Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

微软尚未排除分拆 Xbox 的可能性

Nothing is imminent, but nothing is off the table. 目前尚无迫在眉睫的举措，但一切皆有可能。

Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is reevaluating the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It’s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with Xbox, and hasn’t ruled out spinning it off into a separate company. 微软正准备裁减其 Xbox 部门的大量员工，并重新评估其下一代 Project Helix 主机的计划。显然，微软也在考虑对其与 Xbox 的关系进行重大重组，且并未排除将其分拆为独立公司的可能性。

A new report from The Information suggests that Microsoft has considered some dramatic measures to make its Xbox unit more sustainable. That includes turning it into a wholly owned subsidiary, a joint venture, or even spinning it off entirely, with the possibility of selling the business. The report doesn’t suggest anything is imminent, but it does seem that new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella haven’t taken anything off the table when it comes to the future of Xbox. 《The Information》的一份新报告指出，微软已考虑采取一些激进措施，以使 Xbox 部门更具可持续性。这些措施包括将其转变为全资子公司、合资企业，甚至完全分拆，并保留出售该业务的可能性。报告并未暗示任何行动即将发生，但看起来新任 Xbox 首席执行官 Asha Sharma 和微软首席执行官 Satya Nadella 在面对 Xbox 的未来时，并未排除任何选项。

Sharma has won approval to invest heavily in tentpole titles like Halo and Fallout. The former hasn’t seen a new release since 2021, and the last mainline Fallout title was Fallout 4 in 2015. She has also said that major upcoming releases Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution would be Xbox exclusive. Though this investment in its most popular franchises is likely to come at the expense of smaller studios and games that have failed to live up to sales expectations. Sharma 已获得批准，将对《光环》（Halo）和《辐射》（Fallout）等核心大作进行重金投入。前者自 2021 年以来未有新作发布，而《辐射》系列的上一部正统作品还是 2015 年的《辐射 4》。她还表示，即将推出的重磅作品《战争机器：E-Day》（Gears of War: E-Day）和《发条革命》（Clockwork Revolution）将作为 Xbox 独占游戏。不过，这种对最受欢迎系列的投资，很可能会以牺牲那些未能达到销售预期的小型工作室和游戏为代价。