Microsoft sacrificed Xbox Series X sales for “long term ambition” in the cloud (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft has used custom Xbox Series X hardware for its cloud.
Microsoft considered acquiring Bungie and Sega to bolster Xbox Game Pass, internal emails show (www.theverge.com)
It’s not clear what happened with the Sega acquisition and whether Nadella ultimately approved talks. But in a Microsoft internal April 2021 merger review document, Sega was still listed as a key target. Microsoft had identified key areas for acquisitions in PC, mobile, and console across different markets, and Sega, Bungie,...
Has Xbox really lost the console wars? (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft’s Xbox chief discussed the state of the Xbox business
Meta’s new Quest Plus subscription gets you two free VR games per month (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft acquired Bethesda after hearing Starfield would be exclusive to PlayStation | TheVerge (www.theverge.com)
Has Xbox really lost the console wars? (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft acquired Bethesda after hearing Starfield would be exclusive to PlayStation (www.theverge.com)
Bethesda’s Indiana Jones game is exclusive to Xbox and PC (www.theverge.com)
E3 is not returning anytime soon (www.theverge.com)
After being canceled this year, the future of the expo looks bleak.
Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Series X and Xbox Game Pass (www.theverge.com)
GamePass is going up by $1 /mo.
Two of the biggest Reddit communities reopened in the funniest way possible (www.theverge.com)
All posts on r/pics and r/gifs must now be about comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver after users voted.
Microsoft is no longer making Xbox One games (www.theverge.com)
Because they're making Xbox Series games...
Mac gaming is right around the corner (www.theverge.com)
"Apple has created a new Game Porting Toolkit that’s similar to the work Valve has done with Proton and the Steam Deck. It’s powered by source code from CrossOver, a Wine-based solution for running Windows games on macOS. Apple’s tool will instantly translate Windows games to run on macOS, allowing developers to launch an...
Reddit communities with millions of followers plan to extend the blackout indefinitely (www.theverge.com)
OpenAI sued for defamation after ChatGPT fabricates legal accusations against radio host (www.theverge.com)
Apollo for Reddit is shutting down (www.theverge.com)
whelp, there it is
GameStop fires its CEO (www.theverge.com)
Twitch walks back controversial ad rules policy (www.theverge.com)
I didn't know whether to put this in here or tech, sorry lol.