Xbox
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Xbox Replaces Head of Gaming, Xbox History, Whither Xbox
Xbox has a new head, who isn’t a gamer; I suspect Microsoft is doing what it should have done a decade ago: get out of the console business.
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The OpenAI Hype Cycle, Microsoft’s Game Pass Failure, Verizon’s Satellites
OpenAI’s DevDay evolution mirrors the hype cycle; Microsoft’s Game Pass price raise is an admission of failure; and Verizon decides it doesn’t want to be under the thumb of SpaceX.
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xAI Raising Money, xAI and Oracle, Xbox = Windows
Everyone wants xAI to exist, but is anyone actually using it? Then, Xbox as it once existed is dead; it’s just Windows now.
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An Interview with Matthew Ball About the Gaming Slump
An interview with Matthew Ball about the current (bad) state of the gaming industry, including mobile, consoles, and why the PC has better prospects.
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Xbox’s Announcement; Microsoft’s Messy Middle; Apple in Europe, Continued
The specifics of Microsoft’s Xbox announcements don’t portend big changes, and economic factors explain why. Then, more Apple news from the EU.
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Xbox Games to Go Cross-Platform?, Console Context, Xbox’s Final Strategy
Xbox is poised to bring exclusive games to the PS5; this has been the logical endgame for Microsoft for a decade.