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Xbox Cloud Gaming Ends Unlimited Streaming: Hour Caps and Pay-As-You-Go Pricing Explained
Xbox is capping Game Pass cloud streaming at 15/10/5 hours per month and selling prepaid playtime from $3.99. Here's how the new system works and what it costs.
Xbox Nano Controller Preorder Guide: $49.99, November 4 Release, and What You Actually Get
Microsoft has done something unusual with its latest Xbox accessory: it made the cheapest controller in its lineup the most technically interesting one. The Xbox Nano Controller, announced on October...
Xbox's Restructuring Isn't Over: Reportedly Three More Layoff Waves Planned Through January
When Matt Booty addressed Xbox staff on September 22, the message in his "Continuing Our Reset" memo was one of nearing the finish line. The actions taken since July, he wrote, had brought the...
Next-Gen Xbox "Project Helix" Could Cost Up to $1,800: What the New Report Actually Says
A $1,800 console sounds like a typo. According to a new Fortune report , however, that is a number Microsoft has reportedly modeled internally for its next-generation Xbox, codename Project Helix. To...
House House's Xbox Boycott: Why Big Walk Is Skipping Microsoft on Principle
When Big Walk launched on August 4, 2026, it did so without an Xbox version. The omission might have read as a scheduling quirk, the kind of platform gap independent releases sometimes carry for a...
Xbox Reportedly Secures Exclusive GTA 6 Streaming Rights: What It Means for PC Players at Launch
On November 19, 2026, millions of players will boot up Grand Theft Auto 6. If you own a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X|S, that process is straightforward. If you play on PC, however, your only...
Candy Crush Workers Set to Strike: Inside King's Collective Bargaining Standoff With Microsoft
At 05:00 on Friday, September 25, the studio behind Candy Crush Saga is set to walk off the job. Unless state-appointed mediators can broker a deal in the coming days, the strike would be the first...
Xbox Addresses Day One Game Pass Release Rumors With Official Statement
Xbox Addresses Day One Game Pass Release Rumors With Official Statement Xbox has finally broken its silence on one of the most persistent rumors circulating through the gaming community in recent...
Xbox Is Putting a Time Limit on Cloud Gaming: What It Means for Game Pass Subscribers
Picture this: you are 45 minutes into a boss fight, streaming a game to your phone during a commute, when a notification slides across the screen, you have used 80 percent of your monthly cloud...
Console Giants Keep Tariff Refunds While Smaller Hardware Makers Give Every Dollar Back
When the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA-based tariffs in February 2025, it set off an unexpected chain reaction across the gaming hardware industry. Companies that had paid billions in tariffs...