Why Starfield won’t be on PlayStation 5
Microsoft has no plans to release Bethesda’s upcoming space role-playing adventure Starfield on Sony’s competing PlayStation 5 console. That shouldn’t surprise too many people...
Microsoft reduces its cut for games on Windows Store to 12%
Microsoft took time this morning to reiterate its commitment to gaming on Windows. That started with a blog this morning from Microsoft Studios head...
Xbox Series X/S demand drives 232% growth for Microsoft gaming hardware
Microsoft’s gaming division helped contribute a significant boost to its revenue during its fiscal Q3 2021 earnings report today. Xbox hardware revenue jumped 232%...
Xbox gets AMD FidelityFX — laying groundwork for Super Resolution
During its Game Stack Live event this week for developers, Microsoft revealed that it is incorporating AMD’s FidelityFX tools directly into the Xbox Series...
Rainway partners with Microsoft to power Xbox Game Pass iOS streaming
Microsoft is working with streaming-tech startup Rainway to bring Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming to iOS. Rainway enables low-latency streaming through browsers like Safari,...
March 2021 NPD: PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling U.S. console ever
Video game hardware sales were up 47% in March, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That growth comes despite a surge in sales...
Google killing Stadia’s studios may make crossplay gaming better for everyone
Google’s recent decision to close its dedicated game studios — opened to much fanfare just two years ago — has been seen by some...
Abandoned for PS5 is not a secret Hideo Kojima game
Kojima Productions is making a new game, but it is not Abandoned for PlayStation 5. Earlier today, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed a trailer for...
Microsoft confirms plan to phase out ‘Xbox Live’ branding
Microsoft is now calling its Xbox network the “Xbox Network” — clever. And this has led the company to drop the Xbox Live branding...
A March 26 Xbox event will focus on indie games like Stalker 2
Microsoft and Twitch are partnering for an ID@Xbox showcase of independent video games on March 26 at 9 a.m. Pacific time (noon Eastern). The...