… During a recent interview with Stephen Totilo's Game File hat tip to Game Developer , Sharma was asked if memory shortages would affect the "timeline" of Xbox's next-generation machine. "Memory costs will impact pricing, will impact availability," she replied. …
… "Long term, we will evolve Game Pass into a more flexible system which will take time to test and learn around." It seems like today's announcement is the beginning of that cycle. But a focus on pricing isn't Sharma's only impact on Xbox so far. …
Microsoft's recent decision to cut the price of Xbox Game Pass seems to have done what it was designed to do and increase Game Pass subscriber activity. …
… Other requests that people seem to be backing are the return to backward compatibility efforts and making the online multiplayer "free to access" and separate from the Game Pass subs. …
… Moreover, Xbox is facing all sorts of pressure on different fronts, including the ongoing BDS boycott of Xbox games and services and Game Pass' dwindling sub numbers after fall 2025's price hikes . …
… "It feels great, it's awesome," he says, before admitting the team made some less than conventional choices when it came to Mina's overall design, which could have negatively impacted the game's reception. …
… Eurogamer wishes any who may be impacted by the potential layoffs the very best for the future. Love Eurogamer.net? …
… Sharma explained that "fortifying Game Pass", for instance, means roughly what you'd expect: Xbox is aiming to grow the subscription, for which Sharma says you need "more players who love the subscription, that are staying longer and that are happy." That Game Pass price cut , she added, "is going … …
… Season 3 also brings a set of Battle Pass improvements, including updated navigation, corrected season celebrations, improved path presentation, and fixes to Battle Pass menu pricing. …
… Moreover, random IOPS numbers of 1M reads and 1.2M writes mean very brisk boot times into games and the OS. A 2TB capacity also means you'll be able to get a fair amount of games and locally stored media alongside a Windows install without so much as breaking a sweat. …