Friday’s news of a major shake-up at Microsoft’s Xbox division caught the gaming world by surprise. Phil Spencer, who has run Xbox for almost 12 years, announced his retirement, effective ...

From AMD's claims of a 2027 Xbox, to the idea of a plurality of Xbox Gen-10 consoles — lets sift through some fresh details. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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Microsoft has announced that the Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 PCs. The app's release follows an update Microsoft made to its Prism emulator in December 2025, which translates ...

TL;DR: Microsoft plans to launch an ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing users without Xbox Game Pass to access games with one hour of ad-supported play per session. This move aims to ...

Currently, Microsoft’s long-running Cloud Gaming service is limited to players who have a Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription. Now, new reporting suggests Microsoft is planning to offer non-subscribers ...

Microsoft has officially retired the traditional phone-based activation system for Windows and Office that served as a reliable fallback for users for over two decades. Indeed, the "slui 4" command ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft has quietly discontinued telephone activation for Windows 10 and 11, eliminating the last method to activate Windows without an internet connection. Users calling the ...

Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome ...

An Xbox Series X and Xbox Controller sitting on a coffee table. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget) And speaking of Valve, the company's recently announced Steam Machine has also stolen a lot of ...

Experience how Xbox expands its legacy by bringing classic Xbox games to PC and handhelds, connecting players across devices through Microsoft’s growing cross-platform gaming ecosystem. Pixabay, ...

Microsoft has released some new data points that highlight how Xbox Cloud Gaming is growing. The company said in a blog post that cloud gaming hours from Game Pass members increased by 45% compared to ...