Despite a 50% Game Pass price hike that’s got gamers up in arms, Microsoft’s Xbox division is posting record‐high revenue. Linus digs into the weird contradictions: promising shiny new hardware while pushing harder into mobile and Windows, even as console sales slump and studios get shuttered.
We also tackle the so-called “enshittification” of Game Pass and wonder if Microsoft’s chasing quarterly growth at the expense of gamer value. Is Xbox really on its last life, or will it rise from the ashes like a phoenix—delivering killer new games (hello, Forza!) instead of just fattening the balance sheet?
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