Seamus Blackley had grim predictions for the future of the Xbox brand under new Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma.

Divining meaning from the words of Microsoft Gaming's new CEO.

New reporting indicates Microsoft is still exploring a first-party Xbox handheld, a development that matters for the company’s hardware roadmap. Windows Central reported that an Xbox handheld console

Heads up, Xbox gamers! Microsoft has rolled out a new Xbox system update on February 18, and this applies more than your standard stability upgrade. The latest firmware patch for the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One addresses remote play issues, and of course, also dishes out some of that sweet stability we all know and love.

On Tuesday, AMD revealed the next-generation Xbox console could be coming sooner than expected in an earnings call, and it may be in 2027.

Microsoft's divisive 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign was disliked by many employees, a new report has claimed.

Makes sense. He’s been at Microsoft for 38 years. God bless him. But for it to be announced on a Friday afternoon via a series of memos and weird media “exclusives?” Odd way to put a pin in the career of one of gaming’s longest-serving and most visible executives.

Despite those platforms seeing year-over-year declines, total spending on gaming hardware rose by 16% in January 2026.