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Microsoft had a monumental leak of some of its most sensitive plans this week, as reported by The Verge’s Tom Warren. It was all thanks to someone at Microsoft who didn’t properly upload redacted documents to the Federal Trade Commission. I’ve been thinking about what this means.
And now last night, the United Kingdom’s antitrust regulators gave preliminary approval for Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Approval can come in a few weeks, after feedback.
Perhaps the biggest news leak was that Microsoft plans a hybrid Xbox game console for launch in 2028. The company also plans to launch a mid-life update (code-named Brooklyn) for the Xbox Series X/S console that launched in November 2020. These dates tell us a lot about the state of the console business and the progress of technology that is a key part of the decision making among the console leaders.
Microsoft didn’t dispute the accuracy of the documents, and Xbox head Phil Spencer said it was “disappointing” to read about the leaks to this staff, and he tweeted the company would say more when it is ready. Microsoft declined to say more.
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