Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking: the Xbox boss says demand outruns supply, while hardware sales fall 14 percent.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking news: the boss of Xbox says there is more demand than consoles available, just as hardware sales fall 14 percent. Gary has more. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: We first told you about these Microsoft results at 12:34 today. What's new is the claim that supply, not demand, is the problem. ▶
GARY: Live from the block-world, and the sun is setting, which is never good. Xbox revenue is down 2 percent, better than the 10 percent drop last quarter. ▶
GARY: Hardware fell 14 percent, and the console has had a number of price rises. The boss says supply is the limit. My rating: needs more testing. ▶
GARY: File footage: a console shelf, which we're told is bare because demand is huge. One star for the plot, one star for the shelf. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Gary, the report says Microsoft hasn't reported a Series X or S sales figure for years. So how would anyone check the claim? ▶
GARY: No scoreboard, no save file. Meanwhile Xbox still brought in 5.379 billion dollars this quarter, against 5.508 billion a year ago. Still huge. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: For scale: Azure brought in 33.1 billion dollars this quarter, six times Xbox. Gears of War: E-Day and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 landed after the quarter ended. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Supply and demand. Like the hotel minibar: always stocked, and never with what you actually wanted. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Amazon MGM wants a rock alien nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and the panel has views.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Amazon MGM wants Rocky nominated for Best Supporting Actor. We first told you Thursday 07:16, today, so this is for viewers just joining. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: A puppet on the Oscar ballot. Last time the Academy faced a shake-up this big, the continents were still joined. ▶
GARY: Rated as a game: Rocky is the hidden boss nobody saw coming. The studio is submitting Ortiz, voice and puppeteer, and Lionel Boyce too. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report says the Oscars have shied away from puppets. The studio is submitting in fifteen categories in all, Best Picture included. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: That little gold statuette has looked down on puppets for decades. Who does that shiny smug thing think it is? ▶
GARY: The report says to ask Miss Piggy how it went for puppets. That's hard mode. Still, four out of five hearts for the campaign. ▶
LYLE HOTCHKISS: Honestly, this is a stunt, a desperate stunt, an embarrassment to... wait. I would vote for Rocky twice. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: One says yes, one says hard mode, and neither is paid to be consistent. Vote in the poll. ▶
The Spin Room (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: Two outlets, one dog, and very different headlines about GTA 6 on South Park.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Welcome to the Spin Room, where two outlets told one story in different words. Today: GTA 6 pops up on South Park. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: What happened: new GTA 6 gameplay, just shy of 20 seconds, appeared in a South Park episode, with a dog, a beach and a very messy fight. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: IGN says: "GTA 6 Dog Poop Gameplay Premieres in the Latest Episode of South Park". They lead with the poop. Gripping. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Eurogamer says: "Dog poo, anti-social behaviour, and Jason: Our latest look at GTA 6 gameplay comes from an episode of South Park". ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: IGN leads with the premiere. Eurogamer leads with Jason and its own look, and mentions the 19th November launch and a marketing deal with Sony. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: They even name the episode differently: IGN says Guinea Pig On A Stick, Eurogamer says it's currently going by South America. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: I'm with Eurogamer. Longer headline, so more true. And poo is spelled the British way, so it's official. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Spin score: 56 out of 100. Fewer shared headline words than you'd expect for one dog. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Fifty-six means one of them is wrong, and it's IGN. I will not be taking questions. ▶
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