{"id":2777,"date":"2026-06-12T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/microsoft-considered-cutting-xbox-off-entirely-and-making-it-easier-to-sell-report-says\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:54:00","slug":"microsoft-considered-cutting-xbox-off-entirely-and-making-it-easier-to-sell-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/microsoft-considered-cutting-xbox-off-entirely-and-making-it-easier-to-sell-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft considered cutting Xbox off entirely and making it easier to sell, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As Xbox has declined, with console sales plummeting and Game Pass figures plateauing<\/u><\/a>, many have wondered if Microsoft<\/a>, which is considerably larger than its gaming business, would lose interest in the struggling brand and just pawn it off. According to a new report, options in this space have been considered.<\/p>\n

The Information<\/u><\/a> (via Reuters<\/u><\/a>) reports, citing three people familiar with plans and discussions, that Microsoft considered spinning out Xbox as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary more similar to the likes of LinkedIn in terms of its relationship with the Microsoft mothership.<\/p>\n

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