Microsoft’s Xbox PC app hints at China expansion for Game Pass
Microsoft's Xbox PC app hints at China expansion for Game Pass Microsoft appears to be working on expanding its Xbox Game Pass subscription to China. References to “Project Saluki” have been discovered in a recent update to the Xbox PC app this week, with Microsoft describing the codename as “China market expansion for Game Pass, […]
Forza Horizon 6 has been leaked and cracked a week before its release
Forza Horizon 6 has been leaked and cracked a week before its release The full version of Playground Games’ upcoming Forza Horizon 6 has leaked online over the weekend and has already been cracked by pirates. The download appeared on file sharing sites after some Steam users were allegedly able to obtain access to an […]
Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display
Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display Asus’s latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual. The ROG Strix XG129C, announced on Friday, is a 12.3-inch touchscreen IPS display that’s intended to be a sidekick for a larger main monitor, similar to the 14.1-inch secondary display in the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus […]
Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
Sony's PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year over year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, pushing the price of […]
Did Microsoft just tease a new Xbox UI?
Did Microsoft just tease a new Xbox UI? Microsoft showed off a “consistent” Xbox UI across handhelds, consoles, and cloud gaming during its Xbox keynote at the Game Developers Conference in March. At the time it was difficult to see if there was anything new about the UI from the videos and photos captured during […]
Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law
Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law Way back in the DS days, Nintendo decided to stop selling to Amazon. During a recent lecture at NYU, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé said it was because Amazon was seeking preferential treatment that would have hurt its relationship with other retailers, […]
Roblox’s daily users continue to drop as age-checks slow growth
Roblox's daily users continue to drop as age-checks slow growth Roblox’s daily active users continued to slip last quarter due in part to its rollout of age checks on its platform. According to its latest earnings report, Roblox currently has 132 million daily active users globally, down from 144 million at the end of last […]
Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft's Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs Microsoft is now rolling out its Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs. The new Xbox mode adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, much like Steam’s Big Picture Mode, and originally debuted as the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) with Asus’ […]
Xbox owners can now disable Quick Resume for specific games
Xbox owners can now disable Quick Resume for specific games Microsoft has released a new Xbox update that adds a bunch of new features, including the ability to disable Quick Resume for individual games. Quick Resume, which lets you swap between your games with minimal wait time, is one of the best features on the […]
Microsoft’s DLSS competitor is now available on the Xbox Ally X handheld
Microsoft's DLSS competitor is now available on the Xbox Ally X handheld Microsoft is starting to test its Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) feature with the Xbox Ally X. Auto SR first debuted on some Copilot Plus PCs nearly two years ago, improving visual quality and frame rates in select games. Now, Microsoft is testing […]