Microsoft: Xbox Series X will have 12 TFLOPs, ray tracing, and cross-buy
Microsoft decided that this random Monday would be a good time to divulge some new details about its upcoming console, the Xbox Series X....
Xbox Elite Series 2 is one of the fastest-selling gamepads ever
When Microsoft announced the first Xbox Elite Controller way back in 2015, everyone had the same question: Who is going to spend $150 on...
Nintendo Switch tops hardware sales in January
Nintendo Switch hardware sales once again came out on top for the month. No need to act surprised. For industry-tracking firm The NPD Group’s...
January 2020 NPD: Even Goku can’t rescue game spending
Gaming fans in the United States are over the current generation of consoles. And that has led to another month of significant declines in...
Project xCloud finally comes to iOS, but with some serious limitations
Microsoft’s cloud gaming service is finally making its way to iOS. The company announced a Project xCloud beta is launching on Apple’s mobile operating...
Microsoft: VR is big on Windows, but Xbox would need ‘a bunch of work’
Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality initiative may have brought multiple VR headsets and a substantial quantity of VR software to the PC platform, but the...
GamesBeat Summit speakers: Randy Pitchford, Shannon Loftis, and Mitch Lasky
GamesBeat Summit 2020 will focus on the latest trends in the gaming ecosystem, and today we’re introducing a trio of speakers who are known...
Microsoft’s Game Stack chief: The next generation of games and game development
James Gwertzman started PlayFab to provide cloud-based tools and services for game developers, offloading the server infrastructure grunt work so developers could focus on...
Xbox Q2 revenue sinks 21% as Microsoft reloads for next gen
Microsoft’s gaming revenue dropped significantly in the second quarter of its fiscal 2020. Xbox’s Q2 revenue plummeted 21% year-over-year during the three-month period ending...
Microsoft reports $36.9 billion in Q2 2020 revenue: Azure up 62%, Surface up 6%, and LinkedIn up 24%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $36.9 billion, net income of $11.6 billion, and earnings per...