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by William D'Angelo, posted on 20 April 2025 / 6,317 Views. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in an interview with Variety stated Xbox Game Pass isn't for everyone. "It's not for everybody," said ...
Following mass layoffs and canceled projects, Xbox’s first-party label has quietly disappeared from the company's site.
DEAL: Lenovo Legion Go $200 OFF for Prime Day 💰 Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has maintained that Xbox Game Pass is profitable in various previous interviews. There's no reason to think he wasn't speaking to ...
The designer behind Dishonored has criticised Game Pass in the wake of sweeping Microsoft layoffs, describing it as an ‘unsustainable model’. Microsoft’s latest round of job cuts has led to studio ...
This information comes days after the Arkane Studios founder said that the Game Pass model has been damaging the industry for nearly a decade.
Microsoft cut 9,000 jobs across the company (via Bloomberg) and while the exact number of those layoffs that came from the Xbox division is unclear, the impact is clear. Some studios were closed, and ...
X box boss Phil Spencer has admitted he's perhaps not the best judge of what games will be successful, saying he passed over the chance to publish both Destiny and Guitar Hero in the past.
The next game in the series is expected to be Forza Horizon 6, although we have no firm confirmation of that from Xbox. However, Spencer took the stage during today's Xbox Games Showcase to share ...
Microsoft has denied rumours of Xbox boss Phil Spencer’s retirement, although plenty wish it were true. Per the words of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer himself, the Xbox brand has ‘never looked ...
In said memo, Spencer briefly addressed concerns about Xbox and Microsoft Gaming’s health in lieu of the layoffs. Ultimately, he claimed that Microsoft Gaming’s "platform, hardware, and game ...
These changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before,” said Xbox head Phil Spencer in an email to staff.