THE GAMING "GOLD STANDARD" IS COLLAPSING...

IS SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN CIRCANA AND XBOX?! Mat Piscatella has been making some pointed comments about Microsoft's gaming business, but there's an interesting detail behind the scenes: Xbox stopped participating in Circana's digital sales data-sharing panel. That means some of the industry's most widely circulated game rankings now rely more heavily on estimates. IS THERE MORE TO THIS STORY? Sources: https://x.com/AllConsoleFan/status/21... https://x.com/XBOX/status/21176631176... https://x.com/JNavok/status/211775848... https://x.com/SmashJT/status/21133874... https://x.com/JNavok/status/211772731... https://x.com/OhNoItsAlexx/status/211... https://x.com/MisterSpace3/status/211... https://x.com/SmashJT/status/19915906... https://x.com/oliver_drk/status/21158... https://kotaku.com/xbox-isnt-sharing-...