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Microsoft's Xbox Emulator on Windows Will Soon Support Xbox 360 Games
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (315+ words) Microsoft’s Xbox Emulator on Windows Will Soon Support Xbox 360 Games Thurrott.com Microsoft recently started testing a new Xbox emulator on Windows 11 for running a selection of original Xbox games that includes Fuzion Frenzy, Conker: Live & Reloaded, and Crimson Skies....
Xbox Announces New FanFest Tour Dates, Fan-Made Themes and Gamerpics, More
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (394+ words) The Xbox team announced new dates for its global FanFest tour today, along with other surprises to celebrate Xbox’s upcoming 25th anniversary in November. There are new fan-made Xbox backgrounds and gamerpics, a new Xbox 25th-anniversary badge to display on gamer…...
Xbox Consoles Are Now Up to £170/€200 More Expensive in the UK and EU
11+ hour, 46+ min ago (325+ words) Microsoft announced in late June that it would once again raise the price of its Xbox Series X|S consoles worldwide due to storage and memory price increases. In the US, prices increased by $100 for 512 GB models and $150 for 1 TB…...
PlayStation 5 Sales Hit 95.3 Million Units
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (361+ words) Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard…...
Xbox CEO Details Four New Priorities for the Next 12 Months
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (302+ words) Microsoft published its FY2026 Q4 earnings report yesterday, and as expected, the Xbox business once again underperformed. Xbox hardware revenue was down 13% year over year, while Xbox content and services revenue was down 10%. We’re right in the middle of the “reset” of…...
Sony Responds to Backlash Over PlayStation's Physical Disc Future
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (347+ words) Sony finally addressed the backlash caused by its decision to end production of physical disks for all new PlayStation 5 games starting in January 2028. The announcement was met with significant pushback from gamers anticipating the end of the used-games market, and…...
Microsoft Brings its Xbox App to Hisense and VIDAA OS-powered TVs
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (260+ words) The upcoming availability of the Xbox app on Hisense TVs and other models running VIDAA OS was announced back at CES in January. With this new expansion, Microsoft says that Xbox games are now available on “millions” of new smart…...
Xbox is Making Changes to Ensure Disc-Based Games Still Work During Service Outages
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (361+ words) Microsoft committed to making some changes to its Xbox backend services after a recent outage prevented gamers from playing their console games, even those installed from physical discs. The post Xbox is Making Changes to Ensure Disc-Based Games Still Work…...
Is the Apple Upgrade Program a Downgrade? ⭐
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1592+ words) Paul Thurrott is an award-winning technology journalist and blogger with 30 years of industry experience and the author of 30 books. He is the owner of Thurrott.com and the host of three tech podcasts: Windows Weekly with Leo Laporte and Richard…...
Apple Upgrade Leasing Program for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch Launches in the US
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (331+ words) Apple is launching Apple Upgrade today, a new hardware leasing program that will let US customers lease an iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and iPad and upgrade to a newer device at the end of the lease term. Apple Upgrade is…...