Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
… Along with declining Xbox hardware revenue, Microsoft reported a 5 percent drop in Xbox content and services as well. …
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Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
… Xbox also has a new chief technology officer. “Scott Van Vliet is joining as our CTO,” says Sharma. “Scott has spent more than two decades building technology and consumer platforms across cloud, commerce, gaming, and entertainment.” Scott Van Vliet led Azure AI infrastructure at Microsoft before j… …
Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address
… The email changes are all part of the renewed “We are Xbox” effort. In a joint memo with Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty, Sharma and Booty laid out their vision for the future of Xbox last week. …
Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
… Kevin Gammill, corporate vice president of Xbox user experience, is also stepping down after nearly 20 years at Microsoft. “He has dedicated more than 15 years to Xbox and will support the transition,” says Sharma. “I’m grateful for his leadership and everything he has built here.” Jason Ronald, vi… …
Inside the return of Xbox
… Microsoft is getting ready to ship a new Xbox boot animation and slightly tweaked boot-up sound next week. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed the new boot animation in a post on X this week, just a day after the first major organizational changes at Xbox. …
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
Microsoft’s new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a “return of Xbox.” In a joint memo with Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty, Sharma and Booty lay out their vision for the future of Xbox that will be judged on daily active players and the priorities of h… …
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
… Phil Spencer was promoted to Microsoft Gaming CEO at the time, but Sharma is now reverting those changes. “Xbox needs to be our identity,” said Sharma to Xbox employees. The “We Are Xbox” rallying of the troops. …
The future of game consoles is looking bleak
… If a comparatively underpowered Switch 2 costs $500, what can we expect from the next generation of premium game hardware? Microsoft is already talking about the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, which will have all kinds of fancy new tech to make games look better. …
Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures
… Xbox mode is nearly here for all PCs. Microsoft just added its Xbox mode to the Release Preview version of Windows 11. That means the Xbox mode, which adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, is just days away from being available on all PCs. …
PlayStation now requires a ‘one-time online check’ to confirm you own a game
… The messy situation mirrors similar discord from 2013 around Microsoft requiring Xbox One owners to be subjected to online checks every 24 hours. …