{"id":813355,"date":"2025-07-04T16:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esports.is\/?p=813355"},"modified":"2025-07-03T09:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:18:13","slug":"9-000-missa-storf-sin-stodvun-storleikja-hvert-stefnir-microsoft-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/9-000-missa-storf-sin-stodvun-storleikja-hvert-stefnir-microsoft-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"9.000 missa st\u00f6rf s\u00edn &#8211; St\u00f6\u00f0vun st\u00f3rleikja &#8211; Hvert stefnir Microsoft Gaming?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-813357\" src=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-1024x376.jpg\" alt=\"xbox\" width=\"788\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-1024x376.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-768x282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-1536x564.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-150x55.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-450x165.jpg 450w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-1200x441.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/microsoft\/microsoft-to-lay-off-as-many-as-9000-employees-in-latest-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">umfangsmiklar uppsagnir og ni\u00f0urskur\u00f0<\/a> hj\u00e1 Microsoft Gaming hefur fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 sta\u00f0fest a\u00f0 <a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/phil-spencer-xbox-einbeitir-ser-ad-thvi-ad-gera-leiki-adgengilega-a-fleiri-kerfum\/\">Phil Spencer<\/a>, forstj\u00f3ri Xbox og yfirma\u00f0ur leikjasvi\u00f0sins, s\u00e9 hvergi \u00e1 f\u00f6rum.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta kemur fram \u00ed yfirl\u00fdsingu fr\u00e1 talsmanni Xbox sem hafnar alfari\u00f0 s\u00f6gus\u00f6gnum um brotthvarf Spencer \u00far stj\u00f3rnendateymi fyrirt\u00e6kisins.<\/p>\n<p>Me\u00f0al \u00feeirra sl\u00fa\u00f0ursagna sem n\u00fa ganga \u00e1 milli eru fullyr\u00f0ingar fr\u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheGhostOfHope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TheGhostofHope<\/a>, sem hefur skapa\u00f0 s\u00e9r nafn fyrir \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega leka tengda Call of Duty-leikjunum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Phil Spencer will be retiring from his role as CEO of Microsoft Gaming after the launch of the next generation Xbox.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Spencer is working closely with Sarah Bond and her team to ensure a smooth transition for her take over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming once he\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LDqB4BW8ER\">pic.twitter.com\/LDqB4BW8ER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hope (@TheGhostOfHope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGhostOfHope\/status\/1940460596995961190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_813356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-813356\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-813356\" src=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-1024x522.jpg\" alt=\"9.000 missa st\u00f6rf s\u00edn - St\u00f6\u00f0vun st\u00f3rleikja - Hvert stefnir Microsoft Gaming? Phil Spencer \u00e1fram sem forstj\u00f3ri Xbox\" width=\"788\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-1536x783.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-450x229.jpg 450w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer-1200x611.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/phil-spencer.jpg 1884w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-813356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phil Spencer \u00e1fram sem forstj\u00f3ri Xbox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Phil Spencer \u00e1fram sem forstj\u00f3ri Xbox<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\u201ePhil hyggst ekki l\u00e1ta af st\u00f6rfum \u00e1 n\u00e6stunni,\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>sag\u00f0i Kari P\u00e9rez, samskiptastj\u00f3ri Xbox, \u00ed fr\u00e9ttatilkynningu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta eru mikilv\u00e6g t\u00ed\u00f0indi fyrir i\u00f0na\u00f0 sem hefur veri\u00f0 \u00ed uppn\u00e1mi a\u00f0 undanf\u00f6rnu \u2013 \u00fear sem mikil \u00f3vissa r\u00edkir um framt\u00ed\u00f0 margra \u00fer\u00f3unarverkefna, s\u00e9rstaklega eftir a\u00f0 Microsoft \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta vi\u00f0 \u00fatg\u00e1fu nokkurra v\u00e6ntanlegra leikja og segja upp fj\u00f6lda starfsmanna hj\u00e1 tengdum st\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3um.<\/p>\n<h4>St\u00f6\u00f0vun st\u00f3rleikja<\/h4>\n<p>\u00c1 me\u00f0al \u00feeirra leikja sem n\u00fa hafa veri\u00f0 felldir ni\u00f0ur eru tveir sem \u00feykja hafa haft mikla von um a\u00f0 styrkja v\u00f6rumerki Xbox:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Perfect Dark - Gameplay Reveal - Xbox Games Showcase 2024\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ofUi9DR9sc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perfect Dark endurger\u00f0in l\u00f6g\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Verkefni\u00f0, sem \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0 var \u00ed samstarfi The Initiative og Crystal Dynamics, haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fer\u00f3un \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r. Microsoft hefur n\u00fa st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0 alla vinnu vi\u00f0 leikinn og loka\u00f0 The Initiative-st\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3inu \u00ed Santa Monica. Leikurinn \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera endurvakning \u00e1 vins\u00e6lum skotleik fr\u00e1 gull\u00f6ld Rare.