Halo, captured on PS5 Pro.
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Microsoft’s new Xbox chief is ‘reevaluating’ exclusive games
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma held an all-hands meeting this morning and laid out her strategy for a “return of Xbox” with employees. …
Xbox exclusives are back and more complicated than ever
… But Microsoft has pushed much harder on being a multiplatform publisher, and because of this I don’t expect much clarity on its exclusives strategy anytime soon. …
Gears of War: E-Day isn’t coming to the PS5
… However, ever since a major executive shake-up that saw Asha Sharma take over as the division’s new CEO, signs have been pointing toward a return to Xbox exclusives — which is something fans have been asking for. …
Xbox Games Showcase 2026: All the news and trailers
… That makes it hard to tell just how focused Microsoft really is on exclusives. …
Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs
… But right now, Xbox’s “current platform infrastructure is not built for the battle ahead,” Sharma and Booty wrote, saying that “we’ll evolve and rebuild our stack and look at capabilities across all of XBOX and potential M&A to help us win in hardware, PC, mobile, and streaming.” Sharma has already…
‘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… …
Xbox and PlayStation have to prove they’re worth their new price tags
… Sony has recently shifted its strategy back to focusing on console exclusives, after a few years of dabbling in PC gaming, and it’ll need a few big ones to sell people on a PS5 at its current price point. …
Notepad Newsletter
Notepad Notepad uncovers the secrets and strategy behind Microsoft’s era-defining bets on AI, gaming, and computing. …
Inside the return of Xbox
… Exclusivity is a thorny issue for fans, particularly because there has been a lack of clarity on Microsoft’s strategy here over the past two years. …