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(Preview) The History of Consoles, The Murky Present for Microsoft and Xbox, The Gaming Future for Sony and Meta

(Preview) The History of Consoles, The Murky Present for Microsoft and Xbox, The Gaming Future for Sony and Meta

Update: 2024-02-21
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How the gaming market went from PlayStation to Microsoft Game Pass, the fundamental tensions underlying Microsoft’s current strategy in games, and thoughts on the future for Sony and Meta’s Quest 3 as a gaming console.


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Microsoft: four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch — The Verge



Xbox Games to Go Cross-Platform?, Console Context, Xbox’s Final Strategy — Stratechery Update



Xbox’s Announcement; Microsoft’s Messy Middle; Apple in Europe, Continued — Stratechery Update



Consoles and Competition — Stratechery




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(Preview) The History of Consoles, The Murky Present for Microsoft and Xbox, The Gaming Future for Sony and Meta

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