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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on February 23, 2026, 21:16:40

Title: Major shake-up at Xbox: Insider speaks of historic job cuts and a “dagger” in the console’s back
Post by: Redaktion on February 23, 2026, 21:16:40
After the unexpected leadership shake-up at Xbox, an alleged insider leak is adding to the uncertainty. While new chief Asha Sharma has promised a renewed focus on creativity and hardware following the departures of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond, the source warns of large-scale layoffs and a bleak future for the Xbox console.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Major-shake-up-at-Xbox-Insider-speaks-of-historic-job-cuts-and-a-dagger-in-the-console-s-back.1232678.0.html
Title: Re: Major shake-up at Xbox: Insider speaks of historic job cuts and a “dagger” in the console’s back
Post by: Verucco Kwame on February 23, 2026, 21:35:42
Buying Activision should not have been allowed. Microsoft aims to extract rent from Blizzard and CoD. In the past they wanted to make platform selling games, now it'll be all whale hunting.
Title: Re: Major shake-up at Xbox: Insider speaks of historic job cuts and a “dagger” in the console’s back
Post by: Admiral Snackbar on February 23, 2026, 22:02:04
Microsoft failed to turn the Xbox into the smart home hub they wanted it to be. They're looking to exit the console market and roll what's left of their gaming customers into Windows PC gaming.

Also, Microsoft products are already littered with security holes, resource hogging inefficient background tasks, new system crashes and data leaks with nearly every update. What difference will it make if their products are written by AI? They're already slop.
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