Remember GamePass?
A very good offer?
Not anymore!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJG6FBo9h8
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#XBox@GameDEV
A very good offer?
Not anymore!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJG6FBo9h8
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#XBox@GameDEV
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Microsoft f*cked up real bad..
Asmongold Clips / Asmongold Reacts To: Microsoft just revamped Xbox Game Pass plans and massively hiked Ultimate to $29.99 a month, this had so many people cancel their subscriptions that it crashed their site..
On this Asmongold Clips Youtube Channel you'll…
On this Asmongold Clips Youtube Channel you'll…
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Yeah, if you missed the point: the recent "COD lost $300m because of GamePass" isn't true in my opinion.
They lost it because the series is getting worse for what was supposed to be their target audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7M4_KZL2U
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#CallOfDuty@GameDEV
They lost it because the series is getting worse for what was supposed to be their target audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7M4_KZL2U
#Multiplayer@GameDEV
#XBox@GameDEV
#CallOfDuty@GameDEV
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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Worries Me
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Can you imagine Horizon Zero Dawn, made by a tiny studio under XBox and told by a Halo writer?
I finally reached the long-forgotten ReCore, which runs well on basically anything and require no MS account.
It goes for like $3 on every major sale and is very minimalistic by modern standards. It's hard to believe that it has been released later than The Witcher 3 and only a year before HZD.
And you can find the artbook here: https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-re-core/
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#ArtDirection@GameDEV
I finally reached the long-forgotten ReCore, which runs well on basically anything and require no MS account.
It goes for like $3 on every major sale and is very minimalistic by modern standards. It's hard to believe that it has been released later than The Witcher 3 and only a year before HZD.
And you can find the artbook here: https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-re-core/
#XBox@GameDEV
#ArtDirection@GameDEV
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Nintendo are keeping up only due to Switch 2 release, but PS5 Pro didn't save PlayStation that much. XBox released no new consoles at all and is basically dying.
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#Business@GameDEV
#PlayStation@GameDEV
#XBox@GameDEV
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Digital Foundry team is not sure if they should continue making XBox tests: they simply do not gain any views, compared to PC, Nintendo, and PlayStation...
#Hardware@GameDEV
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#Hardware@GameDEV
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#Consoles@GameDEV
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Windows off-center: it seems that one of the biggest media about Windows OS laid off all of its gaming team members, except ONE.
PC Gamer and GamesRadar+ – may have also been impacted, according to the report. 80LV team suggests that the total loss in game and hardware journalism industry exceeded 4000 people in the last couple of years.
#Windows@GameDEV
#XBox@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
PC Gamer and GamesRadar+ – may have also been impacted, according to the report. 80LV team suggests that the total loss in game and hardware journalism industry exceeded 4000 people in the last couple of years.
#Windows@GameDEV
#XBox@GameDEV
#LayOffs@GameDEV
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Close to 40% of games released on Xbox in 2025 were spam easy Gamerscore titles, according to True Achievements. These games, made with extremely low effort, serve only one purpose — help players generate gamescore rating, sometimes you only need a minute to get a platinum.
#XBox@GameDEV
#XBox@GameDEV
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Phil Spencer is retiring on Monday, and Xbox President Sarah Bond, long thought to be Spencer's heir apparent, has resigned.
Who will run the XBox then?
The head of Microsoft AI!
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#WTF@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
Who will run the XBox then?
The head of Microsoft AI!
#XBox@GameDEV
#WTF@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
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The new head of XBox got her first ever achievement only mid-January. And a month later she played 28 games and got 10860 Game Scores.
She failed in Cities: Skylines, completed Firewatch (and praised it), got fairly deep into Halo games (many of them), but also didn't like Minecraft.
She also liked What Remains of Edith Finch, Townscaper, Gone Home, A Short Hike, and BALL x PIT. The overall picture doesn't scream "we hired three gamers to boost the score", but rather "we gave a non-gamer task to play or get fired, she's in pain now, trying to consume 70 years of game industry in one month".
#XBox@GameDEV
She failed in Cities: Skylines, completed Firewatch (and praised it), got fairly deep into Halo games (many of them), but also didn't like Minecraft.
She also liked What Remains of Edith Finch, Townscaper, Gone Home, A Short Hike, and BALL x PIT. The overall picture doesn't scream "we hired three gamers to boost the score", but rather "we gave a non-gamer task to play or get fired, she's in pain now, trying to consume 70 years of game industry in one month".
#XBox@GameDEV
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Among other things, Microsoft will give up on "This is an XBox" marketing from now on. The slogan and overall idea was not popular internally and led to barely (if any) traction in subscription sales (according to Tom Warren from The Verge)
Tom says, that Microsoft decided to fire Sarah Bond, because the campaign was her vision of XBox and she left no space for doubt of this idea back in 2024. Most of the developers and gamers considered this idea offensive and didn't like cloud gaming.
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#Microsoft@GameDEV
Tom says, that Microsoft decided to fire Sarah Bond, because the campaign was her vision of XBox and she left no space for doubt of this idea back in 2024. Most of the developers and gamers considered this idea offensive and didn't like cloud gaming.
#XBox@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
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People with the mobile Xbox app started to receive test popups because that's how their new provider works. LOL 😆
PS. That was AI marketing tool by the way...
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#Microsoft@GameDEV
PS. That was AI marketing tool by the way...
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#Microsoft@GameDEV
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Laura reveals she was kicked out after an unnamed executive handed her a bathrobe to put on at GDC 2004. She refused, left immediately, and was reorganized out of her role the following week. Even with the support of several colleagues, the HR team gave up on her.
Phil Spencer then stepped in, bringing her onto his team where she contributed to titles like Gears of War.
Phil is generally praised by everyone who speaks of him as a colleague and boss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUq3zDa0wc
#Xbox@GameDEV
Phil Spencer then stepped in, bringing her onto his team where she contributed to titles like Gears of War.
Phil is generally praised by everyone who speaks of him as a colleague and boss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKUq3zDa0wc
#Xbox@GameDEV
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Phil Spencer and Me
Phil Spencer retired this week after 38 years of triumphs and challenges at Xbox and Microsoft. In this video, I share a few stories about the Phil I knew, including the real reason I eventually left the Xbox team, and how Phil changed everything for me.
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Bloomberg says that PlayStation is turning away from PC for the next few years to improve their own brand. They are concerned by poor sales of a few recent ports, they no longer want deals with Microsoft, and so on.
Multiplayer and Live Service games will be available on PC, but the story-driven paid games will stay exclusives.
The biggest change happened when PlayStation forced people to use PSN accounts on PC. It was their plan to move people from PC to PS5, but it backfired. Even when restrictions were lifted sales never returned.
#PlayStation@GameDEV
#Consoles@GameDEV
#Xbox@GameDEV
Multiplayer and Live Service games will be available on PC, but the story-driven paid games will stay exclusives.
The biggest change happened when PlayStation forced people to use PSN accounts on PC. It was their plan to move people from PC to PS5, but it backfired. Even when restrictions were lifted sales never returned.
#PlayStation@GameDEV
#Consoles@GameDEV
#Xbox@GameDEV
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The new Xbox slogan is BUILD FOR WHAT'S NEXT. These new banners were spotted at GDC (March 9 - 13, 2026).
Unlike the previous strategy where your fridge was also Xbox, the new team is trying to make a single point of contact.
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#Microsoft@GameDEV
#Events@GameDEV
Unlike the previous strategy where your fridge was also Xbox, the new team is trying to make a single point of contact.
#Xbox@GameDEV
#Microsoft@GameDEV
#Events@GameDEV
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