Xbox Hits Reset Button, Laying Off Thousands and Dropping Game Studios

The layoffs were part of wider cuts at Microsoft, as the company prioritizes spending on artificial intelligence.

Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts

Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Microsoft is also selling Ninja Theory and Undead Labs.
Pure Xbox

'Winds Of Arcana: Ruination' Is Out Now On Xbox Game Pass, And Here's What The Reviews Say

Ready for some new additions to Xbox Game Pass? Well, July is already looking stacked, but we're expecting Microsoft to ...

Here’s The Part About The Xbox ‘Reset’ I Still Can’t Figure Out

This is a conundrum for Xbox more broadly. Even its homegrown teams like Halo Studios and Playground Games have struggled to ...
Pure Xbox

'Xbox, Now's Your Chance' - Fans Debate Whether Microsoft Should 'Take Advantage' Of Physical Games

As mentioned by our friends at Push Square, "many" online petitions have been created in response to Sony's decision to ditch ...
CNET

Xbox Experiment Could Accelerate the End of Physical Game Discs

Sony's announcement of its phasing out of PlayStation game discs starting in 2028 was seemingly the precursor to the end of ...

Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection

Microsoft’s disc-to-digital feature could be essential for next-gen Xbox consoles. is a senior correspondent and author of ...
Windows Report

Microsoft Explains Why GIFs Stopped Working in Windows 11

GIFs in the Windows 11 emoji panel recently stopped working for some users, but Microsoft says the problem was not caused by a Windows bug. The company clarified that the issue came from a third-party ...