Xbox as we know it is about to look very different, CEO Asha Sharma announced Monday in a publicly distributed memo detailing the company’s new plans. 3,200 layoffs. Four (maybe five) studio divestments.

The situation around Xbox is becoming more catastrophic. Recent reports suggest that Microsoft may be preparing a major restructuring within its gaming division. This comes after earlier speculation that Compulsion Games could face shutdown. Now, newer ...

This week, Microsoft raised prices on Xbox Game Pass to a genuinely shocking degree, following similarly large hikes on all of its current-generation hardware. While it’s tough times in the economy to be sure, that’s also true on the consumer side, and ...

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Microsoft’s next-generation XBOX plans are being reshaped by the ongoing hardware component crisis, with Project Helix now undergoing a broad strategic rethink as supply pressures continue to persist. While Microsoft remains committed to shipping Project ...

What happens when a gaming giant shifts its focus from creativity to profitability? That’s the question Microsoft’s Xbox division is grappling with as it embarks on a bold transformation. With a target of achieving a 30% profit margin—a figure far ...

XBOX may follow Sony’s reported move away from physical discs, as Project Helix could launch without a built-in disc drive.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma calls it the most significant restructuring in Xbox history: 3,200 job cuts, four studio spinoffs, a new COO, and a flattened management structure — all aimed at turning around a division she says has been losing 64 cents on every dollar invested in its studios.