Gamified

MASSIVE Job cuts from Xbox | Ads come to Console & PC | Gamified 167

July 10, 2026·1h 29m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Is Asha Sharma's reset actually making Xbox a healthy business?What the **** was Phil Spencer doing, and how did he survive 38 years at Microsoft to walk out with Xbox losing 64 cents on every dollar?On a scale of 0 to 10, how do you feel about ads becoming standard on console and PC?Funds moving from equity to project financing: bullish or bullshit? Is this the death of gaming VC, or a necessary evolution?CHAPTERS:2:22 - Xbox Cuts Jobs & Studios | Buy or Sell21:30 - Xbox loses 64c on Every Dollar | Autopsy48:56 - Ads on Console | Buy or Sell1:09:46 - Equity vs Project Financing | Bullish or BullshitWatch instead of listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYlGzPx45RwHost: Sam Steffanina - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsteffanina/PANEL:Chris Heatherly — Ex-Disney / Ex-NBCUniversal - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisheatherly/Kohji Nagata (Parallel) - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpodWills Spangler — GameCred - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wills-spangler/Tony Valcarcel (Makko.ai) - https://x.com/TvalcColan Neese — Screen Engine / mindGAME Data - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colanneese/ Matthew Buxton - Warp Chain (ex-Rovio, Jagex) - https://x.com/BuxtonMatthew

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