Microsoft’s Xbox division finds itself at an extraordinary crossroads. Once proudly the industry’s standard-bearer for backwards compatibility, Xbox is stepping into uncharted territory as the next-gen console strategy reorients dramatically around Windows. Hardware sales have sharply declined...
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The landscape of retro gaming may be on the verge of a seismic shift if recent rumors surrounding Microsoft’s Xbox Classics program come to fruition. According to persistent whispers in the gaming community, Microsoft could be collaborating with the Xenia Canary emulator team to breathe new life...
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Sony, a company famed for both its technical prowess and strategic secrecy, has once again disrupted global gaming markets with a decision that rippled across continents and caught millions by surprise: stealthily removing region locks for a large swath of its PC games on Steam. This...
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In recent months, users of the Xbox PC app have encountered an unexpected phenomenon: console-exclusive titles from the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and even older platforms like the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone are appearing in their PC game libraries. This development has sparked curiosity and...
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Here's a summary of the recent news and rumors about Microsoft allegedly testing Steam integration within the Microsoft Store, and what this could mean for Xbox and PC gaming:
Rumor Origin:
The source of the rumor is a known industry insider, eXtas1s, who claims that Microsoft is internally...
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The flames of Kvatch may be eternal, but the tug-of-war over cross-save support in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered burns almost as fiercely for modern adventurers caught between platforms. As the mists rise over Cyrodiil once more in 2025, every would-be hero asking, “Can I slay goblins...
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