"Your console is dead": Former Microsoft exec and Blizzard boss tells Xbox fans the console market isn't a "successful business" – unless "you do it right"

Mike Ybarra, former president of Blizzard Entertainment and Xbox corporate vice president at Microsoft, comments on the ...
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Ex-PlayStation boss says Game Pass may not be healthy for game developers

TL;DR: Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden criticizes Xbox Game Pass, claiming it reduces developers to "wage slaves" by limiting profit-sharing and creative incentives. Despite Game Pass generating ...
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Ex-Sony Boss Thinks PlayStation Plus is 'Healthier' than Xbox Game Pass

Shuhei Yoshida, the former boss of PlayStation Indies, has revealed that he prefers Sony's business model for PS Plus over that of Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass. According to Yoshida, launching ...
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Former PlayStation boss says he 'partly saved' the first Gran Turismo game from being too realistic: 'It was extremely advanced, perhaps too much so'

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida says he helped save the first Gran Turismo Yoshida said that the game's simulation aspects were "extremely advanced" and suggested to creator Kazunori Yamauch to ...
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Former PlayStation Boss Is Optimistic About Xbox's Multiplatform Strategy

Microsoft has embarked on a new multiplatform direction for several of its Xbox games, and former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden believes that this new initiative could work in the company's favor if ...
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Former PlayStation Boss Says $5 Price Hike Should Have Been "Baked In" To Every New Gen

Shawn Layden supports Nintendo Switch 2 game price hikes, stating prices should have increased with each new console generation. Layden points out games are still relatively cheap when adjusting for ...