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POLL: Is anyone out there actually using Microsoft Copilot? 📊

Windows Central readers, I'm curious if you're actively using Microsoft Copilot. If so, what are you using it for? If not, why not? Are you using an alternative AI? Let us know.

In this photo illustration, 'Microsoft Copilot' logo is displayed on mobile phone screen in front of a screen displaying the inscription of 'Copilot' in Ankara, Turkiye on March 14, 2025.

Where's the Spotify-style Xbox Wrapped for 2025? It's not coming this year, but there might be a good reason.

Some of you have been asking if Xbox is doing its own "Wrapped" this year, akin to Spotify. The answer is no, but there is good stuff on the horizon.

Xbox controller on a sparkly Christmassy background

"Imagine if Microsoft did this" — Fortnite has been blocked on iOS in Japan by Apple, leveraging new "junk fees"

Apple is once again arbitrarily blocking Fortnite with a wave of new "junk fees" in iOS, and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney raised a good point ... imagine the uproar if Microsoft tried to do this with Windows.

"Free Fortnite" Apple parody meme

Xbox's next Starfield DLC was shown off behind closed doors recently — detailing big upgrades to space travel, a PS5 version, and more

Next year, Starfield is going to get a big upgrade. What exactly will be in this update? Here's what we know so far.

Starfield player with creature.

Quiz: How well do you know Fallout? — See if you can get all of these questions correct

Fallout Season 2 is here on Amazon Prime, and we're celebrating with a quick quiz to test your general Fallout knowledge. How well do you know Fallout?

A Power Armor helmet from Fallout on a dirt floor. A square badge in the upper right corner shows the Windows Central logo and says, "Quiz.

Final Fantasy 7 producer Yoshinori Kitase shares his top 3 Xbox games right now — as FF7 free demo hits Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC

Final Fantasy VII is finally coming to Xbox in a few weeks. To celebrate, Square Enix shared a video with us detailing some of the producer's favorite Xbox games.

Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy 7 remake

Microsoft is building an actually good Copilot AI integration for one of the best Windows 11 tools — and you can try it right now

Has Microsoft found an actually USEFUL way to integrate Microsoft Copilot into Windows? Say it ain't so.

Advanced Paste on Windows 11 PowerToys

The Best Games of 2025 — The Windows Central team ranks our favorite titles across Xbox and Windows PC

The Windows Central team has come together to vote and rank on our favorite games of 2025 launching on Xbox and PC, with a few honorable mentions on top!

Windows Central: The Best Games of 2025

Fortnite for Xbox PC and Xbox Ally devices is currently broken for many — but a fix is on the way

Epic Games' big Xbox PC store debut has hit something of a snag, with the download button only offering a 10MB broken executable rather than the full game.

Fortnite PC

Xbox President Sarah Bond discusses the future — "Hardware is absolutely core to everything we do at Xbox. Our most valuable players love the hardware experience."

Despite doubts about Xbox's future, Xbox President Sarah Bond isn't worried. She describes a future hardware platform that is both powerful, running all of your existing console games as well as PC games on top.

Sarah Bond

Xbox Partner Showcase revealed — Every single game is Xbox Play Anywhere, set to go live on November 20

Exclusively revealed by us a couple of weeks ago, Xbox's November partner showcase is now official. Here's what you need to know.

Xbox Partner Preview

I'm re-reviewing the Xbox Ally after a month of daily use — Everything I love, desperately want fixed, and why it really is an Xbox

The Xbox Ally has totally changed my gaming habits, and honestly, other leisure habits too. But the criticisms are valid, particularly so if you're trying to use this more like a PC than an "Xbox."

Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is "looking forward," to the next Xbox — "We want to do innovative work on the system side, on both console and PC."

In a new interview, Microsoft CEO offered some rare comments on Xbox's gaming strategy, talking up the new console and musing on the death of the Xbox exclusive.

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO

Xbox has a partner preview event slated for November, with Xbox Play Anywhere as the headline act

Xbox is still trucking along, with a partner preview event scheduled for November. Microsoft will also have a presence at The Game Awards in December, and a new Developer_Direct in January.

Xbox Play Anywhere on an Xbox Ally

In its quest for infinite money, Xbox is alienating its fans and everything it once was — will it even be worth it in the end, Microsoft?

Microsoft's quest for new users and new revenue threatens hollowing out everything Xbox once was. Socials are a wasteland, the hate is on a level not seen since 2013. Does Xbox even care, and does it even matter?

Xbox Logo

Silent Hill F review (Xbox, PC) — How Konami and NeoBards has successfully resurrected one of the industry's most crucial franchises

I spent years salty at Konami for its handling of both Silent Hill and Metal Gear, two of the industry's most beloved franchises. But, Silent Hill F is proof that the formula is timeless.

Silent Hill F

Microsoft assures gamers: Xbox hardware plans remain strong amid latest rumors

Rumors are swirling that Xbox is going to kill its hardware ecosystem. It's not true ... for now, but it easily could've been true, given how nonsensically Xbox acts lately.

Xbox Designed For Xbox Monitors

Did Microsoft admit that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was simply too good to be true? — Some thoughts on the "why."

The big news of the week was Xbox Game Pass' pricing structure, which caught a whopping 50% price increase on the highest tier. Why did this happen, and what will the future look like? Let's analyse and speculate.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Xbox Game Pass is getting Ubisoft+ Classics and some other big new features — but one tier is getting a big, big price increase

Xbox Game Pass is getting a ton of new games today via Ubisoft+, as well as new Fortnite benefits. Ultimate subscribers will have to swallow a 50% price increase to get it, though.

Xbox Game Pass banner

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