5 things PlayStation's fully digital pivot tells us about the PS6
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Over the last few weeks, it seems like Sony and Microsoft can’t manage to go 24 hours without trying to one-up each other…
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…In July 2025, Microsoft reportedly laid off 4 percent of its total workforce , with those cuts impacting studios and divisions such as King, Zenimax, and The Initiative. Xbox hardware sales have also…
…Making Xbox a subsidiary would, in theory, allow it to be more autonomous from its parent company, set its own budgets and strategies, and potentially make it easier to sell off in…
…And Still Growing’ Matthew Ball is focus on reviving big Xbox franchises By Ethan Gach Published May 21, 2026 Xbox Taps Everyone’s Favorite Gaming Industry Chart Guy To Lead Strategy And…
…Xbox's Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball confirmed the company has no plans to exit the console market, stating it is growing and will have a strong year. Xbox aims to improve…
…But not surprising." Harding-Rolls added that "the commercial reasoning for pursuing a subscription-first strategy for new releases the size of CoD has not been realized," and while "Its inclusion in…
…it had “over extended” itself in studio acquisitions, and saying the company tried too hard to juggle too many different platform strategies and has “not adequately funded” its studios to be competitive…
…Going forward, this cannot continue .” Xbox is in a difficult spot, and it's one that, in many ways, it has created for itself. Years of brand dilution, inconsistent strategy, and decisions…
…However, its annual revenue declined “nearly half a billion” over the same period, and its business has apparently dropped to a 3-percent “accountability margin,” or profit margin. “Going forward, this cannot…
…It breaks down the performance of the company, revealing it had a three percent "accountability margin" this fiscal year, and that annual revenue had decreased nearly half a billion dollars. For reference…