Console Wars: Microsoft is All-in on Game Pass, Is this Game Over? | Pixels & Profits Ep. 2 Part 2
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
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