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@klobrille

@klobrille
30 posts
2026-03-05
Moving forward, PlayStation will put its complete focus on the PlayStation ecosystem. Just like Nintendo. Exclusives aren't “antiquated”. They are part of the industry; today and tomorrow. Xbox tried something else, and it cost them their brand identity. It's never too late.
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity

2026-03-04
Moving forward, PlayStation will put its complete focus on the PlayStation ecosystem. Just like Nintendo. Exclusives aren't “antiquated”. They are part of the industry; today and tomorrow. Xbox tried something else, and it cost them their brand identity. It's never too late.
2026-03-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Sony no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC, a major strategy shift that sees it returning to console exclusivity

The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’

2026-02-21
Phil, congrats on your career at Xbox and thanks for everything!💚 On a personal level, thanks for our talks over the years. As a fan, we weren't always of the same opinion, but your dedication to Xbox and its community remains at the core of what needs to define Xbox.
2026-02-21 View on X
CNBC

Phil Spencer will retire after 38 years at Microsoft; Asha Sharma, the president of product in Microsoft's Core AI business, will become the CEO of gaming

Microsoft's head of gaming, Phil Spencer, is leaving the software maker following a 38-year tenure, as the company's Xbox business faces increased challenges.

2026-02-20
Phil, congrats on your career at Xbox and thanks for everything!💚 On a personal level, thanks for our talks over the years. As a fan, we weren't always of the same opinion, but your dedication to Xbox and its community remains at the core of what needs to define Xbox.
2026-02-20 View on X
CNBC

Phil Spencer will retire after 38 years at Microsoft; Asha Sharma, the president of product in Microsoft's Core AI business, will become the CEO of gaming

Microsoft's head of gaming, Phil Spencer, is leaving the software maker following a 38-year tenure, as the company faces increased challenges in its Xbox business.

2025-10-02
To summarise, the entire Xbox Game Pass Ultimate package for now $29.99/month:  —  • 75+ Day One Games/year, including all Xbox Studios games  —  • 400+ games library  —  • Across Console, PC, Handhelds, Cloud  —  • EA Play membership  —  • Ubisoft+ Classics membership …
2025-10-02 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft raises its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price from $19.99/month to $29.99/month, rebrands Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard plans, and more

so GameStop claps back with this price-freezing deal Moz Farooque / TheStreet : Microsoft's harsh decision frustrates gamers Pure Xbox : ‘Price Increases Are Never Fun For Anybody’...

2025-10-01
To summarise, the entire Xbox Game Pass Ultimate package for now $29.99/month:  —  • 75+ Day One Games/year, including all Xbox Studios games  —  • 400+ games library  —  • Across Console, PC, Handhelds, Cloud  —  • EA Play membership  —  • Ubisoft+ Classics membership …
2025-10-01 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft raises its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription price from $19.99/month to $29.99/month, rebrands Xbox Game Pass Core and Standard plans, and more

Microsoft is also adding PC games and cloud access to its new Xbox Game Pass Essential and Premium plans.

2024-07-11
Honestly, while price increases are generally unwelcome, the proposed changes appear to be fair and justifiable. I am, however, surprised that Xbox did not use this opportunity to introduce the Game Pass Friends & Family plan or an affordable, ad-supported Cloud Gaming tier.
2024-07-11 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft hikes the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $3 to $19.99/month for new subscribers and plans a Standard tier for $14.99/month without day-one titles

is Amazon Prime next? Jez Corden / Windows Central : Xbox Game Pass is getting MAJOR changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases Jennifer Maas / ...

2024-07-10
Honestly, while price increases are generally unwelcome, the proposed changes appear to be fair and justifiable. I am, however, surprised that Xbox did not use this opportunity to introduce the Game Pass Friends & Family plan or an affordable, ad-supported Cloud Gaming tier.
2024-07-10 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft hikes the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $3 to $19.99/month for new subscribers and plans a Standard tier for $14.99/month without day-one titles

Microsoft is planning to hike its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate pricing again in September, alongside launching a new “standard” …

2024-04-08
Sarah Bond: “We have formed a new team dedicated to game preservation. We are building on our strong history of backwards compatibility and we remain committed to bringing forward the amazing library of Xbox games for future generations of players.” https://www.windowscentral.com/ ...
2024-04-08 View on X
Windows Central

Emails: Xbox President Sarah Bond forms a game preservation team, and reiterates that the next Xbox should be “the biggest technical leap ever in a generation”

The backward compatibility program will continue to future Xbox hardware.  —  What you need to know

2024-03-26
The Xbox hardware team is considering “different hardware form factors. (..) What should we build that will find new players? That will allow people to play at times when they couldn't go play [in the past]?”, Phil Spencer said. https://www.polygon.com/... [image]
2024-03-26 View on X
Polygon

An interview with Phil Spencer on bringing Xbox to handhelds via hardware or software, how Valve, Lenovo, and Asus “innovated in a new form factor”, and more

