{"id":2022016,"date":"2026-07-01T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2022016"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:00:00","slug":"xboxs-reset-all-the-news-about-microsofts-looming-layoffs-and-studio-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2022016","title":{"rendered":"Xbox\u2019s \u2018reset\u2019: all the news about Microsoft\u2019s looming layoffs and studio closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o1ls916 o1ls91 o1ls90 o1ls92g\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls917\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls918 o1ls91 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls919\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"_1044qiz3\">\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg1 _1j7mcyg0\">\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg8\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede\">\n<div class=\"yfv1cc0\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--stream-lede _1vukj750 sticky-nav-trigger\">\n<div class=\"_1vukj751 _1vukj752\"><span class=\"_1vukj753\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_1uf8q81e\">\n<li class><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\" class=\"_1uf8q814 _19wv7tc5\">Gaming<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw7 g4xafw1 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1vukj754\">Updated <!-- -->Today, <time datetime=\"2026-07-01T21:00:00+00:00\">Jul 1, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj755\">\n<h1 class=\"cbn62f1 cbn62f0 _19wv7tc9\">Xbox\u2019s \u2018reset\u2019: all the news about Microsoft\u2019s looming layoffs and studio closures<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj756\">\n<div class=\"_1vukj757\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-byline _19wv7tci _1p3b6390\"><span class><span>by<\/span> <!-- --> <span class=\"_1p3b6392 _1p3b639b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/verge-staff\">Verge Staff<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj757 _1vukj758\"><span class><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--share-buttons _1e9wo7z0\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"_1e9wo7zo\"><button aria-label=\"Copy link\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>Link<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share article\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>Share<\/title><\/button><\/li>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Open RSS feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/rss\/stream\/959900\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>RSS<\/title><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Gift this article\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>Gift<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"_1vukj759 _1044qizr\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yfv1cc2\">\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92h\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9f o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yfv1cc1\">\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_white_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92h\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9f o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg4\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body _1j7mcyg5\">\n<section class=\"_1j7mcyg2 _1j7mcyg0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Xbox is making some big changes \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/5\/8\/24151814\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-strategy-changes-arkane-tango\">again<\/a>. On June 10th, a few months after Asha Sharma <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/882241\/microsoft-phil-spencer-xbox-leaving-retirement\">took over as CEO<\/a>, she and newly-promoted chief content officer Matt Booty sent <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/06\/10\/next-100-days-xbox-reset\/\">a memo<\/a> to staff warning of an \u201cXbox reset.\u201d The business, they said, is facing significant challenges, including a 3 percent \u201caccountability margin,\u201d massively higher component prices for consoles due to the memory and storage shortage, and an \u201cover extended\u201d studio system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">That same day, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/948142\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-reset-asha-sharma\">The Verge<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-10\/xbox-plans-significant-layoffs-as-it-transforms-under-new-ceo-asha-sharma\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/em> reported that the Xbox division was planning layoffs in July. The cuts, expected to be announced on July 6th, could include studio closures or spinoffs. <em>The Verge<\/em>\u2019s Tom Warren reported on June 30th that Microsoft is looking at closing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/959467\/microsoft-xbox-cancel-blade-game-arkane-studios-closure\">at least five studios<\/a> and potentially canceling games like <em>Blade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Under Sharma\u2019s leadership, Xbox has already made some other major changes, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/957042\/xbox-price-increase-memory-shortage\">upcoming price hikes for Xbox consoles<\/a>, lowering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/915928\/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-price-drop\">Game Pass prices<\/a> but cutting out new <em>Call of Duty<\/em> games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/931918\/microsoft-xbox-rebrand-caps\">rebranding Xbox to XBOX<\/a>, and making both <em>Gears of War: E-Day<\/em> and <em>Clockwork Revolution<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/945639\/xbox-exclusives-strategy-complicated-confusing\">Xbox console exclusives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Read on