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When I reviewed Overwatch 2 back in 2022, I expressed a sentiment that I would soon hear echoed by peers and players alike; Although Overwatch 2 introduced a handful of solid changes to the critically-acclaimed hero shooter, there was very little there that truly justified the "2" that Blizzard seemed so eager to add. A new, shiny lacquer had been poured atop the game, that much was clear, but beneath its sleek exterior was a game that was largely the same--albeit with more aggressive...
A recent report said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was at one point mulling the possibility of shuttering the Xbox division. Before this, Microsoft's own co-founder Paul Allen's investment company called for Microsoft to dump Xbox and spin it off as a separate business. That never happened, and now Nadella is speaking up to express Microsoft's commitment to gaming. He told Dwarkesh Patel that it's not true that Microsoft's investments in gaming is part of some kind of "means to some other...