It seems that many investors were left feeling a little cold after the recent Xbox One reveal, causing a shift in company shares shortly after Microsoft's conference had ended. The event had attempted to usher in a new generation of gaming with brand new hardware, a redesigned controller, updated Kinect camera, and more – yet businessmen and gamers alike were disappointed by the big reveal. Many felt that the show lacked content, despite the promise of more at E3.
As a result, shortly after the conference ended, Sony's share prices actually soared, gaining a whopping 9.25 per cent increase at the time of writing, while Microsoft's share prices slumped, albeit only by 0.66 per cent. While it's inevitable that a company's share prices will drop slightly after a big console reveal, much like Nintendo's after the Wii U announcement, this can still be interpreted as a sign of investor confidence in the PS4.
Do you share the stock market's sentiments? As always, let us know in the comments section below.
[source nowgamer.com]
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Ild say thats a PS4 win.
For Microsoft its the usual "buy the rumour, sell the news" as you alluded to.
Its time fot the big green dinosaur to die out!
I got all kinds of stares at work, because I burst out laughing while reading this on my break.
Gamestop's shares fell by over 5 percent because of the used games stance.
@UNC5052
I wonder what was so "compelling" about the xbox according to the Gamstop CEO...
I really wouldn't read too much into this.
I bet GameStop is burning up Sony's phone lines now that Xbox One wont play used games without a fee.
And I remember when we thought online passes were the worst we would ever see. Paying to access online features sure is better than locking the whole game behind a pay wall.
LOL yeah it's not significant, but it is indicative!
Bloomberg speculates that Sony's stock jump may be related to rumoured plans for spinning off its entertainment division, rather than having anything to do with the Xbox One reveal.
Sony's stock rose like almost 10%, and Nintendo's rose 2.2%, or something around those lines, know why? Cause that Xbox reveal was sad and pathetic, and everybody BUT Microsoft knows it Remember the Zune? Xbox One will probably follow it its footsteps
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