios on kinect games. They felt like hardcore gaming was dead because they saw nintendo’s success with the wii and copied that.

Most of the popular 3rd party games sold better on 360, and microsoft’s big 3 were among the most popular games of that generation. The issue wasn't that the games weren't selling, its that Microsoft wasn't serious about gaming in the first place and was looking to cash in on the next big gimmick with kinect. Support for the 360 basically died when kinect launched.


They bet everything on kinect and when the market rejected it, Microsoft had no direction for the first few years of the X1. Phil came and gave them a direction but it was already too late.