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3,200 jobs cut, four studios let go, Halo shipping on PlayStation, and a 2027 super-console still being funded. everyone's reading that as collapse. I've been staring at it for a week and I think it's a deliberate — and defensible — bet.
Diego Santos · 12h ago · 9 min
a ground-up Unreal Engine 5 remake of the campaign that sold the original Xbox, launching July 28 on PlayStation 5 the same day it hits Xbox. I've been trying to work out whether that's a triumph or a surrender, and I've landed somewhere annoying.
Diego Santos · 15h ago · 8 min
$19.99 → $29.99 → $22.99, and a CEO admitting Ultimate had become 'too costly'. companies almost never concede a price hike failed. this one did, and I think it tells you more about Game Pass than any subscriber number.
Diego Santos · 1d ago · 7 min
the ROG Xbox Ally spiked in month one, then fell off sharply. Steam Deck still accounts for roughly half of every handheld gaming PC sold — and the whole category is smaller than you think.
Diego Santos · 1d ago · 5 min
AMD says the next Xbox chip supports a 2027 launch. Microsoft hasn't confirmed a retail date, and that distinction matters more than most coverage admits — here's how I'd read the timeline.
Diego Santos · 1d ago · 7 min
the memo is titled 'Resetting Xbox.' four studios get handed to new owners, ~3,200 roles go over the year — and it lands the same month Xbox admits its studios lose money on most of what they make.
Diego Santos · 1d ago · 5 min