Xbox gone crazy. 9000 people sacked

[The Salt Umpire]

So now Microsoft swears it's not giving up on consoles anytime soon while morale takes a dive due to their recent decision. Seems to me morale has taken a hit with each dubious decision they've been making as of late.

Xbox Still Swears It's Not Giving Up On Consoles As Fans Panic

Microsoft refuted rumors that it was getting out of the hardware business anytime soon

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They're not winning hearts and minds with the decision to end support for W10 either, converting 400 million expensive computers into e-waste. I wonder how many of those owners have, like me, sworn off Windows entirely.

 

[Candlicious Ghost]

They're not winning hearts and minds with the decision to end support for W10 either, converting 400 million expensive computers into e-waste. I wonder how many of those owners have, like me, sworn off Windows entirely.

That's a very good point, shame Linux can't get bigger and become a bigger alternative

 

[Owain Taggart]

They're not winning hearts and minds with the decision to end support for W10 either, converting 400 million expensive computers into e-waste. I wonder how many of those owners have, like me, sworn off Windows entirely.

I mean, it's not entirely unreasonable given their EOL policies with previous versions, but what's different this time around are the strict requirements. But yes, they are making some very odd decisions all around this year. A lot of palms to foreheads.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Microsoft, in particular, Sarah Bond, continues to be rather tone deaf and continues to pour salt onto XBox's wounds.

Xbox President Sarah Bond was recently asked if Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox “could kind of be a gaming PC and console in one.” Her response didn’t pour cold water on the idea, kicking off a new wave of speculation that Xbox’s future lies in a new Windows hybrid gaming experience rather than in the traditional console space. It also made the upcoming hardware sound pricier than fans might be used to.


“I can tell you you’re right that the next-gen console is going to be a very premium, very high-end curated experience” Bond told Mashable this week. “You’re starting to see some of the thinking that we have in this handheld, but I don’t want to give it all away.”

Microsoft Hints At A More Expensive, More PC-Like Next-Gen Xbox

Nothing about the future of Xbox sounds cheap

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Bolded for emphasis. I just have to wonder, what kind of market is going to be left for them if : a) they keep jacking up the price of Gamepass, b) keep jacking up the price of the hardware to be a premium device, c) Games. What games, they keep closing studios and have very little to show for their buying sprees.