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Except for the UK, Xbox isn't doing well in Europe. This isn't exactly news, but lately, sales of Microsoft's consoles have really flatlined in the continent, reportedly leading some publishers to question whether supporting the platform makes sense for them.
Following layoffs this January and studio closures in May, Microsoft is cutting more Xbox jobs this week, the Verge's Tom Warren has claimed.
Microsoft has reportedly decided not to continue to market Xbox Consoles in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), focusing solely on marketing Game Pass, controllers, and its Cloud feature instead. This consideration comes after they announced that they are hiking up Game Pass prices, which has caused a huge stir in the gaming community.
This past weekend, Microsoft delivered the goods with their Xbox Games Showcase, rolling out trailers and announcements for a number of exciting-looking projects. What they didn’t necessarily deliver was a lot of hard release dates or even launch windows – we know some games like Avowed and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are coming in 2024, and others like Doom: The Dark Ages, Fable, and South of Midnight have broad 2025 release windows. Others, like Perfect Dark and Gears of War: E-Day have no release windows attached to them at all.
Tomorrow's Xbox Showcase is said to feature 8 world premieres, including the rumored new Gears 6 and DOOM.
The next major Xbox game to make the leap toPlayStation 5may be none other than Microsoft's most iconic franchise: . In the last few months, Xbox has begun pivoting its release model by launching some of the console's popular exclusive games on other devices, a move that's managed to frustrate long-time players demanding quality first-party experiences. The first bundle of Xbox exclusives to cross the console divide and end up on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch included and, but they may soon be joined by Master Chief.
Microsoft will be presenting their big Xbox Games Showcase this weekend, and there’s plenty of speculation about what might be next for Team Green. Will more games make their way to rival hardware after games like Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush went multiplatform earlier this year? And what’s going on troubled tentpole franchises like Halo?
What’s the deal with Contraband, the Xbox-published co-op game coming from Just Cause and Rage 2 developer Avalanche Studios? The project was announced back in 2021, and that’s about all we’ve heard about it. That said, with a big Xbox Games Showcase coming up, and old rumors that Contraband may be targeting 2024, some have got their hopes up that we may see the game soon.