Get Ready for Gigantic XBox Layoffs at Microsoft (Much Bigger Than in 2025)
This morning: Nintendo and Sony Outsold Microsoft XBox by 15:1!
Moments ago: (in Polygon, a well known site for gamers or news regarding games)
Polygon now says what everybody at Microsoft already knows (but may be afraid to say out loud). XBox is "on life support"; the consoles will be gone soon. What about the brand then? Well, "[t]he brand is in tatters," says Polygon. Instead it focuses on games, even if the majority of them aren't Microsoft's and have nothing to do with Microsoft. Some are available for GNU/Linux via Steam or some similar distribution platform/s.
Microsoft fired a lot of gaming staff (studios, XBox, and so on), especially throughout the summer. It was such a mayhem to studios that some shut down altogether. Expect more of the same very soon. The unionisation drive is a sign workers already expect this. They're bracing and preparing their bargaining chips. █