Xbox is launching a test for ad-supported cloud gaming that will be available on a voluntary basis to members of its fan feedback community, Xbox Insiders. Starting Thursday, Xbox Insiders with an Xbox account will have the option to try the free, ad-supported experience through a selection of games players already own, including “Forza Horizon
Microsoft laid off 1,600 employees in its Xbox division this week, including hundreds of union video game workers represented by the Communications Workers of America. The workforce reduction adds to what new CEO Asha Sharma calls the “most significant restructuring” in the history of the Microsoft division. Microsoft on Monday announced approximately 4,800 total job
The problems of the video game industry crystallize within it Microsoft’s Xbox. A new round of layoffs at the tech giant’s gaming division shows how those pressures are coming home as costs rise and gamers spend more time on just a handful of favorites. Additionally, there are some Microsoft-specific issues to address. “Our business today
Microsoft on Monday cut about 4,800 positions, or 2.1% of its global workforce, the latest in a series of layoffs that fuels fears that AI will replace people in companies. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest, as Xbox loses 1,600 employees today, according to memos shared with Microsoft staff. Here’s an
Handheld gaming has come a long way over the past few years. There are tonnes of handheld consoles available these days, yet every now and then a device comes along that makes you stop and say, “wait… that’s actually a full PC?” That’s the reaction I had when I first picked up the ROG Xbox
