# Fears for Xbox as it puts its developers on the chopping block once again

> In March 2000, Bill Gates stood onstage at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and, to a packed crowd, officially announced the company’s long-anticipated video game console.

- **Source:** [Theguardian](https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jun/17/xbox-games-studios-developers-firing-line?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3864c1e8976fcb37ce02ad)
- **Published:** 2026-06-21
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3864c1e8976fcb37ce02ad

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