The Verge

Microsoft’s go-to Xbox controller is selling at its best price of the year

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The wireless gamepad works just as well on the Steam Deck and PC as it does on the Xbox Series X / S. The ...
Game Rant

"Return to Xbox" New Head of Xbox Commits to the Console Experience

With over 300 bylines for major publications including CNET, ZDNET, and CNBC Select, Evan is a journalist with extensive experience writing news, reviews, and features across gaming, tech, AI, ...
Engadget

Xbox consoles now support 1440p streaming

Microsoft has announced that its rolling out support for streaming games at 1440p on Xbox consoles. Game streaming is a key benefit of paying for a Game Pass subscription, and as of 2025, now also ...
PC World

Make Xbox Game Pass affordable again

PCWorld highlights how Microsoft’s new Xbox leadership under Asha Sharma could address customer frustration over Game Pass Ultimate’s 50% price increase to $29.99 monthly. Microsoft Rewards points, ...
PC World

New Xbox boss promises no ‘bad AI’ and a ‘return to Xbox’

PCWorld reports that Asha Sharma, former CoreAI product development head, becomes Xbox’s new executive after Phil Spencer and his deputy resigned. Xbox faces significant challenges with Series X/S ...
TechSpot

Xbox co-founder warns Microsoft is "sunsetting" the brand, compares new leadership role to "palliative care"

A hot potato: The co-founder of Xbox is one of many people who believe the appointment of Asha Sharma as head of Microsoft's gaming business is a worrying sign for fans. Seamus Blackley says the brand ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Xbox Leadership Shake-Up Signals AI Shift

Microsoft is retiring Xbox chief Phil Spencer and naming CoreAI executive Asha Sharma CEO of Microsoft Gaming, tightening the division’s connection to Microsoft’s AI push. Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET ...
IGN

'This Is an Xbox' Campaign Offended Many Xbox Employees, Report Claims

Microsoft's divisive 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign was disliked by many employees, a new report has claimed. The advertising — which claimed that phones, tablets and smart TVs now all counted ...
Forbes

Xbox Is Too Far Down A Rabbit Hole For Huge Changes Under New CEO

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Today is the first day that Phil Spencer is gone, and new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma ...
Mashable

Former Xbox President Sarah Bond breaks silence after surprise exit

Former Xbox president Sarah Bond has broken her silence following last week’s stunning leadership shakeup at Microsoft Gaming. In a heartfelt LinkedIn post, Bond published the note she sent to her ...
Fast Company

Microsoft just handed the Xbox keys to an AI exec. The internet is already freaking out

Friday’s news of a major shake-up at Microsoft’s Xbox division caught the gaming world by surprise. Phil Spencer, who has run Xbox for almost 12 years, announced his retirement, effective ...
Polygon

The father of Game Pass is out at Xbox — where does the service go from here?

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer announced his retirement Friday, marking the end of a 25-year career at Xbox (and a nearly 40-year career at Microsoft more broadly). Spencer’s legacy covers a wide ...