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Microsoft is reportedly planning major layoffs at its Xbox division next month–a move that comes shortly after new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma admitted its business „isn’t particularly healthy.“ According to sources speaking to Bloomberg, the layoffs will come sometime after June 30, which is when Microsoft’s fiscal year ends. In an email sent to employees […]

One of the first things that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma did after ascending to her position was to unveil the next Xbox, Project Helix. Although Microsoft has yet to disclose pricing details, early estimates suggest that Project Helix may cost $900 or more. Now, Sharma has indicated that Xbox may have to embrace „radically different“ […]

Gears of War: E-Day was reportedly planned for PlayStation 5, but Microsoft has opted to skip a Sony version. The decision was apparently not made at the last minute as some suspected. In any event, the developers at The Coalition are OK with the game skipping PS5, even if it means reaching fewer players, and […]

At Summer Game Fest today, Xbox’s new chief strategy officer Matthew Ball spoke about some of the company’s big moves recently, including its strategy on exclusives and what’s next for the company in the hardware space with Project Helix. He made these comments at The Game Business Live. „Reliable pipeline“ of exclusives On the subject […]

Es soll sich (wieder) lohnen, eine Xbox-Konsole zu erwerben: Die „Rückkehr der Exklusivtitel“ startet mit Gears of War: E-Day. Punkt für Punkt schichtet die neue Xbox-CEO Asha Sharma jene Großbaustellen ab, die in der Ära von Vorgänger Phil Spencer an- und aufgerissen wurden. Dazu gehören auch strategische Entscheidungen und Weichenstellungen, etwa mit Blick auf die […]

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Anlässlich des 25. Xbox-Geburtstags bringt Microsoft ein Sondermodell auf den Markt: Die Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition ist ab November erhältlich. Microsoft feiert das Xbox-Jubiläum mit einer maßgeschneiderten Limited Edition: Die Xbox Series X25 greift die Design-Elemente der ersten Xbox-Baureihe auf. Sofort ins Auge sticht das transparente Design: Durch den grünen Plastik-Korpus im OG Green […]

Today’s Xbox Games Showcase was the first under the leadership of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who has pledged to consider making changes to Xbox’s exclusivity strategy. Now, another Xbox executive, chief content officer Matt Booty, has clarified Microsoft’s position on exclusives going forward. He told Gamertag Radio, „Our big multiplayer games [and] live-service games are […]

Gears of War: E-Day zeigt endlich Gameplay, Persona 6 wird enthüllt, Halo: Campaign Evolved bekommt ein Release-Datum: Wir fassen euch die wichtigsten Reveals der diesjährigen Xbox-Show zusammen.