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Chris Harper - Mon, Oct 27, 2025
Since the bombshell announcement of newHalo installmentcoming to PlayStation just two days ago, the wider public seems convinced that Xbox's battle in the console war is over. And now, comments made by Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty...
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Chris Harper - Sat, Oct 25, 2025
In a bombshell announcement, it was revealed thatHalo: Campaign Evolvedwould be a multi-platform release and that it was coming to the PlayStation 5, of all platforms. Following ports of Forza Horizon 5and Gears of War Reloadedon...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Oct 23, 2025
PC shipments across the globe grew a sizable 8.1% year-over-year in the third quarter of the 2025, driven in large part by a rash of upgrades ahead of Microsoft ending free support for Windows 10, according to Counterpoint Research. Oddly...
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Chris Harper - Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Following the worldwide launch of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, Microsoft announced some interesting upcoming features for both of the initial models specifically, and for Windows 11 gaming PCs at large. While this launch has been...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Oct 14, 2025
Looking for a new laptop now that Microsoft has officially declared end of life (EOL) status for Windows 10? Before you do, note there are ways to extend support for free, such as syncing backups to OneDrive or redeeming 1,000 Microsoft...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Microsoft continues to bolster its PlayStation 5 offerings after seeing some success with prior Xbox Studios titles. In its latest move, the company is bringing its storied Microsoft Flight Simulator to one of Sonys consoles for the first...
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Chris Harper - Wed, Sep 24, 2025
At Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2025, which is currently underway is Maui, we got to see the company's newest high-performance chip for PCs, the Snapdragon X2 Elite, running in a couple of different form factors right on the show floor...
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Chris Harper - Fri, Sep 19, 2025
Another week, another AI integrationnow, market-leading browser Google Chrome is finally on the update list and facing a full suite of new Gemini AI features to be added in the near future. Over the past few days, Google has been detailing...
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Victor Awogbemila - Thu, Sep 11, 2025
Mustafa Suleyman,Microsoft AI CEO, is arguing against the possibility of giving AI right and claims it might also be risky.
In a personal blog post, Suleyman expressed concerns that many people are being deceived into thinking that AIs...
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Alan Velasco - Wed, Sep 10, 2025
Microsofts Xbox gaming division launched its This is an Xbox campaign late last year, in an effort to reinforce the notion that all its games are playable on a variety of devices, thanks to the cloud. In its latest move, the company...
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Bruno Ferreira - Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Framework, one of the more underrated laptop makers around, has been making actual modular laptops for more than four and a half years. The company recently revised its modular Framework 16 laptop, and the new version carries AMD Ryzen AI...
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Victor Awogbemila - Mon, Aug 11, 2025
Microsoft's new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the "best model to date", is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We've tested it here at HotHardware and observed that you don't even need to update your...
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Alan Velasco - Mon, Aug 04, 2025
The current console generation has been a difficult one for Microsofts Xbox gaming division, where plans for an anticipated handheld have been put on hold. While it has been known that the company wasnt selling as many boxes as its...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Jul 18, 2025
Microsoft's latest installment of Windows 11, specifically the now somewhat infamous 24H2 version, keeps pilling on problems for the software giant. Following the latest fiasco involving a Firewall error, Microsoft has issued an official...
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Thiago Trevisan - Thu, Jun 26, 2025
PlayStation Plus subscribers have some exciting new games to look forward to in July. The popular service allows subscribers to have access to a large amount of games and perks, including notable monthly games. To celebrate PlayStation...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, May 23, 2025
Some boss battles are just too daunting, which the Federal Trade Commission has discovered in its ongoing effort to defeat Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision-Blizzard. Or more accurately, it was ongoing. In what can be likened...
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Alan Velasco - Thu, May 22, 2025
Microsofts efforts to become a true multiplatform publisher, including bringing its games to PlayStation, has been paying off with increased sales. The company hopes that the momentum continues as it looks to bring over Senuas...
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Zak Killian - Thu, May 08, 2025
We're going to cover several separate stories all in this one post, so buckle up kids, because there's a whole bunch of news here. Microsoft's Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, has spoken on record several times about his intent to create an...
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Victor Awogbemila - Sat, May 03, 2025
Nefarious hackers have figured out many ways to circumvent 2FA restrictions and harvest passwords with sophisticated phishing traps. Many of these bad actors, however, will soon be looking for new ways to attack Microsoft user accounts...
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Zak Killian - Thu, May 01, 2025
In a move announced with all the fanfare of a tax audit, Microsoft has quietly hiked prices on every piece of Xbox hardware it sellsconsoles, controllers, and headsets alike. The news was buried in a support article on the official Xbox...
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Victor Awogbemila - Thu, Feb 06, 2025
Last December, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT was available on WhatsApp, which allowed users to chat with the AI language model without needing a browser or a mobile app. However, this upgrade had limitationsWhatsApp ChatGPT users couldn't...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Jan 07, 2025
With Microsoft's Windows Copilot AI graduating from a basic ChatGPT competitor to its current, more mature Copilot+ form, PC makers are starting to wake to its abilities and potential within the hardware landscape. At CES 2025, ASUS, for...
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