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Epic v. Apple turns into Windows v. Xbox Share this story Is an iPhone more like a PC or an Xbox? That question was asked — implicitly and explicitly — over and over on the third day of Epic v. Apple testimony. The antitrust trial started on Monday with some heady pronunciations about Fortnite, the game and/or metaverse at the heart of the case. Yesterday, both sides argued about whether iPhones and iPads were truly locked down. And today, Apple and Epic delved into one of the biggest que...

Microsoft would like to remind you the Xbox definitely makes money Xbox hardware doesn’t turn a profit alone Share this story Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge A Microsoft executive has admitted that the company doesn’t earn any profit on sales of Xbox consoles alone. The admission came as part of the Epic v. Apple trial yesterday, confirming what we’ve known for years: Microsoft sells Xbox consoles at a loss. Asked how much margin Microsoft makes on Xbox consoles, the company’s head o...

Xbox consoles have never been profitable on their own, Microsoft admits in court  May 06, 2021, 05:59 PM facebook email Microsoft Despite selling Xbox consoles for nearly two decades, Microsoft loses money on every console sold. Microsoft VP of Xbox business development Lori Wright said as much in an Oakland court on Wednesday. Instead, Microsoft turns a profit on games and services sold alongside the console. After nearly two decades of sales, Xbox consoles have n...

Computerspiele – Eine Grundannahme über die Gaming-Branche hat sich im Prozess um Apples App Store offiziell bestätigt: Spielkonsolen sind ein Verlustgeschäft.

What you need to know New information from the Apple vs Epic trial has revealed that Microsofts row with Apple over xCloud saw another streaming platform kicked off the App Store. Shadow was removed temporarily after Microsoft highlighted it in an email to Apple explaining what it wanted to do with xCloud on the App Store. A row between Microsoft and Apple over its xCloud service on the App Store got another streaming platform removed in the process, according to testimony from Xboxs Lori Wrig...

What you need to know Apples cloud gaming policy for iOS has come under fire during the Epic Games vs Apple trial. The judge said she was "confused" as to why Apple would require games to be submitted individually. She cited being able to use Netflix with a native app that has many different movies and TV shows. Apples policy over cloud gaming and its decision not to permit services like xCloud on the App Store has come under close scrutiny during day 3 of the Epic Games trial. Epic Games cal...

During the ongoing Epic v. Apple trial, Microsoft testified in court about its conflict with the iPhone maker over bringing its Xbox Game Pass’ game streaming feature (Cloud gaming, formerly known as xCloud) to iOS. In the past, Apple has stated that a service like Game Pass — which offers a catalogue of more than one hundred games for a single monthly fee — circumvents its App Store rules, which require titles to be reviewed individually and be subject to a 30 percent cut. However, Lori ...

  Microsofts dispute with Apple over its xCloud service had collateral damage, causing another cloud computing platform getting pulled from the App Store. A series of emails revealed during the Epic Games v. Apple trial on Tuesday offer additional details about Microsofts attempts to get xCloud onto iOS. The emails, which were exchanged in 2020, were first spotted by The Verge. At one point during the exchange, Microsoft offered cloud gaming service Shadow as an example of an interactive app ...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In 2020, Microsoft was battling to bring xCloud or Xbox Game Streaming to the iPhone and iPad, and the conversations had an unlikely victim: Shadow — a third-party cloud gaming app that lets you stream PC games to an iPhone or iPad. Emails between Microsoft and Apple, revealed in the Epic v. Apple trial today, show how the Xbox maker was trying to get xCloud on iOS. Microsoft was trying to figure out how Shadow, Netflix, and other similar “interactiv...

Apple and Epic Games are in the midst of what will surely be a lengthy legal battle. During the court hearings, we’ve seen the companies point to different examples around the industry that support their given cases. As a part of Epic Games’ testimony, the company brought in Xbox Vice President Lori Wright as a witness. While on the stand, Wright admitted that Microsoft does not make a profit from selling Xbox consoles. It was during the third day of the Apple vs Epic Games trial when the l...