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...
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Microsoft’s Xbox handheld arriving as a Windows-powered device is less an endgame than the first real, public proof that Microsoft intends to use Windows itself as the foundation of a next-generation, cross-device Xbox experience.
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Microsoft and ASUS announced the ROG Xbox...
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This week in the Microsoft ecosystem saw a convergence of breakthroughs, growing pains, and the ongoing recalibration of product strategy by both Redmond and its partners. With sweeping updates to Windows 11, a critical new Surface hardware release, privacy battles over AI features, and...
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Microsoft and AMD’s announcement of a deeper partnership to co-engineer the next generation of Xbox hardware signals a potentially radical shift in the console landscape. For years, the Xbox ecosystem has gradually blurred the lines between the traditional living-room console and the versatility...
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