"They Are Out of Hardware": Former Microsoft Exec and Blizzard President Slams Xbox's Current Hardware Strategy, Says "Only a Moron" Would Keep Making Consoles When Its Games Are Going Third-Party

"They Are Out of Hardware": Former Microsoft Exec and Blizzard President Slams Xbox's Current Hardware Strategy, Says "Only a Moron" Would Keep Making Consoles When Its Games Are Going Third-Party

Former Microsoft executive and ex-Blizzard president Mike Ybarra strongly criticizes Xbox’s hardware strategy, arguing consoles are a losing game if the games themselves go third-party. The new Xbox-branded ROG Ally handhelds launched globally last week, and for many fans, it looked like a big step in Xbox’s long-running shift toward a Windows-first approach. Microsoft has been clear that it’s not ditching hardware entirely, even going so far as…