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Pete and Steve discuss the implications of Xbox's hardware sales on the brand and the potential shift towards focusing on Game Pass and game publishing.

Pete & Steve DIVE DEEP on how Xbox's current hardware sales are holding back the brand as a whole. Is it time for Xbox to abandon hardware so they can focus their attention on growing Game Pass and publishing games from their MASSIVE studio portfolio? Will market situations beyond their control limit Game Pass growth over the next few years?Sources:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2024-q4/press-release-webcasthttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2025/earnings-fy-2025-q2https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2024-q4/more-personal-computing-performancehttps://www.gamesindustry.biz/ps5-experiences-record-sales-during-holiday-period-playstation-revenues-reach-11bnhttps://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/archive.htmlhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/number.htmlhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/index.htmlhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/earnings/index.htmlhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2024/241105_5e.pdfhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2024/241106e.pdfhttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2024/240507_4e.pdfhttps://kotaku.com/xbox-series-x-s-physical-game-low-sales-digital-1851218453https://gamerant…

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Hosts: Pete, Steve

Topics covered

• Xbox hardware sales
• Game Pass growth
• gaming industry analysis
• Microsoft earnings
• console market competition

Keywords

• Xbox
• Game Pass
• hardware sales
• Microsoft
• gaming industry
• console competition
• Sony
• Nintendo

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Organizations: Xbox, Game Pass, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Kotaku, Gamerant, PC Gamer

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