🧩 What exactly is Microsoft trying to turn Xbox into?

If you know anything about chess, you know that the best players don’t wait until they’re cornered to move a piece.

By the time everyone sees the checkmate, the game was already decided several moves ago.

This week, the tech space felt a little like that. Companies seemed to be moving different pieces, but they were all playing for a stronger position.

In this week’s issue:

• Microsoft shrinks its Xbox empire on purpose
• Apple’s biggest bet isn’t another iPhone
• Samsung prepares for its next foldable

See you next week!

— Kelechi, Interim Managing Editor

🚀 BIG STORY

🎮 Can Microsoft save Xbox by making it smaller?

By Nuel Umahi

After cutting 3,200 jobs and selling off parts of its gaming empire, Microsoft is betting that a smaller Xbox can still build better games. For players, the question now is whether the Xbox they’re left with will be better because of it.

⚡️ MORE BIG STORIES

📱 Samsung is hoping this is the year you buy a foldable phone

The Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra and Z Flip 8 are expected to headline Samsung’s biggest foldable launch yet when Galaxy Unpacked returns to London later this month. If you’ve been dismissing foldables as expensive experiments, this could be the generation that finally changes your mind, before Apple gets its chance.