Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Great news from Phil Spencer, who recently said "we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before. Our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger”. Exciting!

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00:00 Phil's Good News
00:54 Scale Of The Damage
02:22 Abandoned Projects
05:30 The Casualty List
08:38 Microsoft Vs Xbox
10:41 Who Is To Blame?
13:11 Staff Fighting Back
16:25 What Kind Of Future Is Left?

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