{"id":3047,"date":"2026-06-13T20:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/microsoft-hasnt-ruled-out-spinning-off-xbox\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T20:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:29:47","slug":"microsoft-hasnt-ruled-out-spinning-off-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/microsoft-hasnt-ruled-out-spinning-off-xbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft hasn\u2019t ruled out spinning off Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Asha Sharma on a background of green Xbox logos.\" data-caption=\"Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge, Microsoft\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/268364_Inside_Microsofts_big_Xbox_leadership_shakeup_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tAsha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Microsoft is preparing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/948142\/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-reset-asha-sharma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reevaluating<\/a> the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It&rsquo;s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with Xbox, and hasn&rsquo;t ruled out spinning it off into a separate company. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A new report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/microsoft-considered-spinning-xbox-plans-new-halo-fallout-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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&rsquo;t suggest anything is imminent, but it \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/949584\/microsoft-spinning-off-xbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3047\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}