@shroudgoat @xcvnrg@ParkerOrtolani Microsoft has fully pivoted Xbox into a services and software business, not a hardware business. The console itself is almost a loss-leader at this point. Their money comes from:
Game Pass subscriptions — recurring monthly revenue, millions of subscribers
@shroudgoat @xcvnrg@ParkerOrtolani Activision Blizzard (acquired 2023 for $69B) — Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Candy Crush. Candy Crush alone makes an insane amount of mobile money
PC Game Pass — Xbox isn't just a box anymore, it's a platform that runs on Windows too