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Reçu — 13 août 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

Poll: PlayStation is gearing up to go multiplatform — which games do you want to see hit Xbox first?

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
11 août 2025 à 15:00
PlayStation is moving away from "hardware centricity" and towards active users, just like Xbox. This undoubtedly means more PlayStation games will hit Xbox after Helldivers 2, what do you want to see next?

Xbox vs PlayStation

Reçu — 15 juillet 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

See how Microsoft Copilot stacked up head-to-head with other AI LLMs in a direct IQ test 🧠

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
14 juillet 2025 à 15:20
Microsoft Copilot ranked a lowly 25th out of the top 26 large language models in terms of IQ, using questions that do not appear anywhere else online.

Microsoft Copilot

The Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X prices may have leaked — and if true, it's not as bad as I thought

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
14 juillet 2025 à 07:00
Microsoft and ASUS are gearing up to launch the Xbox Ally PC gaming handheld later this year, and the biggest questions remain fixed on price. Do we have our first answer?

Xbox Ally

Reçu — 5 juillet 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

Why Microsoft's enshittification of Xbox, Surface, and even Windows itself — are all by design

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
3 juillet 2025 à 16:08
With Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood placing unrealistic expectations on Xbox and Windows, the damage is becoming increasingly untenable.

Microsoft logo on an iphone with a BSOD in the background

Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
2 juillet 2025 à 13:00
Microsoft is closing down The Initiative, after 7 years. The partnership with Crystal Dynamics will end, and "Perfect Dark" will be cancelled.

The Initiative Logo

Microsoft's layoffs to top 9,000 people, impacting around 4% of the firm's entire workforce — total 2025 layoffs now top 15,300 people

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
2 juillet 2025 à 09:34
Microsoft has begun global layoffs as previously reported, with staff impacted in various departments from Azure to Xbox.

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Reçu — 24 juin 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

After a year of waiting, Microsoft's Meta Quest 3S "Xbox Edition" is here — our hands-on review of this (very) limited edition partnership

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
24 juin 2025 à 09:00
Last year, Microsoft revealed it was working on an Xbox edition Quest VR headset with Meta, of Facebook fame. Was it worth waiting for over a year? Our review.

Xbox Meta Quest 3S

Starting this week, the Xbox PC app will integrate 'leading PC gaming stores' for Xbox Insiders — with no mention of Steam

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
23 juin 2025 à 11:00
Although the blog post doesn't say which PC stores are going to be integrated, at the very least, you'll be able to access Battle.net games directly from the Xbox PC app from next week.

Xbox PC store

Reçu — 16 juin 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

From The Editor's Desk — new Windows Central community features, we'd like to hear from you!

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
13 juin 2025 à 12:00
From the editor's desk? In 2025? In this economy? We have some cool news to share about the future of Windows Central, and we want to hear from you.

WPCentral on Windows Phone

Backbone Pro review: This is one of the most expensive Xbox Cloud and NVIDIA GFN controllers you can buy right now — is it worth it?

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
12 juin 2025 à 13:27
The Backbone Pro adds Hall Effect inputs, a sleeker ergonomic profile, and big compatibility for maximum play. But is it worth the hefty price of admission?

Backbone Pro

Reçu — 28 mai 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

Xbox Showcase 2025 preview: What I expect to see from Microsoft's big annual games blowout

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
28 mai 2025 à 07:33
It's that time again. The Xbox Showcase is upon us, set for sail on June 8th. What can we expect to see? I have some ideas — without hard spoilers.

Xbox Games Showcase 2024

In an embarrassment for Microsoft, SteamOS seems to destroy Windows 11 on gaming performance and battery life, as well as usability

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
26 mai 2025 à 04:58
The first direct and natively supported comparison between identical Windows 11 and SteamOS gaming hardware is here. And it's pretty much a bloodbath for Microsoft.

A white Lenovo Legion Go S (Windows) next to a black Legion Go S (SteamOS).

Reçu — 26 avril 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

Xbox Game Pass is having its most insane quarter ever — with more games and variety than ever — and gamers are starting to notice

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
24 avril 2025 à 09:20
Xbox Game Pass is having an absolutely insane quarter, and it'll be interesting to see if Microsoft shares stats when the next quarterly earning report drops.

Xbox Game Pass with "Why can't I hold all these limes" meme guy.

Reçu — 22 avril 2025 ⏭ Microsoft

"It's literally tens ofmillions of hours." Xbox CEO Phil Spencer celebrates Xbox Cloud Gaming's "dramatic growth," now with per-device usage charts.

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
19 avril 2025 à 06:46
Recently, Microsoft shared a full breakdown of Xbox Cloud Gaming's usage distribution by platform, and mobile is a lot lower than you might think.

Xbox Cloud Gaming distribution, December 2024, Xbox One: 21.9% (79°)Smart TV: 21.1% (76°)Windows PC: 20.8% (75°)Xbox Series: 19.4% (70°)Mobile: 6.7% (24°)Other Desktops: 5.3% (19°)Other Devices: 4.7% (17°)

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