Microsoft’s lofty goals for Xbox profit are behind the price hikes and studio shutdowns

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - Pressure from Microsoft to achieve industry-topping profit margins has led to Xbox being butchered over the last two years, after not imposing specific targets on the gaming unit in the past. Citing sources with knowledge of internal matters, Bloomberg re…

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ROG Xbox Ally X runs faster on Linux than Windows, early testing reveals

techspot - YouTuber Cyber Dopamine managed to replace the version of Windows that ships on the Ally X with Bazzite, a Linux distribution purpose-built for handhelds that uses Steam's Big Picture Mode for its launcher. Early impressions are incredibly promising, and …

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EA will shut down The Sims Mobile in January

Kris Holt / engadget - The Sims Mobile is going away as EA will shut it down on January 20, nearly eight years after its debut in March 2018. An update that went live on Monday is the final one and the company is delisting the game on October 21. Since the game requires online …

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Nintendo seems bullish about Switch 2 sales, as it targets another record-breaking goal

Reece Bithrey / theshortcut - 20 million sales by March 2026? No bother

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Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X Are Now Available in 45 Countries

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X gaming handhelds have started shipping in 45 countries today.The post Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X Are Now Available in 45 Countries appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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Remedy's Control is coming to iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro early next year

Mariella Moon / engadget - Control: Ultimate Edition will be available on the iPhone, the iPad and the Apple Vision Pro in early 2026, its developer Remedy has announced. The developer says you can either "tap into the action with touch controls," which presumably includes hand tra…

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The Minecraft movie is getting a sequel

Jay Peters / theverge - A Minecraft Movie is getting a sequel, and according to a post on X, the new film will debut in theaters on July 23rd, 2027. Jared Hess, who directed the first film, is returning for the second, Deadline reports, but Warner Bros. Discovery hasn’t yet said…

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Sony and AMD tease likely PlayStation 6 GPU upgrades —Radiance Cores and a new interconnect for boosting AI rendering performance

tomshardware - Sony and AMD teased several new technologies that will be making their way into Sony's next-generation console, dubbed Project Amethyst. Upgrades include new cores for rendering path tracing in real time and a new interconnect that will boost AI-rendering…

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Netflix’s first TV party games include Lego, Boggle, and Tetris

Andrew Webster / theverge - Netflix is making good on its plan to bring co-op party games to your television. The company just outlined a quintet of multiplayer games that will be available to subscribers some time this holiday season. According to Netflix, to play you need to choos…

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Supreme Court Denies Google’s Stay Request in Epic Games Case

PYMNTS / pymnts - The Supreme Court denied Google’s request to temporarily pause a lower court’s ruling that the company must make changes to its Play app store. Google made the request regarding a ruling in the antitrust case filed by Epic Games, and the Supreme Court den…

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Xbox Cloud Gaming Could Soon Be Free—But You’ll Watch Ads First

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Microsoft is preparing to roll out a free, ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. The Verge reports that Microsoft has already begun internal testing, letting employees stream certain games withou…

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Xbox Game Pass Price Hike Is Further Proof The Deal Was Always Too Good To Be True

bgr - Xbox Game Pass Ultimate now costs $29.99 a month, and it's the latest sign that the service was never going to be able to sustain its value.

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A creator has made Lego's non-playable Game Boy set playable

Steve Dent / engadget - When Lego announced its near 1:1, 421-piece Nintendo Game Boy set I wrote that it was charming, but "sadly not playable." Now that it has started shipping (as of yesterday), creator Natalie the Nerd proved me 100 percent wrong. She added the power to play…

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Epic: Apple's Updated App Marketplace Install Process Proves 'Scare Screens' Deterred Users

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Epic Games has claimed that Apple's revised installation process for third-party app marketplaces in the EU demonstrates that the company was deliberately undermining competition through "deceptive design."In a blog post published Wednesday, the Fortnite …

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Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - The rumored buyers of EA include investors like Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

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