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BREAKING: Xbox warns of a "reset" as it prepares for layoffs. Sources tell me there are major Xbox layoffs coming next month, and the cuts may even involve a studio closure. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/games/948142...
Microsoft is working on some big Xbox hardware changes, and exploring "radically different" console business models. I break down Xbox exec's recent comments about "flexible" next-gen Xbox hardware, summer Game Pass changes, and more 👇 www.theverge.com/news/947537/...
I was already looking forward to Fable and then 30 minutes of gameplay just dropped. The NPC system looks so fun 🐷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=doV0...
with all the talk of "radically different" console business models for Xbox, I think it was clear from Asha's Bloomberg interview that the future of Xbox consoles is OEM hardware. Why say Xbox will put out "great reference experiences" and hint at a Windows future if not
surprising, to say the least, to see Microsoft admit this publicly. Some harsh truths in Asha's memo about the reality of how the Xbox business has been managed
the little man has grown a lot over the past 7 months, so I'm now taking my final paternity leave to spend my summer with him. I've gotta train him ready for Arsenal's Hale End 😉 I won't be on here as often as usual over the coming months, but I'll be back fully in September 🫡
I decide to go on paternity leave and there’s an immediate internet outage on Microsoft’s campus 🙃
scoop: Microsoft has restricted employees from using Anthropic's new Claude Fable 5 model in GitHub Copilot, because of data retention concerns. Microsoft’s legal teams are evaluating Anthropic’s new data retention changes. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/report/94757...
this new Xbox library update looks so much cleaner, thanks to poster-style art. It's coming to some Xbox Insiders today, along with an easier way to find mutual friends news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
