Sharma is “treading carefully” and is not yet ready to sign off on “any major changes” to the policy. This is hardly a surprise. Before this, Sharma said she's trying to make “the right decision, not the fastest decision.” Whatever Sharma and the team land on in terms of exclusives will amount to “long-swinging decisions that have decade-long impact,” she said.
The Xbox console and its successors have had a visual identity defined by two things: the color green and orbs. Over the years, that logo has changed with the times, evolving and adapting to make each Xbox console generation feel distinct.
"Three weeks ago, we filed an amicus because mobile competition still matters and we believe the future of play should be more open. While I am still learning, the idea of an Xbox mobile store is not dead."
The original Xbox prototype, revealed at GDC 2000, was a massive X carved from a single block of aluminum, reportedly costing around $18,000 per unit.
Beginning this year, future Call of Duty titles won't join Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass at launch. New Call of Duty games will be added to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass during the following holiday season (about a year later), while existing Call of Duty titles already in the library will continue to be available.
If you read Kotaku even semi-regularly, you already know that Xbox has been in a weird spot for some time now. And with today's news that both Xbox boss Phil Spencer and President Sarah Bond are leaving and the new head of the brand will be a former Meta exec who previously lead Microsoft's AI division, I think it's time to call it. Xbox is dead. Time of death: February 20, 2026.
Xbox is set to hold the fourth installment of its now-annual Developer Direct showcase on January 22. You'll be able to watch the 2026 edition at 1PM ET on YouTube (including versions with audio descriptions and ASL), Twitch, Facebook and Steam. Xbox will stream the Developer Direct on its regional channels simultaneously, and it'll be available on Bilibili on Friday.
