Microsoft plans major job cuts at Xbox

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leakycap · 12h ago

Xbox seems to be happy being an "app store" with a monthly fee to access stuff. I guess easy subscription money is more enticing than hard work of making hardware and good accessories.

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Microsoft plans major job cuts at Xbox

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