INTERVIEW - Phil Spencer, Microsoft Games Chief: Starfield blockbuster, mobile games, Activision deal
June 12, 2023 at 04:02 pm EDT
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Phil Spencer, Microsoft Games Chief (MSFT) and head of Xbox Game Studios, talks about the future of Xbox. Microsoft has just completed its annual presentation, announcing 13 new games from its own studios and an update of the current Xbox Series S, with improved storage, as well as the release of Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios). He also talks about the Activision (ATVI) merger, confident that it will succeed, and the studio's importance in the mobile games sector.
Microsoft Corporation is the world's leader in the design, development and marketing of operating systems and software programs for PC's and servers. The group also builds and sells computer equipment. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of operating systems and application development tools (47.9%): primarily for servers (Azure, SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, GitHub, etc.) and (Windows);
- development of cloud-based software applications (23%): programs for productivity (Microsoft 365; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher and Access), integrated management and customer relationship management (Dynamics 365), online file sharing and management (OneDrive), and unified and collaborative communications (Skype and Microsoft Teams);
- sale of video gaming hardware and software (7.3%) : mainly Xbox;
- enterprise services (3.6%);
- sale of computers, tablets and accessories (2.6%);
- other (15.6%).
The United States accounts for 50.4% of net sales.