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5 reasons I still love my Xbox — even if the hardware is 'dead'
Hardware might be "dead" according to industry insiders, but the Xbox controller represents decades of refinement that's hard to replicate. The build quality, ergonomics, and button layout feel perfect after years of iteration.
Founding Xbox Member Says Company’s Hardware Ambitions Are “Dead”
Original Xbox founding member Laura Fryer has reflected on her time with the company and claims that its hardware ambitions are "dead".
Xbox "Has No Desire" To Make Hardware Anymore, Founding Team Member Says
Xbox team co-founder Laura Fryer thinks Microsoft is exiting the hardware business.
The Demise of Xbox Hardware? A Founding Member’s Dire Prediction
Laura Fryer, one of the original founding members of the Xbox team, has expressed a stark belief: the company's hardware ambitions are "dead."
'Xbox Hardware Is Dead,' Says Founding Team Member | IGN Daily The Fix
One of the original founding members of xbox, Laura Fryer, says that Xbox Hardware is “Dead” and expressed disappointment with the direction Xbox has taken since she was a part of the company. Xbox recently announced a partnership with ROG for their latest handheld,
Xbox Veteran Laura Fryer: 'I Think Xbox Hardware is Dead' - News
Laura Fryer, one of first employees at Microsoft Game Studios, in a recent video discussed the current state [...]
'I think Xbox hardware is dead,' says original founding Xbox team member
Laura Fryer, one of the original Microsoft Game Studios producers from 1995, believes that Xbox hardware is dead and MSFT will exit the console business.
Is the Xbox Dead? Founding Member Slams Microsoft's Gaming Strategy
It looks like they're abandoning pretty much everything that made the Xbox brand great in the first place,' says Laura Fryer, a former executive producer at Microsoft Game Studios.
The Xbox is an ex-box: A founding developer has just resigned the gaming console to death
A founding member of the Xbox team just shared a grim prediction for the future of Xbox consoles. Here's what she had to say, and what it means for gamers.
There's "no reason to buy" Xbox handheld, says founding member of Xbox project
With the new Asus handheld going up against the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch 2, Laura Fryer says that Microsoft is lacking ...
"I don't love watching all of the value that I helped create slowly get eroded away."
In a new video in which Fryer reflects upon her time shipping the OG Xbox and Xbox 360, she calls the company's current ...
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Xbox “Has No Desire” to Make Hardware Anymore, Says Ex‑Microsoft Leader
Long-time Xbox collaborator and executive producer on several Microsoft projects, Laura Fryer, posted a lengthy video ...
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Ex-Microsoft Executive Producer Laura Fryer: ‘I Think Xbox Hardware Is Dead’
Laura Fryer, one of the original founding members of Xbox and a former executive producer at Microsoft who has shipped numerous major titles with the company, has revealed in her latest YouTube ...
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Is Xbox Shifting Away from Its Hardware Legacy?
Laura Fryer, a founding member of Xbox, shares her views on the uncertain future of Xbox hardware and its strategic shift ...
Xbox Needs to Get Weirder or Die Trying
"I think Xbox hardware is dead," said Laura Fryer, a founding member of Xbox, in a video slamming Microsoft's fumbling of the ...
Xbox VR might be my handheld of choice
Sparking Fryer’s fear for the hardware legacy of Xbox was Microsoft’s reveal of the ROG Xbox Ally, a collaboration revealed ...