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TL;DR: Microsoft now treats exclusive game content as a key growth metric for Xbox after a FY26 earnings decline. The games division is rebranded “Xbox,” focusing on active users, game availability, exclusives, device performance, and new experiences. Microsoft plans at least one Xbox exclusive yearly, including Gears of War E-Day and Clockwork Revolution. Voice: DefaultSpeed…

Microsoft is still reportedly losing money on every Xbox sold even after recent price hikes, and RAM costs may spike 2x again by Fall 2027.

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Two tech giants, Microsoft and Amazon, took steps last week to move gaming further into the cloud, with each company aiming at a different part of the (gigantic) gaming demographic.

Google’s Vice President of Devices and Services, Shakil Barkat, blamed pressure from soaring memory chip prices.

Here’s something you don’t hear very often, especially in a month as destructive as the one Xbox is having: Microsoft is seemingly uncancelling something; specifically its previously announced and then subsequently abandoned Age of Empires 3 DLC, which is now set to arrive this September.

Players who are part of the Xbox Insider Program can choose to play one-hour game streaming sessions for free, supported by advertisements.

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As July slowly comes to a close, culminating a month ofthousands of layoffscarried over by Microsoft across its Xbox studios, the company has shared some very different news, as it is slowly rolling out Xbox backward compatibility on PC.

A California man who bought an Xbox game console that was marked up amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime is suing Microsoft, claiming the company pocketed government refundsand never distributed them back to consumers.