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Xbox 360 classics that were exclusive to that platform could be officially coming to PC in the near future, according to a new datamine.

Original Xbox emulation had a quiet decade. Then 2026 turned it into one of the more active corners of the retro scene. Xemu, the open source project that emulates Microsoft’s 2001 console, shipped version 0.8.136 on As of 2026, the project’s own compatibility tracker rates roughly 80% of tested games as playable start to finish.…

Please ignore the multiplatform strategy, the studio closures,the executive departures, the ballooning console prices and the vague sense that Microsoft would rather sell you an Xbox without actually having to manufacture an Xbox. None of that matters anymore, because sales of the Xbox Series X|S jumped by a whopping 86% in the US during June.

One of the neat things Microsoft has rolled out for Xbox is the Xbox Insiders Program, which lets console owners test features before they’re released to the public.

TL;DR: Microsoft is piloting a smart download client in an Xbox OS preview (XB_FLT_2608GE26100.9400.260719-2200) that tests available content servers, measures connection speeds, and switches to the fastest server during installs and updates to shorten download and install times; the feature is currently limited to Alpha Skip-Ahead insiders. Voice: DefaultSpeed 0:00 / 2:12 Use left and…

Jump into Halo: Campaign Evolved and many other great games for significantly less than the normal monthly cost.

I credit the Halo series with changing my entire video game history. At a birthday party in 2001, I got my hands on Halo: Combat Evolved for the original XBOX, and from that moment forward, I became an XBOX guy. The gunplay, excellent graphics, cutscenes pulled straight from Star Trek, and an alien menace called…

PC Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility could be coming soon, judging from some recent findings

Late next month, developer Starry Studio and publisher NetEase Games will be launching their free-to-play open-world survival game ‘Once Human’ across Xbox Series (Play Anywhere supported) and PlayStation 5 consoles—bringing two new platforms to an already thriving population on PCs and mobile devices. The game will launch in the Americas and Europe on 25 August…

Xbox hardware sales did something nobody expected in June 2026: they surged. Circana’s monthly US retail tracking shows Xbox Series X|S unit sales up 86% unit sales growth, with dollar spending more than doubling, even as the broader video game market shrank by 21% and rival consoles from Sony and Nintendo both lost ground. On…