… In a recent interview with Bloomberg Tech , Asha said, “My mandate is not 30% accountability margins, it’s not enterprise software margins, it’s to be the number one gaming and entertainment company , and that’s what we’re going to go do.” Excuse me? …
… The non‑GAAP numbers remove the financial impact of Microsoft’s OpenAI investments to show underlying performance. Microsoft mostly beat expectations across the board. But investors are now focused less on the results and more on whether Microsoft’s massive AI spending can keep delivering returns. …
… That Xbox's rapid software acquisitions and experimental Game Pass bets have failed to yield the margins expected. …
… Where all of this leaves some of Microsoft's "AA" productions remains to be seen. There seems to be less room than ever in the industry for games that aren't laser-focused on grabbing attention in what is arguably the most competitive entertainment medium on Earth right now. …
Fresh data from Alinea Analytics paints a very positive picture for the acclaimed Forza Horizon 6 , with the game reportedly selling 6.4 million copies so far. …
… Keep in mind that this is the same company that axed its entire consumer RAM and SSD portfolio in 2025 to focus on AI clients. Samsung and SK hynix, meanwhile, are focusing on raising production in their existing plants, as new fabs won't be ready until the late 2020s . …
… "I feel like the bare minimum expectation many had was for Xbox to really focus on their own platform at least for the time of the Showcase," said hardcore Xbox fan and prominent community figure Klobrille. …
… There's also an effort to bring some of Xbox's remaining studios into closer collaboration, focusing on some of the firm's bigger franchises and potential. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been transparent about wanting to focus on things like Halo and Fallout. …
… Official support for Ukraine Despite Microsoft's heavy investment in Ukrainian cloud infrastructure and military resilience against the evil Russian regime, Xbox actually has no official presence in the country. …
… Razer also claimed: “We are the most accurate Hall Effect board available to players.” They admitted true 0.1 mm accuracy is impossible because “pushing two magnets together is damn near impossible,” but their margin of error is small enough that I never noticed inconsistency. …