for all of our coverage of the shifts at Xbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg3\">\n<div class=\"duet--navigation--stream-highlights _1kdbk8y0 ra4yju0 fqaeio0\">\n<div class=\"_1kdbk8y1 h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ra4yju1\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ra4yju2\">\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/959900\/xbox-reset-layoffs-studio-closures#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTU5NDY3\">Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/959900\/xbox-reset-layoffs-studio-closures#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTQ4MTQy\">Xbox warns of a \u2018reset\u2019 as it prepares for layoffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/959900\/xbox-reset-layoffs-studio-closures#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTQ1NjM5\">Xbox exclusives are back and more complicated than ever<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"updates-section\" class=\"_1n3sh6v0\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-30T23:52:38+00:00\">Jun 30<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">Xbox will reportedly still publish Hideo Kojima\u2019s OD.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Xbox is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/959467\/microsoft-xbox-cancel-blade-game-arkane-studios-closure\">make some tough cuts soon<\/a>, and it already dropped a new franchise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/959713\/io-interactive-project-fantasy-layoffs\">from IO Interactive<\/a>, but <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/783409\/od-kojima-xbox-game-trailer\">OD<\/a><\/em> will continue to be part of Xbox\u2019s publishing lineup, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/hideo-kojimas-xbox-horror-game-od-is-safe-from-microsofts-reset-plan-but-other-games-are-on-the-chopping-block\">according to <em>IGN<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbe\">\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvb9\"><a class=\"_1y5ugvba\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/hideo-kojimas-xbox-horror-game-od-is-safe-from-microsofts-reset-plan-but-other-games-are-on-the-chopping-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hideo Kojima&#8217;s Xbox Horror Game, OD, Is Safe From Microsoft&#8217;s &#8216;Reset&#8217; Plan, but Other Games Are on the Chopping Block<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1y5ugvbb\">[<!-- -->IGN<!-- -->]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTU5NzEz\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-30T18:14:05+00:00\">Jun 30<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/959713\/io-interactive-project-fantasy-layoffs\">007 First Light\u2019s developer lays off staff but claims its next franchise will continue<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ss_7683959b09f7863c5eb23bfdbcf039269765b5d6.1920x1080\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/ss_7683959b09f7863c5eb23bfdbcf039269765b5d6.1920x1080.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ss_7683959b09f7863c5eb23bfdbcf039269765b5d6.1920x1080\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/ss_7683959b09f7863c5eb23bfdbcf039269765b5d6.1920x1080.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: IO Interactive<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">IO Interactive, the studio behind the <em>Hitman<\/em> series and <em>007 First Light<\/em>, announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IOInteractive\/status\/2072005107797893315\">it is laying off staff<\/a> after a relationship with an \u201cexternal partner\u201d on its next big franchise, Project Fantasy, \u201chas come to an end.\u201d IO has described Project Fantasy <a href=\"https:\/\/ioi.dk\/project-fantasy\">as an \u201conline fantasy RPG\u201d<\/a>, and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/io-interactive-still-100-committed-to-new-fantasy-game-despite-layoffs-after-external-partner-abandons-it-2000711733\">Kotaku<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-30\/microsoft-s-xbox-pulls-out-of-project-fantasy-video-game-from-io-interactive?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4Mjg0MTc5NiwiZXhwIjoxNzgzNDQ2NTk2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSEdISUtLSVAzSUEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9._X7fWJXMkER0LX8wjbPlqWJNXJqjEfaYkVxpStwD114&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/em> report that Microsoft, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/959467\/microsoft-xbox-cancel-blade-game-arkane-studios-closure\">planning significant cuts<\/a> as part of a broader \u201creset\u201d of the Xbox business, was going to be the game\u2019s publisher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">It\u2019s unclear how many people will be affected by IO\u2019s \u201cstaffing decisions.\u201d The company says \u201cwe are fully committed to supporting those affected through this challenging transition.\u201d IO also notes that it remains \u201c100% committed to\u201d Project Fantasy and promises that \u201cthis wonderful universe will see the light of day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/959713\/io-interactive-project-fantasy-layoffs\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTU5NDY3\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-30T17:00:00+00:00\">Jun 30<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/959467\/microsoft-xbox-cancel-blade-game-arkane-studios-closure\">Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"yXT9Lzrt7E8-HD\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/yXT9Lzrt7E8-HD.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"yXT9Lzrt7E8-HD\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/yXT9Lzrt7E8-HD.