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'We have to be honest about where we are; we're a challenger' - Xbox bosses share open letter about the future
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'We have to be honest about where we are; we're a challenger' - Xbox bosses share open letter about the future

Eurogamer.net·Robert Purchese·about 1 month ago
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"The model that got us here won't be the one that takes us forward." Image credit: Microsoft / Eurogamer Microsoft Gaming boss Ashsa Sharma and Xbox content boss Matt Booty have shared an open letter with the world about what they see as the future of Xbox . The topline takeaways are that "Microsoft Gaming" will now simply be known as "Xbox", thank god, that console is still at the heart of operation, thank god, but also that there's significant reshaping to be done. As the letter says: "The model that got us here won't be the one that takes us forward." The letter first lays out that "players are frustrated" because new feature-drops on console have been "less frequent" and "our presence on PC isn't strong enough". Pricing is also "harder for people to keep up with" and things like search and discovery and social and personalisation "still feel too fragmented", whatever that means. There's also a big nod to the newer generation of game-players and the influence of game-creation platforms like Roblox .…

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