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Nintendo will stop selling the Switch 1 in Europe in 2027
To comply with battery regulations, Nintendo will stop selling the Switch 1 in Europe next year.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants the company to “entertain more than a billion people” every day: here’s why that’s a deeply unrealistic thing to say
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has expressed hopes that Xbox can be a company that “entertains more than a billion people each day” amidst drastic change at the company. Read more
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Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales
Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest.
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Xbox’s CEO wants its games to cater to ‘more than a billion people each day’, or 24 times more than the peak population of Steam, which is delusional
Alternate title: Does Xbox CEO Asha Sharma know what a billion is?
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Compulsion Games is returning to independent management amid sweeping Xbox reorganization: ‘Our immediate priority is to support our team’
Evading its previously-reported closure, Compulsion will retain its IP rights as it transitions to independent ownership.
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Xbox are parting ways with Double Fine, Arkane, Undead Labs, Compulsion, and Ninja Theory in the course of thousands of layoffs
After weeks of uncertainty, Microsoft have finally revealed what their big Xbox business “reset” involves. Spoilers: it’s not great! CEO Asha Sharma has announced that they will lay off 3200 people over the course of their next financial year, beginning today with around 1600 redundancies. In addition, Microsoft are parting ways with five of their…
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Xbox Hit With Major Changes Amid Layoffs and Studio Spin-Offs
Microsoft is laying off 2.1% of its workforce, with Xbox facing major cuts and studio changes as the gaming division restructures.
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Nintendo has detailed rollout plans for Switch 2 product revisions in Europe with replaceable batteries, and Switch 1 consoles are being discontinued
In a move that’s been brewing for a while now after Europe announced the Right to Repair directive and new battery regulations, Nintendo committed in early June to Switch revisions. Now, the hardware giant has detailed its rollout plans for Switch 2 products. Read more
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Microsoft announces Xbox Game Studios cuts, affecting 4 studios
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirms 4 studios are leaving Microsoft, with a fifth, Arkane Studios, fate uncertain amid mass layoffs.
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Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year
Nintendo is making a new version of the Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in Europe – but its predecessor has a very different future. As part of an updated FAQ about revisions to Nintendo hardware in Europe, the company confirmed that it will stop selling all iterations of the original Switch on the continent…