Post by @ampersandrew@lemmy.world

2026-10-21 02:21 UTC

Report: Microsoft explored selling or spinning off Xbox division after Phil Spencer's exit Original report comes from the paywalled The Information, that they tried to sell to private equity for $100B-$150B, but that it was short lived and fell through. This backs what a lot of us have been thinking based on the moves Sharma has been making, that they track with a sell-off of the Xbox brand.

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@DarkCloud@lemmy.world 2026-10-21 02:42

Microsoft shuts down studios like it’s no one’s business. I don’t know of a single big tech company that supports devs. Game developers are seen as free labour… Then companies wonder why their new consoles/systems flop. DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!.. …DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! …DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs

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@CoconutLove@lemmy.today 2026-10-21 05:45

It sucks because they bought all this IP that basically won’t be turned into new games

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@sleepmode@lemmy.world 2026-10-21 06:40

it had all the telltale signs from the get go. Bring in fall guy. Suddenly raise service prices to unignorable level. Force attrition. Excuse to kill it and studios. Announce big plans to distract. Gut studios more. Get called out. Explain pivot. Resume gutting. Get called out. Announce vapor ware. Distract distract distract. jingles keys All carefully balanced for the two week news/memory cycle.

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@Ertain@feddit.online 2026-10-21 04:53

Yeah, it looked like MS was going to sell off or somehow get rid of Xbox.

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