An Xbox Series X and Xbox Controller sitting on a coffee table. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget) And speaking of Valve, the company's recently announced Steam Machine has also stolen a lot of ...

Xbox has been losing the gaming console war for years, as declining hardware sales struggle to compete against the Nintendo Switch and Sony's PlayStation. The past year has seen layoffs, price hikes ...

It's almost the end of 2025, and in the spirit of Spotify Wrapped, several big companies have invited subscribers to review their last year of activity. Sony got the ball rolling with the PlayStation ...

Experience the 2025 Xbox optimization that supercharges Xbox Series X performance, delivering faster load times, smoother visuals, and an unmatched next-gen console boost for gamers. Pixabay, ...

As part of its last Xbox-focused software update of the year, Microsoft is improving the Bluetooth performance of the Xbox Wireless Headset to make it work even better with Windows 11. Microsoft ...

TL;DR: Microsoft plans to unveil a hybrid Xbox-Windows 11 gaming device in 2026, marking Xbox's 25th anniversary. This next-gen hardware will blend PC and console experiences, featuring premium, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. It wouldn’t be the end of a calendar year without getting some ...

Are handhelds the future of Xbox? It’s a question that’s been bouncing around my head since the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X launched. Of course, I don’t think Xbox is ditching its console line entirely, but ...

The next generation of Xbox hardware will play your "entire Xbox console library," behave like a Windows PC gaming device when you want it to, and do away with pay-to-play multiplayer, according to a ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

Microsoft is asking a lot to justify the cost of the upgraded APU, redesigned Ally X chassis, and Windows overlay. Though it is, altogether, the best handheld I've ever used, but at a price I find ...

Perhaps the trickiest question to answer about the ROG Xbox Ally handheld is how seriously to take it. It’s such an unusual project. It is an Xbox — like everything else, apparently — but it also ...