🎮 Microsoft and AMD join forces!
Microsoft $MSFT last week announced a strategic partnership with AMD $AMD to shape the future of the Xbox platform across home consoles and cloud services. The goal is to develop next-generation custom chips that will take gaming to a whole new level.

🧠 From hardware to ecosystem:
XboxPresident Sarah Bond made it clear: Xbox will no longer be tied to one device.

The future platform will be: open, connected and portable, built on a foundation of Windows as a gaming operating system, expanded to support third-party stores and a hybrid model of gaming through Game Pass + cloud.

First steps:
Together with ASUS , Microsoft unveiled Xbox Ally and Ally X - portable consoles that allow gamers to access their library anywhere on the go, including streaming gaming from the cloud.

📈 Xbox as part of a wider business:
The More Personal Computingsegment , where Xbox falls, generated over $13.3 billion in revenue in Q3.

Xbox'sgaming and content services alone grew year-over-year by 8 %.

Game Pass maintains its position as one of the most important subscriptions in the gaming industry ($9.99-$19.99/month).

🏭 Microsoft layoffs:
While Microsoft is investing in hardware and AI while optimizing its internal structure, it has already laid off about 6,000 employees this year , and according to Bloomberg, another wave of layoffs is expected after the fiscal year closes in July.

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