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🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformMicrosoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees today, and more than 30 percent of the job losses are in the company's Xbox division. The significant gaming cuts will affect nearly every part of Xbox and also involve four game studios being spun off to be run independently from Microsoft. Today's layoffs, which are being described as &8230;
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformMicrosoft is laying off 4,800 employees
A year after cutting around 9,100 employees, Microsoft is making further layoffs today as it begins its new financial year. The software maker is laying off around 4,800 employees today, approximately 2.1 percent of its workforce. Most of the employees affected by today's cuts are in Microsoft's commercial sales business or the company's Xbox division. &8230;
🎮 PlayStation, Xbox, Multi-platformAfter PS5 Disc Controversy, Microsoft Confirms Halo: Campaign Evolved Will Come On A Disc
Following Sony's announcement that it will no longer support physical game discs starting in 2028(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-confirms-playstation-disc-production-will-end-in-2028/), Microsoft has confirmed that Halo: Campaign Evolved's physical editions will include discs, including on PS5. Microsoft's announcement likely doesn't have anything to do with Sony's, however. In a Q&A(https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/july-community-qa-halo-campaign-evolved), Microsoft said people who buy a copy of the game will get a physical game case and disc "so that you have tangible items to add to your collection." This applies to the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S editions of the game. The timing of Microsoft's announcement about Campaign Evolved coming on a disc is conspicuous given it happened just after Sony confirmed its all-digital plans. But Microsoft no doubt had been planning to release Campaign Evolved on a disc for a very long time now given the logistics involved. Sony's announcement that PlayStation will no longer support game discs starting in January 2028 might make business sense for the company(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-is-sony-killing-discs-its-all-about-profitability-and-control-expert-says/?thumbnailid=1807886), but it's also causing much consternation. While Sony's own data shows an increasing share of digital game sales, the company still sells many millions of physical, disc-based games every year(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstations-disc-based-game-sales-have-dropped-dramatically-in-recent-years/). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFVVcEM38c A lot of people still enjoy and seek out physical media. The decision has also led to even more concerns about game preservation and fears that Sony will make gaming even more expensive by eliminating the secondhand market. For what it's worth, some are saying the next-gen Project Helix console from Microsoft may not have a disc drive(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/next-gen-xbox-may-not-have-disc-drive-disc-to-digital-feature-coming-reports-say/) in its own push toward digital. It's also been reported that Microsoft may soften the blow with a "disc-to-digital"(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/next-gen-xbox-may-not-have-disc-drive-disc-to-digital-feature-coming-reports-say/) program that will allow people to convert their discs to digital copies. Campaign Evolved is a remaster of Halo: Combat Evolved, and if that sounds familiar, it's because Microsoft already released a remaster of the original Halo in 2011 with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Campaign Evolved is a campaign-only remaster of the original game, featuring brand-new prequel missions and a variety of graphical and technical improvements. The game launches on July 28 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, but if you pay more, you can start playing early(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-campaign-evolved-release-date-and-global-launch-times-revealed/). For more, check out GameSpot’s Halo: Campaign Evolved buying guide(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-campaign-evolved-release-date-and-global-launch-times-revealed/Campaign%20Evolved%20buying%20guide).
🖥 PlayStation, Xbox, PCThis China-only RTX 4080 GPU combines laptop silicon with desktop hardware, and draws a fraction of the power of a more traditional graphics card
Breaking the mold.
🎮 PlayStation, Xbox, Multi-platformWhere to preorder Grand Theft Auto VI
Rockstar's long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI is launching November 19th, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles. The game will be available digitally at launch, with physical cases containing codes, not discs, so your options for preordering are straightforward. The preloading phase for the game begins on November 12th, which should give you &8230;
🎮 PlayStation, Xbox, Multi-platformHalo remake will be on physical disc 'so that you have tangible items to add to your collection'
Halo Studios defied PlayStation and Grand Theft Auto 6 with its latest reveal for Halo: Campaign Evolved
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🎮 PlayStation, Xbox, Multi-platformStreet Fighter 6 director on year 4's controversial character picks
We talked with Street Fighter 6 director Takayuki Nakayama about Year 4's characters, Yasmine, Arjun, Bosch, and FF7's Tifa.
🖥 PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Multi-platformNintendo is starting to look like the good guy as PlayStation and Xbox implode
As Sony and Xbox attract negative headlines, Nintendo seems to put the gamer first, but only because its profit motive dictates it does
🖥 Xbox, PCSomehow, the $1,000 Asus ROG Ally Xbox X is the best value gaming handheld I can think of right now
Handheld gaming PC pricing is ridonculous.
🖥 PlayStation, Xbox, PCCyberpunk 2077 has now sold more than 40 million copies, 'a testament to what CD Projekt does best'
Cyberpunk 2077 has now sold more than 40 million copies, 'a testament to what CD Projekt does best'
🎮 PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Multi-platformHow to download games on older consoles
Your past game purchases are still available to download on Wii, Wii U, 3DS, DS, and Xbox 360, even after being delisted. You just have to know how.