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Xbox Game Pass could eventually stop offering day one first-party games, according to a prediction from Bloomberg insider Jason Schreier. The veteran games journalist believes major Xbox-owned titles like Fable and Clockwork Revolution could eventually move away from day one Game Pass releases as Microsoft rethinks its Xbox exclusivity strategy. 

One of Xbox Game Pass’ most-adorable additions in recent years is one I keep going back to, and so should you.

Not long after PlayStation announced its plans for a fully digital future, rumors suggested Xbox would follow suit. This had many of us bracing for the next generation of consoles to skip disc drives altogether. However, a new leak suggests that Xbox’s Project Helix console will have a disc drive, after all. If the rumor…

Xbox executives have confirmed the return to console exclusives has only just started. In a recent interview with GamesRadar+, chief strategy officer Matthew Ball and chief content officer Matt Booty said that two upcoming games are locked in as permanent exclusives, with more already in the works.

TL;DR: Xbox says its console/PC exclusives won’t be limited to singleplayer experiences: the company will release at least one exclusive a year, with Gears of War E-Day (including 6-player online) already proving multiplayer exclusives are possible, while other exclusives like inXile’s Clockwork Revolution are singleplayer. Large live-service titles will stay multiplatform. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 /…

Top XBOX executives Matthew Ball and Matt Booty are now opening up about the exclusivity strategy for Microsoft’s gaming brand moving forward. Both make it clear that exclusives are needed for the brand to survive and for players to want to purchase its hardware.

Gaming in 2026 is a tricky subject. It’s riddled with controversy at the moment, and what was once a hobby about escapism is now something many want to escape from.

Some Xbox users are mysteriously finding GTA 6 pre-orders in their purchase histories despite never paying for the game. According to multiple reports, Grand Theft Auto VI: Ultimate Edition is even showing up with a completed price attached, yet affected players haven’t been charged and don’t actually own it. So, are Xbox users really getting…

A July 17 update to the Xbox Game Pass catalog has introduced two new day-one titles, including sci-fi roguelike Fogpiercer. The arrivals mark the subscription service’s first day with multiple releases since mid-June 2026, signaling that the Xbox Game Pass content rollout is accelerating again after its usual early-summer slowdown.

A ten-year-old asking to buy a $70 game on a Saturday morning is not a hypothetical for most households running a PS5, an Xbox, or a gaming PC in 2026. It’s a weekly event. How that request gets handled, and whether the rest of the family can even play the game once it’s bought, depends…