Xbox Q2 revenue sinks 21% as Microsoft reloads for next gen
Microsoft’s gaming revenue dropped significantly in the second quarter of its fiscal 2020. Xbox’s Q2 revenue plummeted 21% year-over-year during the three-month period ending...
Microsoft reports $36.9 billion in Q2 2020 revenue: Azure up 62%, Surface up 6%, and LinkedIn up 24%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $36.9 billion, net income of $11.6 billion, and earnings per...
What AMD’s shipment schedule says about next-generation console timing
Advanced Micro Devices revealed its expected schedule for shipping “semi-custom” chips for game consoles and other devices in 2020, and the results tell us...
U.S.-China trade deal clears way for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X
The United States and China have agreed to wind down the foolish trade war that president Donald Trump started in late 2018. Last week,...
Forget backward compatibility — Xbox One is ‘forward compatible’
I should be upfront and honest with you. I’m writing this story to say that I called it. What did I call? That Xbox...
Lenovo’s foldable PC is the ThinkPad X1 Fold, starts at $2,499
In May at IFA 2019, Lenovo previewed what it called “the world’s first foldable PC.” But the product didn’t have a name, price tag,...
The DeanBeat: 13 humble predictions for gaming in 2020
I’ve never been good at making predictions about the game industry, but I enjoy it. I figure if I make enough, some of them...
2019 game industry ad spend: a quieter year
At iSpot.tv, we found that the game industry spent an estimated $319.6 million on television ads in 2019 (January 1 through December 8), a...
GamesBeat Decides 134: What we want from PlayStation 5 and Xbox in 2020
In 2020, we’re getting both the PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox. And with that next-generation of hardware on the horizon, we’re looking forward...
Xbox Series X: How humongous is Microsoft’s next-gen console?
Microsoft introduced the name and design of the Xbox Series X on Thursday night during The Game Awards. And a lot of people are...