Xbox CEO Asha Sharma warns gaming industry faces affordability and accessibility crisis
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Adam Hales
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma discusses the growing affordability crisis in gaming, emphasizing that the industry needs to address accessibility and bring more players into the ecosystem beyond traditional console experiences. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sharma outlines plans for Xbox's ecosystem that extend beyond conventional gaming hardware, focusing on making gaming more accessible and affordable for a wider audience.
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· 3 pulledGaming is becoming unaffordable
the industry has an accessibility crisis
those plans extend far beyond the traditional console experience
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