Another big impact to Xbox biz if next-gen console is a PC: Paid multi-player. PC doesn't require people to pay a subscription for multiplayer. Given the chance, I'd expect people to A) buy games from the cheapest PC store (Steam), and B) to play on PC and not pay for MP.

"Temporarily visible data was for testing purposes only, and is not accurate and not related to any sales result or projection of Switch 2. " So do not take it that 5m Switch 2 sell-in for June. I am expecting 5.4m when results are announced Aug 1st. 2/2.

Hoping to see lots of sites pull their "Switch 2 sold 5 million news" 👀

MICROSOFT TO LAY OFF AS MANY AS 9,000 EMPLOYEES IN LATEST ROUND-THE SEATTLE TIMES

"Increasing agility and effectiveness" In today's day and age, esp. with Microsoft, this sounds to me like: "We're automating job functions with the tools that we spent tens of billions of dollars on helping advance into the market." (referring to AI here)

And the success that we have now is because of stuff we did in the past.

Microsoft is laying off 9,000 staffers today, impacting 4% of its global workforce. Xbox isn't the brunt of the layoffs, with the impact hitting all departments, skill levels, and tenure. windowscentral.com/microsoft/micr…

Everwild has been cancelled: bsky.app/profile/jasons…

Are orgs too big to even handle layoffs well?

Xbox got its golden goose (Activision) but it didn't matter--volatility comes for all market players in the end. Sometimes the major difference among the Big 3 is how they handle uncertain waters.

Microsoft's chief comms officer Frank Shaw says that rumors of Phil Spencer's reported "retirement plan" are made up. windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/no…

If Matt Firor stays in gaming, I think he's going to be a huge get for any company focusing on GAAS (didn't SEGA just say they're weak in GAAS?🤔) He founded ZeniMax Online Studios and helped make one of the most popular MMORPGs out of a singleplayer IP.

Breaks my heart seeing massive layoffs hitting our industry again ☹️ In CD PROJEKT RED we have a lot of openings, from The Witcher 4, to Cyberpunk 2, and other projects, across Poland, US and Canada. Please share it with your collogues and join us! 🥺 cdprojektred.com/en/jobs

This is actually a really cool concept. Would like to see Epic do more of this kinda stuff.

If Phil was planning to retire (which he's not, rumors have been debunked), he probably would've done it after the Activision merger went through. The only other good time could be the 25th Xbox anniversary. Signal the next 25 years by passing the torch.

Helldivers 2 launching on Xbox the same day as Gears Reloaded on PlayStation is kinda like Sony and Microsoft are friends trading games to borrow over the weekend. Microsoft trades Gears for Helldivers 2. That kind of thing.

Stardock is getting close to announcing a new type of gaming..hmm..platform I guess you’d call it. It makes developing high quality, innovative, interesting games much easier for designers, engineers, and artists. The first two titles to use it will be announced soon. It’s

Idk who needs to hear this but don't use AI for "reducing emotional and cognitive loads." Don't use ChatGPT or AI for any sort of mental health counseling/to make you feel better after bad things happen.