The Xbox is getting out of the original-video-content game
As arch-rival PlayStation is busy leveling up by developing its first scripted series, Xbox is shouting, “No fair!” and throwing its controller to the ground, as Microsoft has shut down Xbox Entertainment Studios, the division responsible for creating original video series for distribution on Xbox game consoles. After ordering a slew of series, Microsoft abruptly pulled the plug on XES (amid broader layoffs), promising that it will “continue to enhance our entertainment offering on console by innovating the TV experience.” It probably threw “proactive” and “synergy” in there somewhere for good measure.