I would like these people to articulate what “stripping for parts” means in concrete terms.
YouCanPrevent on
You wouldn’t spend the literal billions to just write it off.
boxsterguy on
If Phil truly started talking about retirement last fall, surely it’s not coincidental that’s exactly when Amy Hood swooped in and demanded a massive price increase on Game Pass …
Which all by itself resulted in Xbox’s disappointing showing in the FY26Q2 results, which can then be pointed to as proof that Xbox is done, which …
(it’s probably all just conspiracy theories, but it *is* a hell of a coincidence that GPU near doubled in price at the same time Phil talked to Satya about quitting)
GetDunkedOnFool on
It will probably be a while but he’s not wrong.
patroln on
End of the year, way ram prices are going, they’ll pivot on the “next gen” xbox, instead market it as a PS5 pro competitor, then they’ll sit back and try to market them selves as the biggest 3rd party developer/publisher.
No_Designer646 on
I’m so over jez. while this may be true I’d rather hear it from someone else who actually is willing to be wrong every once in awhile.
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I would like these people to articulate what “stripping for parts” means in concrete terms.
You wouldn’t spend the literal billions to just write it off.
If Phil truly started talking about retirement last fall, surely it’s not coincidental that’s exactly when Amy Hood swooped in and demanded a massive price increase on Game Pass …
Which all by itself resulted in Xbox’s disappointing showing in the FY26Q2 results, which can then be pointed to as proof that Xbox is done, which …
(it’s probably all just conspiracy theories, but it *is* a hell of a coincidence that GPU near doubled in price at the same time Phil talked to Satya about quitting)
It will probably be a while but he’s not wrong.
End of the year, way ram prices are going, they’ll pivot on the “next gen” xbox, instead market it as a PS5 pro competitor, then they’ll sit back and try to market them selves as the biggest 3rd party developer/publisher.
I’m so over jez. while this may be true I’d rather hear it from someone else who actually is willing to be wrong every once in awhile.
I don’t think it’ll take very long.
I expect more layoffs and studio closures.