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: Microsoft<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Microsoft is set to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees next week. Sources familiar with Microsoft\u2019s plans tell <em>The Verge<\/em> that the layoffs will lead to studio closures or spinoffs, potential mergers of studios, and canceled games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">I understand Microsoft is currently weighing closing at least five studios, including the developers behind <em>Marvel\u2019s Blade<\/em>. Sources tell me Microsoft wants to cancel <em>Blade<\/em> as part of a wave of cost cuts and job losses that are planned for the company\u2019s Xbox gaming division.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/959467\/microsoft-xbox-cancel-blade-game-arkane-studios-closure\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTU3MDQy\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-25T16:49:17+00:00\">Jun 25<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/957042\/xbox-price-increase-memory-shortage\">Xbox prices spike another $100 or more<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22012260\/vpavic_4275_20201030_0036.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22012260\/vpavic_4275_20201030_0036.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Photo by Vjeran Pavic \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Microsoft is increasing the prices of Xbox consoles again. Starting August 1st, 512GB models will be $100 more expensive, while 1TB models will be $150 more expensive. This means that the Xbox Series S will start at $499.99, the Xbox Series X without a disc drive will start at $749.99, and the Series X with a disc drive will start at $799.99. Microsoft also says it will be \u201csunsetting\u201d its 2TB Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Microsoft last raised prices in October by $20 to $70 and says it had hoped to avoid further hikes. \u201cUnfortunately, console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/06\/25\/xbox-console-price-update\/?ocid=Platform_soc_omc_xbo_tw_Text_lrn_6.25.2\">Microsoft says in a blog post<\/a>. \u201cThe entire consumer electronics industry is struggling with the current components crisis, but the effects are particularly hard on consoles. Unlike phones, computers, speakers, and other consumer devices, consoles are typically not sold at a profit, but instead for less than they cost to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/957042\/xbox-price-increase-memory-shortage\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTUwMjA0\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-15T21:13:35+00:00\">Jun 15<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><span><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/950204\/xbox-ninja-theory-shutdown-hellblade-senua\">Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hellblade-ii-senuas-sacrifice\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/hellblade-ii-senuas-sacrifice.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hellblade-ii-senuas-sacrifice\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/hellblade-ii-senuas-sacrifice.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: Ninja Theory<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the <em>Hellblade<\/em> series, a source tells <em>The Verge<\/em>. Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure, but they are hoping the studio will find a buyer. The closure comes as \u201cseveral\u201d Xbox studios at Microsoft, including Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in \u201cactive negotiations\u201d about spinning off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-15\/studios-in-microsoft-s-xbox-division-brace-for-closures?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MTU1NDUzNiwiZXhwIjoxNzgyMTU5MzM2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUR09XOTRLSVAzTE0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.qu5M4E4sve-8r60rL_e-Xv-LrGJvIGgWiKLxMitTl5A\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">The closure and negotiations follow Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty warning last week of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/06\/10\/next-100-days-xbox-reset\/\">a \u201creset\u201d at Xbox<\/a>, laying out several challenges facing Xbox\u2019s business \u2014 including that it had \u201cover extended\u201d with its studio system and the hardware component crisis is significantly driving up prices. <em>Kotaku<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/xbox-shuttering-south-of-midnight-peabody-award-compulsion-games-2000706065\">reported earlier on Monday that<\/a> Microsoft was planning to shut down Compulsion, though it noted in an update that studio leadership was in \u201cnegotiations\u201d with Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/950204\/xbox-ninja-theory-shutdown-hellblade-senua\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTQ5OTY0\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-15T17:08:35+00:00\">Jun 15<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/949964\/xbox-compulsion-games-closure-craig-duncan-departure\">Xbox turmoil continues with a studio closure and executive departures<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector collage of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25485116\/STK048_XBOX2__B.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector collage of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25485116\/STK048_XBOX2__B.