1) Microtransactions - good, bad, or indifferent.
2) Console Vs. PC - The eternal developers debate.
3) Graphics and Gameplay - what makes a great game?
4) Writers and no Writers...
5) Colourblindness
so what topic do you think I should tackle next? (vote in comments)
Big changes are being made at the top of Microsoft's gaming division.
MS knack for one upping bad news from other companies so soon afterwards is pretty astounding lol. Can't say I'm surprised though, this gen has been dreadful for the xbox brand.
Being replaced by an AI boss exec though, yikes.
Oh no no no
Going off your logic, since you've been slaughtering Sony, basically "Xbox is doomed" and "they're done"
Spin, spin, spin
Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving at the same time is not a coincidence -it's a clear out. The old guard at Xbox is well and truly over. Spencer has always been likeable but honestly, he probably should've been pushed earlier.
But who has replaced them? Matt Booty, he is the dictionary definition of a suit, cosplaying that he knows about games. Asha Sharma is the new head of Microsoft gaming, she is a great looking woman, but at 36 years old she seems relatively young. From her initial statement about the return of Xbox (which is getting the fanboys on YouTube hyped) it sounds like she sees it as branding and a new Xbox console won't be coming.
We said the holy trinity Halo, Gears and Forza, going to PlayStation would meant Microsoft games going third party. But Phil Spencer's departure and the deprioritisation of the console name - today is the death of Xbox. ⚰️ 😢
I always had this theory that they both wait to see if the other announces something bad so they can announce their bad thing, thus the two talking points bleed together enough to cause overall confusion online.
It then becomes just a big bad thing for the industry rather than a specific company. Wouldn't be surprised if Ubisoft were up next again at this point.
I'm convinced "early retirement" is just them wanting to save both themselves the embarrassment and them getting forced out without the drama.
You bow out naturally while we make it all look like it's part of the plan, both of us look as competent as we can make out during the fallout
Jim Ryan was the exactly the same.
Early? He’s been at Microsoft for 40 years. He must be around 60 years old…
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the US for January 2026 in terms of units sold and dollar sales, according to figures from Circana (formerly The NPD Group). Circana includes the dates for the four-week period of January 4 to 31.
Well congrats to them. As far as the Switch 2 is concerned.. it should be obvious by now that it is priced too high!
God of War remakes will feature a "new fighting system," says Kratos voice actor Chris Judge, hinting at major changes.
i doubt it will be like the recent titles. the original trilogy had a lot of vertically in the combat. it won't be exactly 1:1 like the old games, but it won't mirror the new over the shoulder style.
I welcome that change, if it is the exact same system, we can just play the original.
