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Xbox is making some big changes — again. On June 10th, a few months after Asha Sharma took over as CEO, she and newly-promoted chief content officer Matt Booty sent a memo to staff warning of an “Xbox reset.” The business, they said, is facing significant challenges, including a 3 percent “accountab
Xbox may offer a way to preserve physical game purchases in an increasingly digital future.
Microsoft will likely soon follow Sony and stop the production of physical discs for Xbox games. But instead of leaving physical discs behind entirely, sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell me the company has quietly been working on a disc-to-digital feature that will allow Xbox owners to dig
Microsoft is set to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees next week. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that the layoffs will lead to studio closures or spinoffs, potential mergers of studios, and canceled games. I understand Microsoft is currently weighin
Xbox union members argue for transparency and good-faith bargaining.
Microsoft is hiking Xbox prices yet again. The company already hiked prices once back in May of last year, and then again later in October. This time, the company is increasing the prices of the 512GB models by $100 and 1TB models by $150. The 2TB model is being discontinued. The current prices are
This week, we've been hit with major price hikes from major players, including Microsoft and Apple.
Xbox announced new price increases for the Xbox Series X and S and sunsetting of the 2TB version.
The Xbox Series S and Series X consoles together. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Microsoft announced today that the price of all Xbox models will rise in August, the second time in less than a year as memory prices continue to wreak havoc on every industry from cars to computing. Thankfully, we
Groups representing automakers, retailers, electronics firms and others had warned earlier this month that the increasing demand for memory chips could lead to dramatic price hikes in U.S. consumer goods and disrupt supply chains.
The company says the increases are being driven by rising memory and console storage prices, with costs more than 2.5x higher than previous levels.
And it comes just when you thought you'd buy an Xbox to play 'GTA VI.'
Microsoft is increasing the prices of Xbox consoles again. Starting August 1st, 512GB models will be $100 more expensive, while 1TB models will be $150 more expensive. This means that the Xbox Series S will start at $499.99, the Xbox Series X without a disc drive will start at $749.99, and the Serie
Xbox is testing new features, including support for 15-character gamertags.
