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Back in July, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced a total of 3,200 job cuts across Microsoft’s gaming arm, with roughly half of those cuts being made alongside that announcement. The impact was vast. Various developers at Xbox studios, including Activision, Bethesda, Id Software, Blizzard, Mojang, and King suffered layoffs. Double Fine and Compulsion were…

An Xbox game disc now carries a digital copy with it, and the copy goes wherever the disc goes. Microsoft opened disc-to-digital licensing to all Xbox players on September 29, letting owners of eligible Xbox One and Xbox Series X discs claim a digital license and play without the disc in the drive. Sell or…

TL;DR: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft is not selling Xbox, despite reports it may separate or restructure the gaming division. She says the company will pursue changes, partnerships, and a sustainable operating model, while taking a long-term approach; further layoffs or restructuring were not ruled out. Voice: Jak ConnorSpeed 0:00 / 2:17 Use left…

For the first time in seven years, Microsoft Casual Games has launched a new mobile app – Microsoft Jewel is available now as a standalone app for iOS and Android. It becomes the fifth app in the Microsoft Casual Games mobile lineup.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied reports suggesting Microsoft was considering selling its gaming business.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has pushed back on speculation that Microsoft could spin off its games division, telling the New York Times: “Xbox is not for sale.”

Starting today, XBOX Insiders can get an early look at Mythic Achievements, a new way to celebrate the games you’ve completed and the milestones you’ve earned along the way.

CD PROJEKT Red has added Xbox Play Anywhere support to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered ahead of its September 29, 2026 release. If you buy the digital Xbox version, you can use that same copy on a Windows PC too, with no extra charge.

If you don’t value day-one releases or the other perks on offer, Ultimate might not be the tier for you.

A September 2026 report claims Microsoft’s next-generation console, Project Helix, will include a traditional optical drive capable of reading discs from the original Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One generations. That claim is unverified, originates from a lower-tiereporting that describes a console still working through its physical-media options