… The Document Foundation says that Euro-Office doesn't bolster sovereignty and control but builds and strengthens "Microsoft's strategy against European Digital Sovereignty, or, if you prefer, against the freedom of European users to control and manage their own content." So far, Euro-Office's launc… …
… Nintendo and PlayStation have doubled down on exclusive content, and even Valve kept Half-Life: Alyx off competing VR platforms in favor of its own Steam store. Microsoft has done a 180 on it, with new CEO Asha Sharma confirming that Xbox will have exclusive content. …
In a new Xbox Wire blog post , Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Chief Content Officer Matt Booty shared a memo sent to Xbox employees. …
… Given how close the platforms are in terms of functionality, exclusive content has become a central purchasing factor for console ecosystems. One exec referred me to a recent study by Circana, which suggests that exclusive games are still the primary driving force behind purchasing decisions. …
… We had the return of Xbox with the reintroduction of two new exclusives , as well as a new special edition 25th anniversary console, and it was just such a wonderful environment to bring everybody together. ” It's clear that exclusives are a major part of Xbox's current strategy. …
… Taking zero risks on new IP doesn't exactly seem like a great strategy either. Matthew Ball was previously head of strategy for Amazon Prime and was instrumental in putting it on the path that led to high-powered exclusive content, including Fallout , The Boys, and Rings of Power. …
… After fresh confirmation from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma during an interview with Bloomberg, which revealed that exclusives do indeed matter . As Sharma put it, " in order to become a platform, you must have exclusive content and services. …
… "We really want to focus on the teams, and the games, and this is not gonna be a place where we talk about strategy broadly, right? …
… Well, it seems Xbox now believes the tried-and-tested solution of exclusive content is the answer. …
… PlayStation has fantastic exclusive content, even if a lot of it has hit my gaming PC in recent years ... I still prefer console gaming. I'm PlayStation's target market, and they make their platform compelling purely via virtue of their exclusive content. …