Microsoft Hires Analyst With Influential Video Game Blog To Fix Xbox

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By BeauHDMay 21, 2026, 12:00 pm93 ptsTrending
Microsoft has hired games analyst and investor Matthew Ball as Xbox's new chief strategy officer. With a long track record of analyzing the video game market and industry's biggest shifts, Ball's background could help Xbox rethink its hardware and console strategy at a moment when competition is tougher than…

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