There have been a lot of reports and rumours circulating as of late about how Xbox has been rather mismanaged over the years, leading to the massive "reset" and round of layoffs. While we know some studios are re-gaining their independence and others are being sold off, we also know that some iconic developers are being gutted by these layoffs, while others are at risk but may yet be sold back to its founder.
Now a report from Bloomberg has arrived and provided an in-depth look at the struggles of Xbox as of recent, with a few very striking claims being made within the wider article. For one, it's directly stated that the profits Microsoft reaped from Minecraft and Mojang was being directly used to "fund the rest of the gaming portfolio," something new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma clearly wasn't too happy about either considering Mojang will now directly report to her alongside King, the mobile developer who alongside Mojang has the "most active players" in the Xbox family.
The report also notes the decision to add Call of Duty to Game Pass ended up seeing Xbox lose around $300 million in 2024 from just losing sales of the series on Xbox consoles and PC, all while PlayStation sales for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 totalled 82% of the total game sales for the title.
Needless to say, mismanaged is perhaps a bit of an understatement when it came to Xbox of the past few years...