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Game Over for Video Games?

If Then | News on technology, Silicon Valley, politics, and tech policy by Slate Podcasts

Jul 17, 202628:31Business

Is Microsoft laying off 3,200 employees from the Xbox division just a new boss coming in and pruning an overgrown asset, or is it a sign that console gaming is coming to the end? Guest: Jason Schreier , reporter at Bloom...

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