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Everwild \u2013 Eternals Trailer \u2013 Xbox Games Showcase July\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WSWnnQMSPjc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everwild \u2013 framt\u00ed\u00f0arverkefni Rare falli\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Einnig hefur \u00fer\u00f3un \u00e1 Everwild, metna\u00f0arfullu \u00e6vint\u00fdri fr\u00e1 breska leikjast\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3inu Rare, veri\u00f0 h\u00e6tt. Leikurinn haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00f3tun um \u00e1rabil, en \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 aldrei hafi veri\u00f0 gefin \u00fat n\u00e1kv\u00e6m dagsetning \u00e1 \u00fatg\u00e1fu, skapa\u00f0i hann miklar v\u00e6ntingar me\u00f0al a\u00f0d\u00e1enda.<\/p>\n<h4>Fleiri \u00e1f\u00f6ll og uppsagnir innan Microsoft Gaming<\/h4>\n<p>\u00deessar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir eru hluti af st\u00e6rra endurskipulagningu Microsoft, sem hefur fali\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00e9r uppsagnir \u00fe\u00fasunda starfsmanna innan leikja- og t\u00e6knisvi\u00f0sins. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al var\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3unarteymi Turn 10 Studios (\u00feekkt fyrir Forza Motorsport) fyrir ni\u00f0urskur\u00f0i, og verkefni innan ZeniMax Online Studios, sem bar vinnuheiti\u00f0 \u201eProject Blackbird\u201c, hefur veri\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h4>\u00c1hersla f\u00e6r\u00f0 yfir \u00e1 \u201ej\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a ar\u00f0semi\u201c<\/h4>\n<p>\u00cd innanh\u00fasbr\u00e9fi sem sent var starfsm\u00f6nnum \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar uppsagna sag\u00f0i Matt Booty, yfirma\u00f0ur Xbox Game Studios, a\u00f0 breytingarnar v\u00e6ru nau\u00f0synlegar til a\u00f0 styrkja f\u00f3kus og,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201e&#8220;tryggja j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a fj\u00e1rhagslega afkomu \u00ed \u00fer\u00f3un leiktitla\u201c.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hann b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 Xbox hef\u00f0i yfir fj\u00f6rut\u00edu verkefni \u00ed vinnslu hj\u00e1 s\u00ednum innri st\u00fad\u00ed\u00f3um og a\u00f0 \u00e1fram yr\u00f0i unni\u00f0 me\u00f0,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201esk\u00fdra s\u00fdn um g\u00e6\u00f0i og vi\u00f0skiptalegan \u00e1rangur&#8220;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Microsoft hefur jafnframt lofa\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningi vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 starfsmenn sem missa st\u00f6rf s\u00edn, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al me\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f og a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 finna n\u00fd st\u00f6rf innan fyrirt\u00e6kisins e\u00f0a utan \u00feess.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-813359\" src=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-1024x364.jpg\" alt=\"xbox\" width=\"788\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-1024x364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-768x273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-18x6.jpg 18w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-150x53.jpg 150w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-450x160.jpg 450w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esports.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xbox-2.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0ger\u00f0irnar sem n\u00fa eru gripi\u00f0 til \u2013 og neitanir vi\u00f0 s\u00f6gus\u00f6gnum um brotthvarf forstj\u00f3rans \u2013 \u00fe\u00e1 hefur Microsoft gaming sent sk\u00fdr skilabo\u00f0: Phil Spencer heldur \u00e1fram a\u00f0 st\u00fdra stefnu Xbox inn \u00ed n\u00e6stu kynsl\u00f3\u00f0 leikjai\u00f0na\u00f0arins.<\/p>\n<p>Hann hefur gegnt forstj\u00f3rast\u00f6\u00f0u Xbox fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2014 og leitt fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum st\u00f3rkostlegar breytingar, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al kaup \u00e1 risafyrirt\u00e6kjum \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ZeniMax Media og Activision Blizzard.<\/p>\n<p>\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00e1f\u00f6ll og ni\u00f0urskur\u00f0 er lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 Microsoft \u00e6tlar s\u00e9r \u00e1fram st\u00f3rt hlutverk \u00ed leikjai\u00f0na\u00f0inum \u2013 en me\u00f0 f\u00e6rri verkefni, sk\u00fdrari markmi\u00f0 og \u00f3bilandi tr\u00fa \u00e1 lei\u00f0togahlutverki Phil Spencer.<\/p>\n<p><em>Myndir: xbox.com<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00der\u00e1tt fyrir umfangsmiklar uppsagnir og ni\u00f0urskur\u00f0 hj\u00e1 Microsoft Gaming hefur fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 sta\u00f0fest a\u00f0 Phil Spencer, forstj\u00f3ri Xbox og yfirma\u00f0ur leikjasvi\u00f0sins, s\u00e9 hvergi \u00e1 f\u00f6rum. \u00deetta kemur fram \u00ed yfirl\u00fdsingu fr\u00e1 talsmanni Xbox sem hafnar alfari\u00f0 s\u00f6gus\u00f6gnum um brotthvarf Spencer \u00far stj\u00f3rnendateymi fyrirt\u00e6kisins. Me\u00f0al \u00feeirra sl\u00fa\u00f0ursagna sem n\u00fa ganga \u00e1 milli eru fullyr\u00f0ingar fr\u00e1 @TheGhostofHope, sem<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":813356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[625,626,1185,1181,1187,629,659,1182,1186,1184,1180,661,1183],"class_list":["post-813355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tolvuleikir","tag-activision","tag-blizzard","tag-crystal-dynamics","tag-forza-motorsport","tag-matt-booty","tag-microsoft","tag-phil-spencer","tag-project-blackbird","tag-the-ghost-of-hope","tag-the-initiative","tag-turn-10-studios","tag-xbox","tag-zenimax-online-studio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813355"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":813365,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813355\/revisions\/813365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esports.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}