The free streaming option is still in testing and limited to one-hour sessions for ‘select’ games. The free streaming option is still in testing and limited to one-hour sessions for ‘select’ games. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Xbox Insiders can stream games from their libraries for free in ad-supported streaming sessions starting today. The free streaming sessions are limited to games you already own, and sessions are capped at one hour. However, ads will only play “before sessions begin.” It’s also optional — you won’t need to watch ads if you have a paid cloud gaming subscription. Microsoft says the ad-supported streaming option will only be available for a limited time during a “test period.” It previously began internally testing an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming lat
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This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary,…
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This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to…
Read original at IGN →Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet Xbox and PC gamers in Australia are reportedly being notified that they’ll soon need to verify their age before purchasing 18+ rated apps and games…
Read original at The Verge →Data shows two PS3-era Call of Duty games are outselling the Halo remake on PlayStation by over 30:1 Strange things are happening in the world of video game sales figures. After decades of Xbox exclusivity, Halo finally…
Read original at Polygon →"It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio." On July 6, at the dawn of a new fiscal year, Microsoft announced it was laying off 3,200 people in its Xbox division, plus an additional…
Read original at Engadget →Xbox's latest financial report makes it clear that the company needs to shift its focus If anyone needed more confirmation that Xbox is not in a good place right now, the financial report for the final quarter of this…
Read original at Polygon →Microsoft is following in Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney Plus' footsteps Xbox is chasing a new way to get more people streaming games. On Thursday, Microsoft announced that select Xbox players will be able to stream…
Read original at Polygon →OneBSG, the union that represents game studio Bethesda's workers, has filed a legal complaint against Bethesda on claims that it broke labor laws in Canada when it laid off employees in Montreal. In a post on Bluesky,…
Read original at Engadget →Microsoft is borrowing from the GeForce Now playbook. Microsoft is testing a way for folks to stream certain games they own for free. Rather than paying for Game Pass to access cloud gaming features, Xbox insiders will…
Read original at Engadget →The free streaming option is still in testing and limited to one-hour sessions for ‘select’ games. The free streaming option is still in testing and limited to one-hour sessions for ‘select’ games. Posts from this…
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This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary,…
View source →Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet Xbox and PC gamers in Australia are reportedly being notified that they’ll soon need to verify their age before purchasing 18+ rated apps and games on both the Xbox…
View source →Data shows two PS3-era Call of Duty games are outselling the Halo remake on PlayStation by over 30:1 Strange things are happening in the world of video game sales figures. After decades of Xbox exclusivity, Halo finally made the jump to…
View source →"It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio." On July 6, at the dawn of a new fiscal year, Microsoft announced it was laying off 3,200 people in its Xbox division, plus an additional 3,200 employees across…
View source →Xbox's latest financial report makes it clear that the company needs to shift its focus If anyone needed more confirmation that Xbox is not in a good place right now, the financial report for the final quarter of this fiscal year makes it…
View source →Microsoft is following in Netflix, HBO Max, and Disney Plus' footsteps Xbox is chasing a new way to get more people streaming games. On Thursday, Microsoft announced that select Xbox players will be able to stream select games after…
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Paramount has officially completed its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, but the company's announcement of the deal closing did not contain a single mention of…
Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Windows 11 26H2, 25H2, and 24H2 that can cause some games and applications to crash. That’s right—even the recent major fall update 26H2 contains…
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Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email, free app…
Xbox's long awaited Elite Controller 3 may finally offer drift-free joysticks.
TL;DR: A lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for Windows is on sale for $49. 97 through October 11 (MSRP $249. 99). A Microsoft 365 subscription runs at…