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Last week, Xbox boss Asha Sharma sent a memo warning of an Xbox \u201creset\u201d ahead of expected layoffs, and today, <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/xbox-shuttering-south-of-midnight-peabody-award-compulsion-games-2000706065\"><em>Kotaku<\/em> reported<\/a> that Xbox plans to shut down Compulsion Games, the studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games-review\/647143\/south-of-midnight-review-xbox-compulsion-games\">behind <em>South of Midnight<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Since taking over in February, Sharma has made some big decisions, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/915928\/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-price-drop\">cutting the price of Xbox Game Pass<\/a> and making <em>Gears of War: E-Day<\/em> and <em>Clockwork Revolution<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/945428\/xbox-console-exclusives-return\">Xbox console exclusives<\/a>. But in their <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/06\/10\/next-100-days-xbox-reset\/\">\u201creset\u201d memo<\/a>, Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty discussed many challenges facing the Xbox business, including that it has \u201cover extended\u201d with its studio system:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/949964\/xbox-compulsion-games-closure-craig-duncan-departure\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTQ5NTg0\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Terrence O&apos;Brien\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/TERRENCE_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-13T16:29:47+00:00\">Jun 13<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/terrence-obrien\">Terrence O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/949584\/microsoft-spinning-off-xbox\">Microsoft hasn\u2019t ruled out spinning off Xbox<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"268364_Inside_Microsoft\u2019s_big_Xbox_leadership_shakeup_CVirginia\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/268364_Inside_Microsofts_big_Xbox_leadership_shakeup_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"268364_Inside_Microsoft\u2019s_big_Xbox_leadership_shakeup_CVirginia\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/268364_Inside_Microsofts_big_Xbox_leadership_shakeup_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\">Asha Sharma.<\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: The Verge, Microsoft<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Microsoft is preparing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/948142\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-reset-asha-sharma\">lay off<\/a> a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/947537\/microsoft-xbox-console-hardware-price-changes-ramageddon\">reevaluating<\/a> the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It\u2019s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with Xbox, and hasn\u2019t ruled out spinning it off into a separate company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">A new report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/microsoft-considered-spinning-xbox-plans-new-halo-fallout-games\/\">The Information<\/a><\/em> suggests that Microsoft has considered some dramatic measures to make its Xbox unit more sustainable. That includes turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary, a joint venture, or even spinning it off entirely, with the possibility of selling the business. The report doesn\u2019t suggest anything is imminent, but it does seem that new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella haven\u2019t taken anything off the table when it comes to the future of Xbox.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/949584\/microsoft-spinning-off-xbox\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTQ4MTQy\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T21:28:53+00:00\">Jun 10<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><span><span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/948142\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-reset-asha-sharma\">Xbox warns of a \u2018reset\u2019 as it prepares for layoffs<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector collage of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25485118\/STK048_XBOX2__C.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector collage of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25485118\/STK048_XBOX2__C.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Microsoft\u2019s Xbox division will be hit with significant layoffs next month, according to people familiar with Microsoft\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">The company has been preparing for the layoffs internally for weeks, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hinting about \u201cmaking hard choices\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/938807\/microsoft-surface-future-devices-notepad\">last month<\/a>. Sources suggest the cuts could even involve a studio closure, or changes to the Xbox studio lineup. In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/giant-bombcast\/id274450056?i=1000771934510\">Giant Bomb episode<\/a>, rumors of 1,000 layoffs for Microsoft\u2019s Xbox division were mentioned. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-06-10\/xbox-plans-significant-layoffs-as-it-transforms-under-new-ceo-asha-sharma\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a> also reported today that the cuts would be \u201cmajor,\u201d and involve budget cuts for marketing and other areas of Microsoft\u2019s Xbox business.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/948142\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-reset-asha-sharma\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTQ3NTM3\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T11:04:22+00:00\">Jun 10<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/947537\/microsoft-xbox-console-hardware-price-changes-ramageddon\">Xbox exploring \u2018radically different\u2019 console business models<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Picture of the Xbox Series X, showing its power button and vent.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22012259\/vpavic_4275_20201030_0033.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Picture of the Xbox Series X, showing its power button and vent.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22012259\/vpavic_4275_20201030_0033.