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Xbox is a gaming console brand owned by Microsoft, currently undergoing significant restructuring that includes workforce reductions across its game division and sales teams. The company is shifting focus toward major franchises like Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Minecraft, and others, while phasing out physical disc drives in some models and moving toward digital-only distribution. Prices for Xbox consoles are set to increase starting 1 August due to rising storage and memory costs, with a 100–150 USD hike depending on model capacity. Grand Theft Auto VI is confirmed for release on 19 November…

Events

• Microsoft announced a reduction of 4,800 employees to invest in AI.…
• Pre-orders for GTA VI begin this Thursday, with the game priced at…
• Pre-orders for the video game Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) will…

Recent coverage

• Ulta Pay — payment for foreign services with Russian cards — Дождь (Telegram)
• The Verge: Microsoft Project Helix console will be able to run games from all Xbox generations — Москва 24
• Microsoft announces layoffs of 4,800 employees to invest in AI — Вести
• Microsoft cuts 3,200 jobs at Xbox — Коммерсантъ
• Microsoft to Lay Off 4,800 Employees, Including Xbox Division — Интерфакс
• Microsoft announces layoffs of 4,800 employees — Ведомости
• Xbox representatives refute IGN data claiming PS5 leads GTA 6 pre-orders — Gazeta.SPb
• Apple raises prices on Mac and iPad, Microsoft on Xbox: What's happening? — Фонтанка
• New GTA VI will cost Russian players almost 10,000 rubles — Москва 24
• Pre-orders for GTA VI begin this Thursday, game will cost $79.99 — Интерфакс
• Rockstar to launch pre-orders for GTA 6 on June 25 — Коммерсантъ
• Expansion 'Ballads of the Past' for 'The Witcher 3' scheduled for 2027 — Москва 24