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Windows 11 C Drive Full? Microsoft’s Multi-Step Strategy to Default to D Safely
Windows 11 does not offer a single, magical toggle that instantly shifts all future files and installs from your C: drive to a D: drive. For the millions of users staring down a red storage bar, that...
ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Hands-On: Windows Meets Xbox in a Handheld Console
Microsoft’s long-awaited answer to the Steam Deck is finally taking shape. At a recent showcase, ASUS and Microsoft jointly unveiled the ROG Xbox Ally, a Windows 11 handheld that boots into a...
Microsoft Signals Cheaper Cloud-Only Xbox Game Pass as Streaming-Only Users Multiply
Microsoft is actively exploring a lower-cost Xbox Game Pass tier that strips away console and PC perks in favor of a cloud-only streaming subscription, according to comments from an Xbox executive...
Xbox Series X|S Legacy Ends as Microsoft Pivots to Windows Handhelds: Inside the ROG Ally Strategy
Carl Ledbetter, Microsoft’s head of Xbox device design, has drawn a line under the Xbox Series X|S generation, signaling that the company is pivoting hard toward a Windows-first hardware strategy...
Pulled Amazon Listing Ignites ROG Xbox Ally Frenzy as $499 Price Leak Points to October Launch
A briefly live Amazon product page for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally appeared and then vanished within hours earlier this week, and that blink-and-you-miss-it event now stands as the strongest signal yet...
Xbox August Update Delivers Play Anywhere Filter and Cross-Device Jump Back In
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Xbox Insiders Test ‘Free with Xbox’ Tab That Cleans Up Your Owned Games Library
Microsoft has begun testing a new ‘Free with Xbox’ tab inside the Full Library view for Xbox Insiders, aiming to solve a long-standing clutter problem: demos, time-limited trials, and promotional...
Microsoft Breaks Cloud-Only Barrier: Xbox App Brings Local Game Downloads to Arm Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, allows Arm-based Windows 11 PCs to download and play games locally—no longer confined to cloud streaming. The...
Arkane Devs Warn Microsoft's Israeli Military Ties Could Shrink Xbox Audience, Threaten Game Jobs
Arkane Studios' unionized developers issued a stark warning to parent company Microsoft on Tuesday: sever all contracts with the Israeli military or face a consumer boycott that could erode the Xbox...
Arkane Union Demands Microsoft Cut Israeli Military Cloud Ties, Citing 'Genocide' Complicity
Unionized workers at Arkane Studios, the Microsoft-owned game developer behind titles like Deathloop and Dishonored, issued a blistering public demand this week: parent company Microsoft must...
Microsoft's In-Game AI Companion 'Gaming Copilot' Now Available to Windows 11 Insiders
For the past year, Microsoft has been quietly testing the boundaries of artificial intelligence in gaming. Now, the fruits of that labor are landing on Windows 11 desktops: Gaming Copilot, a...
Microsoft’s $101.8B Profit Overshadowed by 17,000 Layoffs as AI Investment Hits $85B
Microsoft just delivered a fiscal year that would be the envy of any tech giant—record revenues, soaring profits, and a market cap that surpassed $4 trillion for the first time. But beneath the...