Microsoft’s Xbox console sales are getting squeezed, and the company is signaling it may not care in the way fans expect. CNBC points to Microsoft’s fiscal 2026 first-quarter earnings, where overall ...

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According to the market research group Circana, the general public has drastically reduced its spending on gaming consoles this sales season. Spending fell by 27% in November 2025 compared to last ...

Another year, another update to Sony's PlayStation Portal. The latest tweak to the hardware considerably expands the roster of games playable on the device—but the end result only highlights how ...

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You can also save on Play Pass, the add-on subscription that adds a bunch of extra games, much like Xbox Game Pass. You can also save on Play Pass, the add-on subscription that adds a bunch of extra ...

The PlayStation 5 dominated Black Friday sales in the US, according to new data shared by Circana, which tracks gaming sales in the US. Circana's Mat Piscatella said Sony's console made up 47% of ...

TL;DR: During Black Friday 2025 in the U.S., the NEX Playground, a compact, affordable Android-based console with motion-sensing features, outsold the Xbox Series X|S. The PlayStation 5 led sales with ...

Noah Hunter is a freelance writer and reviewer with a passion for games and technology. He co-founded Final Weapon, an outlet focused on nonsense-free Japanese gaming (in 2019) and has contributed to ...

The recent announcement from Valve of a new slate of hardware products has excited players, but while a revamped Steam Controller and an updated virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, have drawn ...

What does it take to shake up an industry as competitive and innovation-driven as gaming? For Xbox, the answer seems to lie in a staggering commitment: an order of 50 million AMD chips for its ...

As Virginia Democrats celebrated big wins both at home and in other closely watched races across the country following Tuesday’s off-year elections, one gay couple in the state woke Wednesday morning ...