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Photo by Vjeran Pavic \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/839353\/pc-ram-shortage-pricing-spike-news\">RAMageddon<\/a> crisis has got Microsoft rethinking its Xbox console hardware business. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball have both revealed this week that Microsoft is reevaluating plans for its next-generation Project Helix console and exploring \u201cradically different\u201d console business models in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">\u201cWe are working very hard to rethink everything that we can about Helix, which is a console we are committed to shipping, and we are very cognizant of the ways in which we need to change as a company to make sure it is affordable, to make sure that it\u2019s flexible,\u201d said Ball in an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegamebusiness.com\/p\/matthew-ball-on-exclusives-turning\">The Game Business<\/a><\/em> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/947537\/microsoft-xbox-console-hardware-price-changes-ramageddon\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stevie Bonifield\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/STEVIE_BONIFIELD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T15:32:10+00:00\">Jun 9<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/stevie-bonifield\">Stevie Bonifield<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">RAMaggedon\u2019s making Xbox \u201crethink\u201d its Helix console.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">During an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegamebusiness.com\/p\/matthew-ball-on-exclusives-turning\">The Game Business<\/a> at Summer Game Fest, Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball admitted to \u201cunderestimating\u201d the RAM crisis, saying that demand for Xbox consoles \u201cexceeds supply.\u201d It\u2019s pushing Xbox to re-evaluate its plans for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/926065\/xbox-project-helix-more-information-later-this-year\">next-gen Helix console<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbg\">\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote _1lkuyz81 _1lkuyz80 _19wv7tc9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz8b _1lkuyz88\">\u201cWe are working very hard to rethink everything that we can about Helix, which is a console we are committed to shipping, and we are very cognisant of the ways in which we need to change as a company to make sure it is affordable, to make sure that it\u2019s flexible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTQ1NjM5\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-08T13:54:01+00:00\">Jun 8<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/945639\/xbox-exclusives-strategy-complicated-confusing\">Xbox exclusives are back and more complicated than ever<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector illustration of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25283723\/STK048_XBOX_B.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.95588235294118%2C0%2C98.088235294118%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector illustration of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25283723\/STK048_XBOX_B.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.95588235294118%2C0%2C98.088235294118%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Illustration: The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Two years ago, when Microsoft first revealed that it was bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/2\/15\/24073691\/microsoft-xbox-games-ps5-nintendo-switch-exclusivity\">four Xbox-exclusive games<\/a> to the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, it made the announcement far more complicated than necessary. That\u2019s not likely to improve anytime soon. In fact, things now seem more confusing than ever as the company tries to appease both fans and the bottom line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">When making the experimental move away from exclusives in 2024, Microsoft initially refused to name the games \u2014 <em>Hi-Fi Rush<\/em>, <em>Pentiment<\/em>, <em>Sea of Thieves<\/em>, and <em>Grounded<\/em> \u2014 going cross platform, but was happy to shoot down rumors of <em>Starfield <\/em>and <em>Indiana Jones <\/em>coming to the PS5. Some Xbox fans thought the announcement meant \u201cjust four games,\u201d others worried it was more, setting the stage for two years of confusion over what other titles would or would not be released on rival platforms. Eventually, <em>Starfield <\/em>and <em>Indiana Jones<\/em> both arrived on the PS5, only adding to the uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/945639\/xbox-exclusives-strategy-complicated-confusing\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTM0Njg3\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-20T16:03:21+00:00\">May 20<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/934687\/xbox-matthew-ball-strategy-officer-hire\">Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector illustration of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25283723\/STK048_XBOX_B.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.95588235294118%2C0%2C98.088235294118%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector illustration of the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25283723\/STK048_XBOX_B.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.95588235294118%2C0%2C98.088235294118%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Illustration: The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matthewball.co\/all\/presentation-the-state-of-video-gaming-in-2026\">state of video gaming report<\/a>, which is a popular read across the game industry, and he\u2019s \u201cwidely respected across gaming, media, and technology,\u201d according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Sharma announced Ball is joining Microsoft in a memo to Xbox employees this morning, seen by <em>The Verge<\/em>. She described Ball as a \u201clongtime gamer,\u201d who has held strategy and leadership roles at Illumination, Amazon Studios, Otter Media, and Accenture Strategy. \u201cMatthew has been partnering with us on strategy since day 10 and will officially start this month, reporting to me,\u201d says Sharma.