Unscripted Gaming

Is Microsoft leaving gaming? Is Microsoft leaving the console space? What the heck is a Project Helix?

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Who is Project Helix for? You? Likely not me. Let's crunch some numbers and talk business.

Sources:

- https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-confirms-project-helix-its-next-gen-console-that-will-also-play-pc-games

- https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/my-xbox-ally-x-is-broken-as-asus-admits-its-experiencing-high-repair-volume

- https://windowsreport.com/asus-projects-huge-revenue-for-xbox-ally-x-after-record-sales/

- https://www.asus.com/event/Investor/Content/attachment_en/2025Q3%20IR.pdf

- https://seekingalpha.com/article/4880756-asustek-computer-inc-asuuy-q4-2025-earnings-call-transcript

- https://expertbeacon.com/what-percentage-of-gamers-play-on-pc-vs-console/

- https://newzoo.com/resources/blog/cross-platform-players-spending-more-on-pc-and-console

- https://screenrant.com/nintendo-switch-2-best-selling-17-million-sales/

- https://www.statista.com/statistics/1339466/global-ps5-console-unit-sales-quarter/

- https://www.vgchartz.com/article/465608/2025-worldwide-sales-comparison-charts-through-july-switch-2-vs-ps5-vs-xbox-series-xs-vs-switch/

- https://www.vgchartz.com/article/467231/microsoft-ceo-we-will-always-invest-in-gaming-and-xbox/

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Lost of things happened in one week. Mostly some game studio closures and, ya know, Microsoft gaming is still dying.

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Pop already. Let the damage be done. No one wants "AI" and especially not GenAI.

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How long should we keep using odd portmanteaus of games?

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This year's Game of the Year picks for 2025! watch, learn, love, and judge us as you will!

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This episode is all about Metroid Prime 4! Also takes there about it.

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How Long should it take to make a video game? 1 year? 3 Years? 10 Years? Let's talk about some successes and failures.

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I am openly and actively telling you to bully corporations and large businesses. It's how they change.

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Mike, Josh, and Ray end their Mission: Impossible rewatch with the seventh and eighth entries in the series, Dead Reckoning: Part One and (sigh) Final Reckoning. THE ENTITY WANTS YOU TO CONSUME THIS CONTENT