The console market is going through major changes as hardware prices stay high and first party needs to pivot audience strategy. Nintendo may be struggling to find a break-even for its Switch successor, prompting a later release than we anticipated. Also: Embracer Group woes continue, Hasbro loses a ton.
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:01:12] – Sony Earnings for Q3 FY24
- [00:18:37] – Starbreeze Earnings for FY23
- [00:26:13] – Embracer Group Earnings for Q3 FY24
- [00:41:48] – Bandai Namco Earnings Notes for Q3 FY24
- [00:43:48] – Hasbro Earnings Notes for FY23
- [00:46:46] – Xbox Reveals Multiplatform Plans
- [00:49:10] – Epic Games Store Year in Review 2023
- [00:52:22] – Investment Interlude
- [01:04:24] – Quick Hits
- [01:13:12] – Labor Report
- [01:22:11] – What Happens if the Switch 2 Doesn’t Come Out in 2024?
- [01:36:13] – Listener Questions
SOURCES
- Sony Earnings for Q3 FY24 | Sony
- Starbreeze Year-End Report | Starbreeze
- EMBRACER GROUP PUBLISHES INTERIM REPORT Q3 | Embracer Group
- Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024 | Bandai Namco
- From Software now owns the Elden Ring IP | USPTO
- Magic, D&D maker Hasbro lost over $1bn in Q4, predicts WotC revenue decline in 2024 | BoardGameWire
- Xbox’s Promise to Bring More Games to More Players Around the World | Xbox Wire
- Xbox’s Alleged Multiplatform Plans are Making People Angry Prematurely | Virtual Economy
- Epic Games Store 2023 Year in Review | Epic Games
- Epic Games Store is Coming to iOS | Epic Games (@EpicNewsroom) on Twitter
- Genvid Suffers Layoffs | Seana Cavanagh on LinkedIn
- Daybreak confirms “less than 15” layoffs | GamesIndustry
- Scopely layoffs hit Kingdom Maker team | Games Industry
- Disco Elysium studio laying off nearly 25% of its staff—including the final remaining writer from the original game’s credits | PCGamer
- Everywhere and Mindseye developer Build a Rocket Boy announces layoffs | PCGamesN
- Global layoffs at Gameloft as staff in Ukraine and Canada confirm redundancies | Pocket Gamer
- Embracer-owned studio Flying Wild Hog has unionized | Game Developer
- Things at Toys for Bob may not be so dire | @MauroNL on Twitter
- Sources: Nintendo Switch 2 will now launch in 2025 | VGC
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