{"id":2394,"date":"2026-02-24T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/billions-of-dollars-later-and-still-nobody-knows-what-an-xbox-is\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:30:00","slug":"billions-of-dollars-later-and-still-nobody-knows-what-an-xbox-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/billions-of-dollars-later-and-still-nobody-knows-what-an-xbox-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Billions of dollars later and still nobody knows what an Xbox is"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The upper part of the Xbox Series X placed against a black background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo by Vjeran Pavic \/ The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22012264\/vpavic_4275_20201030_0082.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-none\">The last few years of Xbox have been expensive. Under Phil Spencer&rsquo;s leadership, Microsoft has spent billions of dollars in an attempt to build an ambitious future for gaming that looks a lot like Netflix. And while its subscription service Game Pass started out as a good deal for gamers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/789424\/xbox-game-pass-premium-essentials-ultimate-price-increase-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">although now not so much<\/a>), that spending spree has led to catastrophic layoffs, studio closures, and confused and inconsistent messaging about what Xbox actually stands for. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/882363\/xbox-microsoft-phil-spencer-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with Spencer set to retire as new leadership takes charge<\/a>, the future of Microsoft&rsquo;s gaming efforts looks increasingly unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Spencer announced his retirement last week, after ov \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/883159\/phil-spencer-xbox-game-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last few years of Xbox have been expensive. 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