Asha Sharma has been extremely active since she officially replaced the now-retired Phil Spencer at Xbox in late February. One of her earliest moves was discontinuing the "This Is an Xbox" marketing campaign, which had been widely mocked by fans. More significantly, she formally dismantled the Microsoft Gaming identity in favor of a unified Xbox-first structure, with Microsoft plastering the "Return of Xbox" slogan on its office walls. On April 21, Sharma announced a cut to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's monthly price from $29.99 to $22.99, while PC Game Pass dropped from $16.49 to $13.99. Simultaneously, new Call of Duty […]

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AMD leaker Kepler_L2 has provided more info on the likely base spec of Sony's PlayStation 6 (PS6) console. The insider has been one of the most prolific sources of information on both the PS6 and its main competitor, Microsoft's next Xbox console codenamed Project Helix, alongside content creator Moore's Law Is Dead. Both consoles will be powered by AMD's RDNA 5 and Zen 6 architectures, after all, and Kepler_L2 has a historically proven track record for AMD leaks. A few days ago, the leaker shared on the NeoGAF board that the bill of materials, essentially the list of how much […]

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After taking a look at the PS6 and Xbox Next (codenamed Project Helix) individually, we're going to compare them directly in this article. One thing is for sure: the next console generation is shaping up to be one of the most fascinating in years, and also one of the most unusual. Based on a mix of rumors and official information, Sony and Microsoft are building their new gaming platforms around fundamentally different philosophies. The PlayStation 6 is a traditional home console refined to its purest form: powerful, reasonably affordable, and built for the living room TV. Xbox Next is instead […]

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Microsoft hasn't held a proper consumer reveal for Project Helix yet, but between a flurry of leaks, an official GDC 2026 keynote by Jason Ronald (VP of Next Generation at Xbox), and AMD's own disclosures, we already know a surprising amount about the next Xbox console. What's already clear is that Project Helix isn't a straightforward generational upgrade to the Xbox Series S and X. It's a hybrid console-PC system capable of running both Xbox console games and PC titles from storefronts like Steam and GOG. With it, Microsoft hopes to reframe what a living room gaming box can be, […]

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As regular readers of gaming news know all too well, Wedbush Securities Strategic Advisor Michael Pachter is not one to mince words, always speaking his mind regardless. In 2018, he famously said loot boxes only existed because consumers were stupid. In 2022, he criticized Sony for vastly overpaying Bungie in the $3.6 billion acquisition, especially compared to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and Take-Two's acquisition of Zynga. In the same year, he also prophesied that Xbox Game Pass active subscribers would blow up to 100 million when Activision Blizzard games were added, and literally doubled down on the prediction in […]

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Sony hasn't even officially announced the PlayStation 6 yet, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from churning out an increasingly steady stream of leaks, insider reports, and solid hints from the company itself. With the PlayStation 5 well into the latter half of its lifecycle and the PS5 Pro already on shelves, the attention of hardcore gamers is increasingly turning toward whatever comes next. Here is everything we know so far about the PlayStation 6, from its release window and hardware to pricing and the possibility of an entirely new PlayStation handheld launching alongside it. Read this article with […]

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