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...
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Microsoft is quietly testing a small but welcome cleanup for crowded Xbox libraries: an experimental “Free with Xbox” tab inside the Full Library that automatically groups time-limited trials, demos, and other non-owned entries so they no longer clutter the list of titles you actually own or...
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This weekend, Xbox players are in for a treat as the platform’s ongoing “Free Play Days” event throws the spotlight on an eclectic trio of titles: Towerborne, Bassmaster Fishing, and Construction Simulator. The Free Play Days program has become a hallmark for the Xbox ecosystem, offering gamers...
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If you are about to plunk down some cash for a new Windows 7 PC for your college studies, you may be able to score a free Xbox with that purchase. Microsoft is giving away a free Xbox 360 4GB console with the purchase of a Windows 7 PC $699 or more beginning this week through September 3, or...