Microsoft’s gaming leadership has now publicly confirmed that the next major Xbox console will be a first‑party, Xbox‑designed device — a move that locks Microsoft back into the hardware race even as the company experiments with premium Windows‑based handhelds and a deeper co‑engineering pact...
Microsoft’s Xbox division is openly signaling a pivot: the company’s next console generation will be positioned as premium, curated and technically ambitious — and that shift looks likely to push retail prices well above today’s norms while tightening the technical ties between Xbox, Windows and...
Xbox’s public messaging this week removed any lingering doubt: the company is still building consoles — but the next Xbox will aim for the top end of the market. Xbox president Sarah Bond told Mashable that “the next‑gen console is going to be a very premium, very high‑end, curated experience,”...
Xbox president Sarah Bond’s offhand line that the “next‑gen console is going to be a very premium, very high‑end, curated experience” pulled a bright spotlight onto two simultaneous truths about Microsoft’s hardware strategy: Xbox is still building consoles, and it’s thinking about them very...
Canceling Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is quick and straightforward: you can stop recurring billing from your Microsoft account, directly from an Xbox console, or from a Windows PC, and you’ll keep access to the service until the end of your current paid period.
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Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service is officially being discussed as a candidate for a lower‑cost, more widely available tier — possibly ad‑supported — even as Microsoft simultaneously pushes forward on next‑generation hardware, AI features, and a deeper partnership with AMD that will shape...
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In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, hosts Leo, Richard, and Paul delve into a series of pressing topics affecting the Windows ecosystem. A significant portion of the discussion centers on the recent Windows Hello controversy, which has left many users unable to utilize facial recognition in...
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For years, Microsoft’s approach to gaming seemed locked within the familiar rectangle of the Xbox console, a proprietary ecosystem designed to challenge Sony’s PlayStation and, to a lesser extent, Nintendo’s quirky innovations. Now, as articulated by Xbox president Sarah Bond in a recent video...
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As rumors swirl and speculations grow louder in anticipation of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox console, an unexpected ripple coursed through the gaming and tech communities with a recent job listing on Qualcomm’s website. This listing seemed, on its surface, to suggest the unthinkable: that...
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