Xbox cooked themselves #news #gaming

Xbox just had the easiest layup by Sony closing down Blue Point, and in response, Xbox said, yeah, I'll take that and eat the ball. Because Sarah Bond is leaving as the president of Xbox, and Phil Spencer is retiring after nearly 40 years at Microsoft, and their replacement is Microsoft's core AI product president, Asha Sharma. Yes, because what Xbox needs right now is AI. But she actually doesn't seem that bad, saying,

My first job is simple. Understand what makes this work and protect it. That starts with three commitments. First, great games. I love to hear that. And even about AI in gaming, she said,

As monetization and AI evolve and influence this future, we will not choose short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop. Hey, that's also great to hear. Now, this sounds good, but words don't carry meaning if they aren't reflected in the actions. And there's a high chance that she just said that to calm the masses and she is just there to do what Microsoft says, which is make as much money and make AI great again. Because Microsoft expects Microsoft Gaming Division to make 30% in profit each year,

Because Microsoft expects Microsoft Gaming Division to make 30% in profit each year, something legitimately unachievable for any gaming company.