Microsoft hikes Xbox Game Pass prices up to a staggering 50%
I’ve often considered that Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is the best deal in gaming, if you’re looking to get a huge amount of variety and access for a small monthly fee. I might have to…
Xbox
Xbox
Windows ‘Xbox UI’ leaked for all handhelds ahead of ROG Ally launch
Windows-based handhelds have a problem, and it’s Windows 11. The operating system made for laptops and desktops just doesn’t work well for Steam Deck-style handhelds with screens as small as seven inches. The Asus ROG…
Windows Xbox app update now pulls in your Steam and other PC games
Microsoft and Asus are bringing forth the new Asus ROG Xbox Ally handheld next month, and it’s kind of a big deal. Arguably the most noteworthy Xbox device to emerge in over a decade, it’s…
Microsoft adds a new ability to Xbox controllers in Windows 11
Microsoft has begun testing a new feature in Windows 11 that changes how Xbox controllers work in the operating system, reports The Verge. Holding the Xbox button now opens the Windows Task View—a surprisingly useful…
Will the next Xbox run Windows? We spoke with a former Xbox manager
Xbox and Windows have always been siblings under the Microsoft corporate umbrella. But recently they’ve gotten a lot closer, with the Xbox Game Pass featuring tons of PC games and the Asus ROG Xbox Ally—a…
Xbox Game Pass is coming to your car
When I was a wee bairn, my grandparents rented one of those giant “luxury” vans with the curtains in the windows for a cross-country roadtrip. In the back it had a 13-inch CRT television and,…
Microsoft adds PC, cloud gaming to Xbox Core, Standard subscriptions
While Xbox Game Pass Ultimate represents the premium gaming subscription that Microsoft offers, the $19.99/mo fee can be prohibitive for some people. Microsoft’s Game Pass Core and Standard tiers are more affordable, and there’s good…
Asus says new Xbox gaming features coming to older Ally models
The most exciting thing about the ROG Xbox Ally handheld, at least for me, isn’t that it’s an Xbox. Nope, it’s the fact that it isn’t an Xbox, it’s a Windows 11 PC, albeit a…
Asus says the new Gears of War is ‘ROG Xbox Ally certified’
As wonderful as the Steam Deck is, it’s not exactly all-powerful—it’s running on a laptop-style integrated GPU, after all. That’s what makes the Steam Deck Certified label a comfort for some of its owners. Valve…
Microsoft connects Xbox Game Pass, Windows on Arm PCs for local gaming
Nobody really expects Windows on Arm PCs to keep up with their cousins running games locally on AMD or Intel CPUs — but until now, they had trouble simply being allowed to do so. Now,…