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Xbox consoles and games will no longer be sold at Walmart and Target, according to employees (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I mean, yeah. Sega completely got out of the hardware market. They never removed their hardware from shelves before announcing a replacement hardware solution, they simply let it run out and pivoted as a business to software, retaining the brand.

Imagine the potential liability a company would have by announcing they are exiting the market when they are beholden to shareholders. Announcing they are shutting down something would immediately cause a drop in share price. I would cause sales to plummet- possibly triggering lawsuits from retailers.

They'd never announce they were shutting down. There's too much value there in the brand, even if it's not what it used to be.

[–] EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Very true. They are still acting identically as if they were shutting down console production. The only difference between Dreamcast and Xbox is that Xbox is willing to lie to keep their shareholders oblivious.

Sega at least put their units on sale with honesty, yet Microsoft is acting like their Xboxes selling for 279 at Sam's club is just a temporary thing.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

Almost certain that Sam's is the one taking the hit on that sale.