Xbox is barely Xbox anymore

<figure> <img alt="The upper part of the Xbox Series X placed against a black background." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22012264/vpavic_4275_20201030_0082.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Xbox has become a shell of its former self - and things are only getting worse. As part of its <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/959900/xbox-reset-layoffs-studio-closures">planned cuts impacting around 3,200 workers</a>, the company announced today more changes that will further dilute the brand. Studios are being consolidated, others are on the brink of being closed altogether, and Xbox's most iconic franchise, <em>Halo</em>, is being moved to a new developer. The future of Xbox looks more uncertain than ever.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Today's news includes <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/998589/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-ninja-theory-closure">"eliminating 268 roles across Halo Studios, other first-party studios, and the [Xbox Game Studios] management and central functions layer."</a> But there is also plenty of reorganization happening, parti …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/998758/xbox-activision-blizzard">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>