You can now try the Xbox Full Screen Experience on any PC, laptop, or tablet
Jay Peters / theverge - Microsoft is bringing the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE), which adds a console-like UI while navigating through your game library on a PC with a controller, to laptops, desktops, and tablets. FSE launched with the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, and it has …
Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 16184 / 4 stories in 3 months
Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow
Laurent Giret / thurrott - The Xbox Full Screen Experience that debuted on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X will become available on all Windows handhelds starting tomorrow.The post Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow appeared first on Thurrott.…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 16157 / 3 stories in 3 months
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign requires a constant online connection and has zero checkpoints — mission levels are designed for four, necessitating repetitive tasks if you play alone
tomshardware - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's approach to its single-player campaign has got players complaining.
Back to Top / Saturday, November 15, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 15999 / 2 stories in 3 months
The Morning After: GTA 6 is delayed until November 2026
Mat Smith / engadget - Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto VI 's launch is being delayed once again to November 19, 2026. That’s roughly a year from now. It was previously delayed from its 2025 launch window to May 26, 2026. And now again.If you have the feeling it’s …
Back to Top / Friday, November 7, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 15762 / 9 stories in 3 months
Microsoft Azure Meltdown Exposes Critical Cloud Risk
Datamation Staff / datamation - The outage disrupted major products from Xbox Live and Microsoft 365 to critical systems used by airlines, banks, and retailers.
Back to Top / Thursday, October 30, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15539 / 4 stories in 4 months
Microsoft hit with Azure, 365 outage ahead of quarterly earnings report
cnbc - Microsoft users reported outages for Azure and 365 services a week after many customers of Amazon Web Services suffered hours of downtime.
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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 15519 / 18 stories in 4 months
Halo: Combat Evolved remake is real, and it’s coming to Xbox, PC and PS5
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Xbox has unveiled its long-rumoured remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, and it’s coming to Xbox Series X/S, PC, Xbox Game Pass and PS5. Yes, you read that right. The iconic game that launched the original Xbox and created the brand’s flagship series will be a…
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Back to Top / Friday, October 24, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 15388 / 7 stories in 4 months
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…
Back to Top / Thursday, October 23, 2025, 10:22 am / permalink 15342 / 10 stories in 4 months
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 …
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 15323 / 3 stories in 4 months
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.
Back to Top / Thursday, October 16, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 15169 / 5 stories in 4 months
The ROG Xbox Ally X is fantastic, but incomplete
Patrick O'Rourke / pocket-lint - Asus and Microsoft's Xbox Ally X is an impressive portable that solves many of Windows 11's key handheld issues - it just needs more polish.
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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 9:22 am / permalink 15144 / 15 stories in 4 months
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.
Back to Top / Thursday, October 2, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 14970 / 5 stories in 5 months
Microsoft hikes price of top-tier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by $10
cnbc - Microsoft announced Wednesday that the price for its Game Pass Ultimate subscription will jump by 50% to $29.99 per month, effective immediately.
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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14946 / 16 stories in 5 months
You Can Preorder the ROG Xbox Ally Now!
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - The ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X gaming handhelds are available for preorder now, with pricing starting at $599.The post You Can Preorder the ROG Xbox Ally Now! appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Back to Top / Thursday, September 25, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 14868 / 17 stories in 5 months
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to PS5 in December
Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is bringing another big Xbox game to PS5 later this year. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the latest instalment in the franchise, is arriving on PS5 on December 8th. Sony revealed the release date for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 during its …
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 14844 / 6 stories in 5 months
Hideo Kojima reveals P.T.-like horror OD, Physint cast, AR game, and Death Stranding anime
techspot - The trailer for OD, subtitled Knock, has been getting the most attention from the 2-hour stream. The clip was created using in-engine footage from the Unreal 5 game, and it looks spectacular. It's also impressively creepy, which bodes well for those still…
Back to Top / Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 14814 / 5 stories in 5 months
Microsoft Is Torpedoing Xbox With Yet Another Price Hike
Kyle Barr / gizmodo - It’s blaming today’s ‘macroeconomic environment,’ aka President Donald Trump.
Back to Top / Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14748 / 12 stories in 5 months
Microsoft’s Xbox Copilot arrives on Windows 11 PCs worldwide
Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft only started testing its new Gaming Copilot in the Windows Game Bar last month, and it’s now starting to roll out to all Windows 11 users today. While the initial preview was limited to certain markets, Microsoft says today’s release has “region…
Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14701 / 3 stories in 5 months
The Astro A20 X headset was made for multi-console homes
Cameron Faulkner / theverge - Logitech has announced the Astro A20 X wireless gaming headset, which has a feature that console players might appreciate having: it lets you swap between audio from two platforms, be it an Xbox, Switch, PC, or PS5. It launches October 8th for $179.99. Th…
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 14653 / 2 stories in 5 months