Microsoft weighs an Xbox spinoff. Would it revive the business or put it at risk?

# Microsoft May Spin Off Its Xbox Gaming Division as Losses Mount Microsoft is considering breaking Xbox off as a separate company because the gaming division has become a money-losing problem—the company spent $20 billion over five years on Xbox but actually made less revenue, not more. Hardware sales have plummeted 33%, and Microsoft's big bets on subscription and cloud gaming services haven't paid off the way the company hoped. The company is now weighing whether to keep Xbox as is, restructure it, or let it operate independently to try to turn things around.