{"id":2067,"date":"2026-06-13T16:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2026-06-13T16:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:34:34","slug":"microsoft-spinning-off-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2067","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft hasn\u2019t ruled out spinning off Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft is preparing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/948142\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-reset-asha-sharma\">lay off<\/a> a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/947537\/microsoft-xbox-console-hardware-price-changes-ramageddon\">reevaluating<\/a> the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It\u2019s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with Xbox, and hasn\u2019t ruled out spinning it off into a separate company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">A new report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/microsoft-considered-spinning-xbox-plans-new-halo-fallout-games\/\">The Information<\/a><\/em> suggests that Microsoft has considered some dramatic measures to make its Xbox unit more sustainable. That includes turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary, a joint venture, or even spinning it off entirely, with the possibility of selling the business. The report doesn\u2019t suggest anything is imminent, but it does seem that new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella haven\u2019t taken anything off the table when it comes to the future of Xbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Sharma has won approval to invest heavily in tentpole titles like Halo and Fallout. The former hasn\u2019t seen a new release since 2021, and the last mainline Fallout title was <em>Fallout 4 <\/em>in 2015. She has also said that major upcoming releases <em>Gears of War: E-Day<\/em> and <em>Clockwork Revolution<\/em> would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/945428\/xbox-console-exclusives-return\">Xbox exclusive<\/a>. Though this investment in its most popular franchises is likely to come at the expense of smaller studios and games that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/xbox\/inside-xboxs-margin-crush\">failed to live up to<\/a> sales expectations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/949584\/microsoft-spinning-off-xbox\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is reevaluating the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It\u2019s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with Xbox, and hasn\u2019t ruled out spinning it off into a separate company. 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