Microsoft has released its latest financial results, showing significant growth in gaming revenues — thanks in no small part to the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

However, Xbox hardware sales continue to decline and saw the steepest drop since the Xbox Series X and S launched in 2020, down 31% year-on-year.

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    6 months ago

    I was going to buy one when they came out but they were hard to get. I never got one and don’t see the need to buy one now.

    I will not pay over list for a game console. That is just bad money skills.

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      6 months ago

      They really did nothing to limit scalpers. I like to imagine scalpers with dozens of Xboxes sitting around because they all came back into stock. Not taking a stand against scalpers will probably hurt in the long run, they don’t buy games or subscriptions

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        6 months ago

        I won’t buy from scalpers. No way. They add zero value and are like parasites. Microsoft and Sony should have taken a firm stance against them.

        Course I pay double ? Sure at the time I had the money but I won’t do it because of the ethics.