Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared at an internal Xbox town hall on Thursday wearing an Xbox hoodie. He discussed the future of Xbox alongside new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma. 📸 by @aarongreenberg.bsky.social
I’ve been reporting that the next Xbox would play PC games for 2+ years, and now it’s official. Microsoft has teased its next Xbox, and says “Project Helix” will play PC games. We’ll hear more about Project Helix at GDC next week 👍 www.theverge.com/games/890194...
another good quality of life improvement for Bluesky 👍
the MacBook Neo should be a giant wake up call for Microsoft to improve Windows 11. Apple’s MacBooks have always largely been premium devices, but the $599 Neo is firmly in the core part of the Windows OEM market. This is a red alert for Microsoft, Lenovo, Dell, HP, and others
Sony is reportedly moving away from PlayStation PC ports. It’s a big change from a few years ago, when Sony said it wanted half of its games available on PC and mobile by 2025 www.theverge.com/games/888908...
Apple just launched a $599 MacBook Neo. This colorful entry-level MacBook is powered by the same A18 Pro chip that launched 2 years ago in the iPhone 16. The 13-inch Neo only comes with 8GB of RAM that you can’t upgrade 😬 www.theverge.com/tech/886496/...
Elgato’s new Stream Deck Plus XL has 36 LCD buttons instead of 8, and 6 customizable dials. That’s a whole lot of Stream Deck www.theverge.com/tech/887761/...
Gia and Becs need to go, too toxic!
Highguard is the next Concord. It’s shutting down this month, after originally launching in January. It’s yet another victim of publishers chasing the success of games like Fortnite www.theverge.com/games/880206...
Microsoft’s Build developer conference is returning to San Francisco in June this year. I spoke to Microsoft about the changes to the event, which will see Build held in a smaller venue and more focused on developers. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/888004/...
me using a MacBook Neo
This Windows gaming handheld has a screen that folds in half. The Lenovo Legion Go Fold Concept opens from a 7.7-inch display to an 11.6-inch — and it’s also a laptop 🤯 www.theverge.com/tech/886848/...
Microsoft has started previewing Copilot Tasks, a new feature that uses a cloud-based computer and browser to get jobs done. It can complete tasks like scheduling appointments to generating study plans while you do something else www.theverge.com/tech/885741/...
Nvidia has pulled its new 595.59 WHQL drivers after releasing them earlier today. Some users have been reporting issues with fans not being detected if they use fan control software
this is like an episode of Black Mirror. Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets used by employees, and will check if employees say “please” and “thank you” www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Discord is delaying its global age verification rollout. “The way this landed, many of you walked away thinking we’re requiring face scans and ID uploads from everyone just to use Discord.” www.theverge.com/policy/88385...
dumbest shit I’ve heard all day 🥲
yeah if they wanted to sunset the Xbox platform and hardware then just put Matt Booty in charge and go full game publisher instead. They want to grow the amount of people using the Xbox platform, hence why they’ve put someone with platform growth experience in charge
me too 😭
Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up. Microsoft has a new gaming CEO who wants to bring Xbox back from the brink. I've been speaking to Xbox employees about how it all went down. Gift link for emergency Notepad issue this week 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/883015/...
here's Xbox president Sarah Bond's memo to Microsoft employees
new Xbox chief 🤝 former Xbox chief
Microsoft's new Xbox chief says "games are and always will be art, crafted by humans" and that Xbox won't chase AI slop. "As monetization and AI evolve and influence this future, we will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop." www.theverge.com/games/882326...
whenever I take some time off, Microsoft drops a huge news bomb 🙃
Microsoft's new Xbox chief is Asha Sharma, formerly president of CoreAI. She's promising to "recommit to our core Xbox fans and players" and "celebrate our roots with a renewed commitment to Xbox starting with console which has shaped who we are." www.theverge.com/games/882326...
you can read Phil Spencer's full retirement memo here: www.theverge.com/news/882340/...
Verge headline: Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft by Tom Warren
Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft after nearly 40 years at the software giant. Asha Sharma, currently president of CoreAI product, is taking over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming.
Read more from @tomwarren.co.uk: www.theverge.com/news/882241/...
BREAKING: Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft. Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft, in what is a major shakeup to the management of Xbox. All the details on these HUGE Xbox changes here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/882241/...
Recent Sony game studio acquisitions
- 2021: Nixxes
- 2021: Firesprite (layoffs in 2024)
- 2021: Bluepoint (closed in 2026)
- 2022: Valkyrie Entertainment
- 2022: Haven Studios
- 2022: Bungie (layoffs in 2024; new game soon)
- 2022: Neon Koi (closed in 2024)
- 2023: Firewalk (closed in 2024)
