Microsoft’s new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
… These leadership changes at Xbox largely affect the platform teams under former Xbox president Sarah Bond. …
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Amazon Luna axes third-party game purchases
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Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
… In fact, there’s probably some folks in that company who think of it as the cost of doing business.” While any changes ordered by the judge would only apply to Meta and its operations in New Mexico, the company could apply the changes in other states for the sake of simplicity. …
Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes
… After winning a $375 million jury award against Meta in a trial that argued the company misled users in the state about the safety of its products, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is asking the state court to order sweeping changes to the platforms. …
Roblox has games again
… As the trial went on, though, Roblox shifted from using the term “games” to “experiences.” The distinction between the two was kind of a big deal at the time; companies like Roblox and Epic were trying to characterize their platforms as metaverses, and Roblox told The Verge that the term “experienc… …
Xbox is now XBOX
… The reorganization of the Xbox platform team is designed to “build a platform that is affordable, personal, and open by staying close to the work and the people we serve,” according to Sharma.
PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore
… Schreier had previously reported on the shift in March, saying that Sony scrapped plans to launch PC versions of last year’s Ghost of Yōtei and “other internally developed games.” Online games will still come to multiple platforms following this change in strategy, Schreier reported at the time. …