cloud gaming

Microsoft’s latest Xbox app update for Windows 11 and handhelds finally stitches scattered PC game libraries into a single, controller‑friendly hub that promises smoother launches, cross‑device continuity, and a new “My apps” launcher — but it also raises important questions about DRM handoffs...

Microsoft’s latest update to the Xbox app for Windows 11 and handhelds stitches your scattered PC game libraries into a single, searchable hub — showing installed titles from Xbox, Game Pass, Battle.net and leading third‑party storefronts like Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG, plus a new “My...

Microsoft’s Xbox app on Windows 11 has quietly evolved from a Game Pass storefront into a genuine, controller-friendly gaming hub capable of listing and launching installed titles from Steam, Epic, GOG, Battle.net and more — and the company is now rolling key pieces of that work out to wider...

Xbox’s latest move with LG pulls cloud gaming out of the living room and into the passenger seat, bringing a native Xbox app to internet‑connected cars that run LG’s webOS‑based Automotive Content Platform so passengers can stream Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) titles via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate while...

Xbox Game Pass has quietly become one of the most consequential subscription services in modern gaming — not because it’s perfect, but because it keeps expanding like a Swiss Army knife for players who want choice, cross‑device continuity, and an alternative to buying every title outright. What...

The last Windows Weekly episode landed like a mixtape of outrage, optimism, and technical quibbling — a brisk tour through Microsoft’s week that touched on a campus lockdown, Windows 11 change-management headaches, Microsoft 365 and OneNote transitions, a sweep of AI news, several...

This week’s Xbox calendar (August 25–29) reads like a high-stakes festival for players: a canonical remaster of a defining shooter, a long-awaited console arrival for a runaway multiplayer hit, a faithful -- and controversial -- remake of a PlayStation-era classic, and a stylish Shinobi revival...

NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW is getting its biggest upgrade yet: Blackwell-powered, RTX 5080-class servers begin rolling out in September, bringing DLSS 4 Multi‑Frame Generation, a new Cinematic‑Quality Streaming mode, dramatically higher peak streaming resolutions and frame rates, and an...

Paul Thurrott’s latest Windows Weekly episode—titled “Backing Up the Intel Truck”—is a compact but consequential briefing on where Microsoft’s Windows strategy is headed, and it reads like a roadmap: AI-first user experiences, multimodal interactions that make voice and vision first-class...

Windows Weekly’s latest episode landed like a speedboat through the shallow end of Microsoft’s current strategy pool — equal parts product update, platform pivot, and cultural commentary — and its most consequential thread is simple: Microsoft is barreling hard into on‑device AI, multimodal...

Microsoft and ASUS’ ROG Xbox Ally gives the clearest look yet at what a purpose‑built, console‑inspired Windows gaming UI feels like on a handheld — a full‑screen Xbox experience that boots into a game‑first shell, ties deeply into Game Pass and Xbox services, and pairs with ASUS’ Armoury Crate...

Microsoft has begun rolling out an Insider-stage update to the Xbox PC app that finally lets eligible Arm‑based Windows 11 PCs download and run selected PC titles locally instead of being restricted to cloud streaming — a practical, incremental shift that ties new Xbox app behavior to deeper...

Microsoft has quietly unlocked one of the most consequential features Windows on Arm owners have been waiting for: the Xbox PC app can now — in preview — download and run compatible games locally on Arm-based Windows 11 devices. Background Windows on Arm has long been pitched as the...

The current surge in PC-style gaming handhelds looks strikingly familiar: a democratic, low-cost champion (Valve’s Steam Deck) sparks a boom, long-established OEMs pile in with premium alternatives, and suddenly the market is crowded with devices trying to one-up each other on raw performance...

The latest Windows Weekly episode—packed with the usual blend of skepticism, insider detail, and offhand humor—landed like a rapid-fire briefing on everything Microsoft-adjacent: Patch Tuesday’s AI-first fixes and recovery tools, Windows 11 on Arm finally gaining real creative-app parity, a...

Microsoft’s Xbox PC app is beginning to let Windows on Arm devices do something they’ve long been denied: download and run select PC games locally instead of being forced to stream everything from Xbox Cloud Gaming — a staged Insider preview that signals a practical shift in Microsoft’s approach...

Microsoft’s quiet August update for Xbox is a textbook example of product teams prioritizing everyday usability over headline-grabbing features: the system refresh (build 10.0.26100.5362) quietly ships a new Play Anywhere filtering option and a Play History surface that makes cross-platform...

Microsoft’s Xbox app is shedding a major limitation for Arm-powered Windows PCs: Insiders can now download and run selected ARM64-compatible games locally, moving Windows on Arm from “cloud-only” convenience closer to legitimate local gaming capability for the first time in years. Background...

Microsoft’s latest move to let Arm-based Windows machines download and run compatible PC games locally marks a meaningful shift for Windows on Arm gaming — not a revolution, but an important, practical step that widens the gap between cloud-only play and a genuinely usable native gaming...

Today Microsoft began rolling out an update that broadens the Xbox PC app experience on Arm®-based Windows 11 PCs, enabling Insiders to download and run more games locally from the Xbox PC app catalog — a change that shifts the platform from cloud-first to a hybrid model for many Arm notebooks...