Console Wars: Microsoft is All-in on Game Pass, Is this Game Over?

Console Wars: Microsoft is All-in on Game Pass, Is this Game Over? | Pixels & Profits #2 (Part 2 of 2)

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The market dynamics, strategy, and future outlook of console gaming: Sony vs. Microsoft vs. Nintendo. Microsoft is all in on Game Pass. Is this the last generation of Xbox? OUTLINE: 0:00 Intro 0:56 Impact of PC gaming to console gaming market 4:51 Why Microsoft's console business is in danger 6:26 Microsoft may not care about Xbox and hardware, Starfield will be a good test 7:43 Microsoft = Game Pass or BUST! 10:12 Impact of live services and F2P to console gaming 16:14 Does live service concentrate the market? 19:00 How important is mobile gaming to console makers - come on! 25:49 Primary growth drivers for console market 30:10 Outlook for console wars - the potential impending doom of Microsoft 👇 EPISODE LINKS: - Matthew Kanterman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-k... - Joseph Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jokim/ - Brian Peganoff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-peg... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamemakers/message

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