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Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS is rapidly reshaping the landscape of PC gaming, with new data from Steam’s July 2025 Hardware & Software survey illustrating a notable shift in user preference away from Microsoft’s once-unassailable Windows 11. According to the survey, SteamOS market share surged by...

Valve’s ambitious gamble on Linux-based SteamOS is beginning to pay off, as the OS quietly erodes Windows 11’s supremacy in the gaming space. Latest data from the July 2025 Steam Hardware & Software survey shows SteamOS posting its highest growth rate yet, while Microsoft’s flagship Windows 11...

In an industry long defined by closely guarded platforms, bold exclusives, and fierce hardware allegiances, the gaming world is, once more, on the brink of radical reinvention. The most recent tremor? A leak pointing to a seismic shift in Xbox’s strategy that could spell the end of locked...

In a rapidly evolving gaming landscape, Microsoft’s decision to pause its dedicated Xbox handheld console—codenamed “Project Keystone”—marks a significant pivot in its strategy. Rather than competing head-to-head in the burgeoning handheld hardware sector, Microsoft is now focusing on optimizing...

The highly anticipated emergence of a dedicated Xbox handheld has hit a notable road bump as Microsoft recalibrates its priorities in the face of increasing competition and transformative shifts in the portable gaming landscape. According to multiple independent sources and recent industry...

For years, PC gamers and casual players alike have lamented input lag when trying to enjoy web-based games using a GamePad. The experience, while functional, has been notably less responsive than using a keyboard or mouse, detracting from the seamless gameplay many expect. Now, Microsoft is...

For fans of digital gaming, news of potential Steam integration with the Microsoft Store has stirred up both excitement and skepticism across the tech community. The longstanding digital marketplace divides—where gamers juggle Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and a growing list of proprietary...

For years, the evolution of cloud gaming has been marked by incremental leaps in convenience, compatibility, and control options. For staunch Windows and Xbox enthusiasts, each new feature added to the Xbox ecosystem is an event worth watching. In a recent move, Microsoft’s Xbox Insider Build...

In a notable turn for the intersection of console and PC gaming, new images and details have emerged around an intriguing device: Xbox's closely allied handheld project with ASUS, codenamed "Project Kennan." Initially reported through regulatory documentation by the United States Federal...

Microsoft has released, with the latest cumulative update, upgrades to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). This includes support for AMD's Freesync and Nvidia's G-Sync as well as unlocked frame rates: You can read the full page and download the update from here: Unlocked Frame Rate and More...

Does anyone know what Game developers think about Vista? With Microsoft moving much of the display work to the video card, what is left for the high end games we are, or will be playing in the months ahead? Games, like, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, need lots of video horse power, but...