so i just heard the news about xbox laying off a ton of people - 3,200 to be exact - and it's all pretty shocking. apparently, the new xbox ceo, asha sharma, thinks that the company spread itself too thin under the previous leadership of phil spencer. i'm not entirely sure what to make of it all, but it sounds like sharma is trying to get xbox back on track by focusing on its core business.



i've been following the gaming scene for a while now, and it's crazy to see how much xbox has changed over the years. sharma's approach seems to be all about going back to basics and making xbox a more conventional console, which could be a good thing. but at the same time, it's hard not to feel bad for all the people who lost their jobs. the fact that xbox is spinning off four of its studios is also a bit of a bummer, since it's unclear what will happen to the games they were working on.



one thing that sharma keeps mentioning is that xbox needs to be "healthy" in order to weather the current hardware crisis. i'm not entirely sure what she means by that, but it sounds like she's trying to say that xbox needs to have better profit margins in order to absorb the shock of rising component prices. and let's be real, those prices are getting crazy - the next playstation console is estimated to cost over $900, and the cheapest steam machine is over $1,000. it's hard to see how xbox can compete with that, especially if they're trying to keep prices down.



i'm also a bit skeptical about some of the new business models that sharma is experimenting with, like the "buy now, pay later" financing program.Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com

What do you think about this?