Microsoft considered cutting Xbox off entirely and making it easier to sell, report says
A report indicates that Microsoft considered spinning out Xbox as a separate subsidiary or even selling the brand entirely due to declining console sales and plateauing Game Pass figures. This comes amid internal acknowledgments of Xbox's underperformance and expected layoffs. The report suggests these considerations were internal discussions and no specific partners or buyers were identified.
- Entities
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Company: Microsoft
- Platform: Xbox
- Game: Halo
- Game: Gears of War
- Topic: Business Strategy
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Person: Matt Booty
- Person: Asha Sharma
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