… Sones was responsible for Xbox hardware all up, coming across from Windows' OEM layer. Sones developed Xbox's push towards PC, opening up the possibility of more Xbox-branded OEM devices like the Xbox Ally. …
… For those unaware of Ronald's position, he is the "Vice President of Xbox Gaming Devices & Ecosystem". The original claim from a leaker suggested Xbox wouldn’t sell its next-generation console directly to consumers, instead shifting to OEM-branded hardware from companies like ASUS or MSI. …
For Xbox, the changes have been coming in thick and fast. Under new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, Microsoft's gaming division has already made a flurry of pro-consumer changes to the platform. …
… However, that strategy, marked later by the infamous "Everything is an Xbox" campaign, faced a lot of internal pushback and failed to reverse years of declining hardware revenue. …
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… "This is an Xbox," inexplicably downplayed Microsoft's own Xbox console hardware and advertised competitor products instead. The Samsung Galaxy Fold phone was described "as an Xbox," for example, in a huge campaign ad I saw on billboards in major train stations. …
… Microsoft knows Xbox can't sell hardware at an even vaguely reasonable margin in this current climate. And Microsoft knows putting Halo, Gears, and Forza on PlayStation destroys Xbox's desirability as a hardware ecosystem. Microsoft engineered the predicament Xbox now finds itself in. …
… The feature is available from Settings Gaming Xbox mode . On this page, you'll have to turn on the "Enable Xbox mode" toggle switch and select the Xbox app if applicable . 2. File Explorer improvements As part of this wave of changes, File Explorer will receive a number of improvements. …
… Xbox mode is designed for those moments when you want to lean back, pick up a controller, and focus on the game. Enter Xbox mode from the Xbox app, Game Bar settings, or by pressing Windows logo key + F11 . For more information, see Xbox Mode Begins Rolling Out to Players on Windows 11PCs Today . …
… A lot will come down to whether Xbox can actually ship hardware more broadly across Asian markets, though, and that’s going to be a lot more difficult for Microsoft to pull off, especially when they have to factor in how poorly Xbox is performing currently. …