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/934687\/xbox-matthew-ball-strategy-officer-hire\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTMzMzI4\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-19T11:46:32+00:00\">May 19<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/933328\/xbox-fan-feedback-exclusives-backward-compatibility-online-multiplayer\">Xbox fans want exclusives, more backward compatibility, and free online multiplayer<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Xbox logo illustration\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23926022\/acastro_STK048_01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Xbox logo illustration\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23926022\/acastro_STK048_01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Illustration by Alex Castro \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Microsoft launched a new Xbox Player Voice portal yesterday, aiming to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/05\/18\/introducing-xbox-player-voice\/\">collect feedback<\/a> from fans and \u201cmake it more visible.\u201d It certainly hasn\u2019t taken long for Xbox fans to make their feedback very clear. The most upvoted feedback on Xbox Player Voice demands exclusive games for Xbox consoles, more backward compatible games, and free online multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has already promised that she\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/917657\/microsoft-xbox-exclusive-games-windowing-comments-asha-sharma\">\u201creevaluating\u201d the approach to Xbox-exclusive<\/a> games and windowed releases of titles, but there has been no firm commitment to reverse the decision to port games to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. \u201cXbox was built off of great game exclusives, you cannot sell any consoles without a reason to buy the console compared to your competition or even sending your tentpole games over to your competitor,\u201d says Xbox fan Carlos Hernandez in a <a href=\"https:\/\/feedbackportal.microsoft.com\/feedback\/idea\/af5e9e56-e452-f111-9a90-6045bdb3484a\">feedback post<\/a> that has been upvoted nearly 7,000 times.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/933328\/xbox-fan-feedback-exclusives-backward-compatibility-online-multiplayer\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTMxOTE4\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-15T23:10:13+00:00\">May 15<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/931918\/microsoft-xbox-rebrand-caps\">Xbox is now XBOX<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector illustration the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25832862\/STK048_XBOX_2_A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vector illustration the Xbox logo.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25832862\/STK048_XBOX_2_A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Xbox just allcapsmaxxed: Meet XBOX. This isn\u2019t a joke; Microsoft appears to be actually rebranding Xbox to XBOX. Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/asha_shar\/status\/2054625508462333983?s=46\">poll on X<\/a> earlier this week, asking fans whether Microsoft should use Xbox or XBOX. The results were in favor of XBOX, and the company has now renamed its X account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Curiously, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@xbox\">Threads<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/xbox.com\">Bluesky<\/a> accounts for Xbox haven\u2019t been renamed yet, but if Microsoft is going ahead with a rebranding then I expect those will change soon. I asked Microsoft to comment on this potential Xbox rebranding and the company simply referred me to Sharma\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/931918\/microsoft-xbox-rebrand-caps\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTI1OTY2\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Warren\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Tom_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-07T16:00:00+00:00\">May 7<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">Tom Warren<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/925966\/microsoft-return-to-xbox-town-hall-notepad\">Inside the return of Xbox<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"xboxlogo\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/xboxlogo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"xboxlogo\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;filter: url(%23b);)\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/xboxlogo.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=7.8125%2C0%2C84.375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: Microsoft<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Two weeks ago there was a buzz in the air inside Microsoft\u2019s studio D building. Hundreds of Xbox employees gathered early on a Thursday morning, packed into the hallways and atrium, to hear from Xbox CEO <strong>Asha Sharma<\/strong>. The \u201creturn of Xbox\u201d slogan was plastered all over the walls of the building, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/882326\/read-microsoft-gaming-ceo-asha-sharma-first-memo\">same message<\/a> Sharma first delivered to Xbox employees in February. It was time for Sharma to rally the troops, after two years of turbulence, and hint at the future of Xbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">During the roughly 40-minute all-hands, sources tell me that Sharma laid out a four-point action plan for Xbox employees, focusing on several areas in turn: hardware, games, platform, and services. \u201cWe have to be honest about where we are. 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