A handheld Xbox could be hardware, an app, or both  —  Phil Spencer has tried all of the new PC gaming handhelds …

2024-02-06
This time, listening will not be enough. This time, execution, credibility in connection to previously made statements, and moving towards fans is all that will matter. For me. For your brand. And for your community.
2024-02-06 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announces an event next week to share “our vision for the future of Xbox”, amid rumors that Xbox exclusives are coming to PS5

Details of Microsoft's multi-platform plans have been gradually leaking, with The Verge revealing over the weekend …

2024-01-30
@_JKrawczynski No clear opinion on it. It's cool we get to see more women in leadership positions. I guess coming from Call of Duty, she knows how to get games out, something Blizzard might need more of. The rest remains to be seen.
2024-01-30 View on X
Bloomberg

Blizzard names Johanna Faries, former general manager for Call of Duty at Activision, as its president, succeeding Mike Ybarra, who left last week after layoffs

Bloomberg :

2023-10-27
Congratulations to Sarah Bond and Matt Booty on your promotions! I was fortunate enough to have had lengthy conversations with both of them in person in the past, and I can with full confidence say that these are the right people to bring Xbox forward. https://www.theverge.com/...
2023-10-27 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft reorganizes its Xbox teams, promoting Matt Booty to game content president and Sarah Bond to Xbox president; CMO Chris Capossela leaves after 32 years

Microsoft is reorganizing its Xbox gaming and marketing leadership, less than two weeks after acquiring Activision Blizzard.

2023-09-04
Pete Hines on Redfall: “We didn't get the start we wanted, but it's still a fun game. We're going to keep working on it; going to do 60 FPS; going to get it to be a good game. Because we know, as a first-party studio, Game Pass lives forever.” https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ ... [image]
2023-09-04 View on X
GamesIndustry.biz

Q&A with Bethesda Head of Publishing Pete Hines on releasing Starfield, working with Microsoft, Game Pass, triple-A games in 2023, debugging Starfield, and more

Head of publishing on why the developer prioritises player freedom over less buggy games, and facing expectations around its sci-fi epic

2023-03-25
Breaking: The UK CMA has updated its provisional findings; the Microsoft & Activision Blizzard merger will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in relation to console gaming in the UK. This is a major step towards closing the acquisition. https://www.gov.uk/... https://twitter.com/...
2023-03-25 View on X
TechCrunch

The UK CMA narrows its probe of Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard bid, saying new evidence “provisionally alleviates” concerns about UK game console supply

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch :

2022-12-23
An excerpt of Activision Blizzard's response to the FTC's lawsuit. Damn. https://fm.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-12-23 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Microsoft files a rebuttal to the FTC's lawsuit to block its Activision deal, saying the deal won't hurt competition and that it isn't the top game developer

Software giant files documents opposing claims that transaction would harm competition in videogame industry

2022-12-07
The Activision Blizzard x Xbox acquisition would now have the following confirmed benefits for gamers & creators: • 10-year commitment to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo • wider games access by launching ABK titles into Game Pass & Cloud • neutral stand on unionization efforts https://twitter.com/...
2022-12-07 View on X
Washington Post

Microsoft agrees to a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision deal, but offers no date

Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the first time …

2022-11-17
The Xbox Discord integration is quite simply amazing. Discord Voice Chat feels like a native feature on Xbox with how well it's integrated into the Guide at this point. Text chat + friend list integration and we are golden. Available for everyone today. https://news.xbox.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-17 View on X
Engadget

Microsoft rolls out Discord voice chat integration to all Xbox users after an Insiders test; PlayStation will reportedly get deeper Discord integration in 2023

Microsoft is now rolling out the Xbox November update, which includes a heap of useful features.

2022-08-25
Phil Spencer: “I'm always thinking about things that add to our [content] capability. Even though we've worked on our geographic expansion, I'd still say we have too many of our creators in places that are our traditional markets.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2022-08-25 View on X
Bloomberg

Microsoft's Phil Spencer says he's encouraged by progress toward Activision Blizzard deal approval and believes exclusive games made for one platform are fading

Microsoft Corp.'s Phil Spencer, chief executive officer of gaming, said he's encouraged by the progress made in discussions …

2022-04-09
Finally some good news coming from Activision Blizzard here. All QA testers will be converted to full-time & bumped to at least $20/hour. As a reminder, Microsoft legally can't be responsible for this yet (acquisition pending), even if there might be indirect effects happening. https://twitter.com/...
2022-04-09 View on X
The Verge

Activision Blizzard will convert all its 1,100 temporary and contingent QA workers to full-time employees on July 1 and raise the minimum hourly rate to $20

To Ubisoft, then, and a chance to end the week with a merry dance … Rhiannon Bevan / TheGamer : Union Calls Out Activision For Undermining Strike Effort By Not Including Raven Work...