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Microsoft's Xbox Business Faces Existential Crisis

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Stratechery ·

Microsoft is reportedly considering pulling the plug on Xbox hardware after years of declining sales and strategic missteps. The gaming division has struggled to compete with Sony and Nintendo, while cloud gaming fails to offset losses. This move would mark a major retreat from consumer hardware for the tech giant.

Meridian48 take
The headline understates the severity: Xbox's potential demise signals a broader shift in Microsoft's strategy away from consumer devices toward enterprise and cloud services.
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