Xbox is working on a 'disc to digital' feature that would let those with physical disc copies secure a digital version of the game
Xbox is likely to also stop disc production in the future
[Source: The Verge // @tomwarren]
PlayStation says physical disc production for all PlayStation games will end Jan 2028
"physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will beย discontinued starting January 2028"
Xbox is also sending notifications to Game Pass subscribers that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 won't be on the service at launch, but will be added in Holiday 2027
"If you'd like to jump in on day one, you'll need to purchase the game."
Xbox has pulled funding for IO Interactive's Project Fantasy title, which IO says will result in layoffs
Xbox spokesperson tells Bloomberg: โWe're not reducing our overall investment in games. We expect to invest about the same in content as we did last year. What's changing is where we're investing and the kinds of projects we're backing.โ
Xbox is considering cancelling Marvel's Blade and shutting down Arkane, the studio working on it
The Xbox layoffs are expected to hit on July 6
[via @tomwarren]
Rumors suggesting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and Modern Warfare 3 (2011) are being ported to PS4 are false.
The PlayStation database listing is just for MWII and MWIII, and not the old games.
Only the Black Ops 1 + 2 ports are happening.
Updated: Battlefield says the XP Tokens in Battlefield 6 will still countdown in real-time, saying the in-game message stating there was a change was an error
Xbox reportedly considering closing down Undead Labs, developers of State of Decay 3, if a buyer of the studio is not found
Sources: GamesBeast, WindowsCentral
Xbox has begun ending contracts and canceling vendors, which has lead to Xboxโs PR agency to begin layoffs today
The larger layoffs internally expected soon
(via Bloomberg)