{"id":276390,"date":"2024-03-26T04:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T11:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=328858"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:51:41","slug":"reports-claim-that-xbox-is-in-free-fall-in-europe-what-does-this-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/reports-claim-that-xbox-is-in-free-fall-in-europe-what-does-this-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports claim that Xbox is in free fall in Europe: what does this mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Although Microsoft has tried to put on a brave face, the future of Xbox, at least as an independent brand with its own hardware and exclusives, seems to be hanging by a thin thread. <strong>The reason? The low sales of the console.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/xbox-clarifies-its-future-in-an-xbox-business-that-gives-hope-about-its-games-and-game-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Microsoft tried to calm concerns with an Xbox Business Update\">Microsoft tried to calm concerns with an Xbox Business Update<\/a>, <strong>in which they revealed that several older and smaller-scale games would be cross-platform<\/strong>, but that others, like Starfield, would not be for now. They also promised to continue working on new hardware that apparently will represent the &#8220;biggest technical leap in history&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of this sounds good, but it can clash with the harsh reality that Xbox faces in the console sector. According to Christopher Dring from GameIndustry.biz, <strong>he has heard a &#8220;very important&#8221; publisher say that the performance of Xbox Series X\/S is &#8220;plummeting&#8221; in Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GI Microcast | GDC 2024, PS5 Pro and more\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1t1otAXv2rk?start=529&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft is not sure if Xbox Series has been a good bet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation was already bad last year, when some European retailers completely abandoned Xbox Series X\/S, but it is said that this year is even worse, <strong>to the point that publishers are starting to wonder why they bother supporting Xbox.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The potentially worrying points don&#8217;t end here: according to Dring, he has heard that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/xbox-has-decided-on-its-new-strategy-to-sell-its-games-also-on-ps5-with-a-catch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the &quot;majority&quot; of Xbox exclusives will end up on PS5 at some point\">the &#8220;majority&#8221; of Xbox exclusives will end up on PS5 at some point<\/a>, and that less attention is being paid to Game Pass, which has largely stagnated in terms of popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, this should be taken with caution, but GamesIndustry is not known for publishing sensationalist headlines or inaccurate rumors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft can say they want to continue manufacturing hardware all they want, but <strong>if publishers stop being interested in putting their software on your platform, that&#8217;s where reality comes into play.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we look back, you will remember that it was then when things started to get ugly for Nintendo during the Gamecube era. It&#8217;s what happened to Sega before being forced to abandon hardware. <strong>Will Xbox have to become just a publisher?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of Xbox, at least as an independent brand with its own hardware and exclusives, seems to be hanging by a thin thread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":276391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-276390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314197,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276390\/revisions\/314197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276390"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=276390"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=276390"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=276390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}