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Xbox Game Studios Vanishes from Website—What’s Going On with Microsoft’s First-Party Strategy?

What started as an ambitious initiative now faces growing uncertainty. Six years ago, Phil Spencer introduced Xbox Game Studios as the cornerstone of Microsoft Gaming’s first-party strategy. Backed by ...
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Report: Halo Studios was hit by Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, too — dev says nobody "is really happy about the quality" of the next game

Last week saw brutal layoffs at the Windows and Xbox publisher Microsoft, with the company letting over 9,000 people go. Its Xbox division was impacted significantly by the cuts, with Rare's Everwild ...
Kotaku

Obsidian Has Quietly Become Xbox’s Secret Weapon

In 2022, Obsidian Entertainment was the only first-party Xbox studio to ship a new game, Pentiment. And in 2025, the Microsoft-owned studio has already launched one big RPG, Avowed, and is set to ...
TweakTown

Is Game Pass hurting Xbox Studios? Profit debate heats up after major job cuts

TL;DR: Xbox Game Pass remains profitable according to internal sources, despite concerns over first-party game development costs and lost sales revenue. While Game Pass excludes these costs from its ...
The Verge

Xbox hit hard with layoffs: from canceled games to a shuttered studio

“We must make choices now for continued success in future years and a key part of that strategy is the discipline to prioritize the strongest opportunities,” Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in ...