Every iteration after the original Xbox has supported backwards compatibility to some degree. At GDC, Microsoft touted its commitment to "keeping games from four generations of Xbox playable for years ...

Xbox Mode will only be available in select markets at first, and Microsoft describes it as bringing "a controller-optimized experience to your Windows 11 device, letting players browse their library, ...

Technically, you’ve been able to try the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) in preview since November 2025, if you were part of both the Windows Insider and Xbox Insider Programs. But it needed work, ...

Microsoft's next Xbox, code named Project Helix, will be in developers' hands in 2027, the company revealed during a talk at the GDC Festival of Gaming on Wednesday. Alpha versions of development kits ...

Microsoft is set to hold a keynote at the Game Developers Conference to shed light on its plans for the future of Xbox, and IGN will be in the room to bring you all the news as it happens.

Xbox turns 25 in 2026, while ID@Xbox, the platform’s indie-centric program, turns 13. That means that indies have been core to Xbox’s DNA for half of its lifespan. And yet, the future of Xbox’s indie ...

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Microsoft's massive headquarters expansion includes plans for 17 buildings. But five of those buildings are now in question.

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An inevitability of console gaming is that your hardware will age out. It will get outperformed by a next-generation console with higher specifications and support for fancier graphics. Now that we ...

Those still on Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox Series X just got some great news to start 2026. Obviously, it has been 13 calendar years since the launch of the Xbox One. And while the Xbox One is not ...

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