Items tagged with Xbox
The current console generation has been a difficult one for Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division, where plans for an anticipated handheld have been put on hold. While it has been known that the company wasn’t selling as many boxes as its chief...
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Effectively immediately, Microsoft is no longer allowing users to purchase or rent movies and TV shows through its app for Windows PC systems and Xbox consoles. The sudden pull-of-the-plug comes several years after Microsoft also abandoned...
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It has been a rough few weeks for Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division, as it was hit hard by the latest wave of layoffs. This move raised questions about the future of Xbox, including how much longer current head Phil Spencer will remain at...
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Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division took the brunt of the most recent round of layoffs, which resulted in 9,000 job cuts. It has lead many to question every aspect of the Xbox business, including the future of CEO Phil Spencer. More fuel has...
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Helldivers 2 was one of the surprise hits of last year, buoyed by the fact that it simultaneously launched on PlayStation 5 and PC. Xbox players, however, were left out in the cold. This won’t be the case for much longer though, because...
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Xbox, Microsoft’s gaming division, has been hit hard with layoffs and studio closures. It comes at a time when the company’s strategy, which shifts some of the focus away from its first-party hardware to one where anything can be an Xbox...
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The console wars have always been heated, but it looks like Microsoft's Xbox may be throwing us a curve ball. We've come to expect hardware updates by each brand every few years since the early days of Nintendo versus Sega. And much like...
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Microsoft has been on a *ahem* quest recently to define what the Xbox is, and that seems to involve everything but its own hardware. Case in point, a newly released Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is now out in the wild, priced at $399 and...
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One of the pain points of PC gaming is the copious amount of game launchers required for players to access every game in their library. It has become one of the stumbling blocks facing the new wave of PC gaming handhelds as well, holding...
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If you ask Microsoft, the Redmond outfit will tell you that practically everything is an Xbox. Not literally, mind you, but the company's 'This is an Xbox' campaign attempts to hammer home the idea that a wide assortment of hardware can be...
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It’s no secret that Microsoft is aspiring to introduce its own handheld gaming device with their explosion in popularity in the last few years. Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has longed talk about his experiences with the current crop of available...
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Microsoft’s 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 Senua’s...
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Valve's Steam marketplace is very popular, so it only makes sense that Microsoft may be looking to add it to its Microsoft Store and beyond. It makes sense to us too—if you ask any PC gamer, Steam is typically where they prefer to buy and...
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It's a great day for fighting game aficionados and emulation enthusiasts everywhere. The much-revered 8BitDo, known for its high quality peripherals, has released its own take on a high-quality hitbox-style controller. Comboing off has...
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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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Hot off the heels of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's release, Microsoft is reaching back into its vast back catalog to revive another fan favorite from its Xbox 360 heyday. Gears of War is next in line to get the remaster treatment, and...
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In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the Forza Motorsport racing simulation franchise, developer Turn 10 is dumping a load of goodies for PC and Xbox Series X|S gamers in the latest (and aptly named) Update 20. This huge update...
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The growing trend for gaming in 2025 is that everything is getting more expensive, with no exceptions. The popular Call of Duty franchise falls into the 'no exceptions' category, as there are some early murmurs claiming that Call of Duty:...
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Microsoft surprised the console community when, just a few days ago, it announced a round of significant price hikes to its Xbox hardware lineup, including new MSRPs for its aging Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S systems ranging from $80 to...
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In a move announced with all the fanfare of a tax audit, Microsoft has quietly hiked prices on every piece of Xbox hardware it sells—consoles, controllers, and headsets alike. The news was buried in a support article on the official Xbox...
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Microsoft is bringing several changes to the myriad of devices that Xbox gamers use to engage with the platform. These changes include often requested features for the Xbox mobile app and opening up the Stream Your Own Game feature to more...
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ASUS ROG has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to tease an upcoming Xbox-branded game console in a short 34-second animated/rendered trailer. The actual console only appears in a few seconds (see the screenshot above), but it's enough to give...
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