Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
… Along with declining Xbox hardware revenue, Microsoft reported a 5 percent drop in Xbox content and services as well. …
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Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory
… The closure and negotiations follow Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty warning last week of a “reset” at Xbox, laying out several challenges facing Xbox’s business — including that it had “over extended” with its studio system and the hardware component crisis is significantl… …
Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
… As Tom’s Hardware notes, game discs for Xbox One and Series S/X consoles include encrypted files with the licenses attached, but games with full disc support “should be available for offline use” according to Microsoft’s own documentation. …
Lose the new Steam Controller? You can ring it like a phone.
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Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges
… At the same time, Xbox hardware sales declined 13 percent, according to Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday. …
Inside the return of Xbox
… Sharma didn’t address this directly in her all-hands, but she did drop a hint about more choices for Xbox hardware in the future. “Because we want to be where the world plays, we will build our own great hardware but we will also build a strong ecosystem that’s going to expand choice and reach for … …
Watch Framework launch ‘next gen’ modular gadgets right here at 10:30a PT / 1:30p ET.
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Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts
… And now the industry is facing the most severe hardware crisis in its history. …
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
… I’m not surprised Microsoft is giving up on this particular niche product, but I do miss the times when Surface used to do truly innovative hardware. …