TL;DR: Shawn Layden says he never actually spoke or communicated with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma despite her LinkedIn reply offering to “chat”; Microsoft’s recent strategy changes-hiring Matthew Ball, exploring ad monetization for cloud streaming, capping some Game Pass Ultimate access, a disc-to-digital program, and Project Helix device plans-did not come from Layden. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00…
PlayStation’s decision to sunset physical game releases in 2028 remains an extremely controversial decision among both gamers and developers, despite a market that’s shifting more and more towards the dominance of digital sales. While acknowledging the disappointment of many, the Japanese company is not planning to revise its decision, and even former PlayStation boss Shuhei…