<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in Xbox ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/au/tag/xbox Mon, 18 May 2026 11:45:01 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Advanced Shader Delivery banishes long loads and shader stutter on first time launch, but only for certain games and there are a number of other caveats too ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/advanced-shader-delivery-banishes-long-loads-and-shader-stutter-on-first-time-launch-but-only-for-certain-games-and-there-are-a-number-of-other-caveats-too/ iW3Qs7LAYJ2rEDReD3n7t3 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:45:01 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:45:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam week in review: metroidvanias are still coming thick and fast, but has the world moved on? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-metroidvanias-are-still-coming-thick-and-fast-but-has-the-world-moved-on/ MqaSBAAeFL3WDZoHSD6TVL Mon, 18 May 2026 01:27:15 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 01:27:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leaked Xbox Elite 3 controller images show at least one oddball addition, but it'll struggle to compete in a radically changed market ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/leaked-xbox-elite-3-controller-images-show-at-least-one-oddball-addition-but-itll-struggle-to-compete-in-a-radically-changed-market/ qaT6DtsnjEHBcZpp8FjbgH Thu, 14 May 2026 23:14:27 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 23:41:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam week in review: Forza Horizon is the last truly mainstream multiplatform racing series ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-forza-horizon-is-the-last-truly-mainstream-multiplatform-racing-series/ JdA3cDNbtC4R9pBch6eeaE Mon, 11 May 2026 01:21:43 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 05:27:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox creator becomes first console designer to bake bread using wild yeast illicitly collected from Microsoft campus ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-creator-becomes-first-console-designer-to-bake-bread-using-wild-yeast-illicitly-collected-from-microsoft-campus/ gBq63re4GZ378TYf6cPVP9 Tue, 05 May 2026 22:10:29 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 23:39:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft ends Copilot AI on Xbox to help 'get the business back on track,' as new CEO simultaneously welcomes AI executives into the fold ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-ends-copilot-ai-on-xbox-to-help-get-the-business-back-on-track-as-new-ceo-simultaneously-welcomes-ai-executives-into-the-fold/ XRd62fjduA9YsfUCqp3KLb Tue, 05 May 2026 20:33:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The new 'Xbox mode' for Windows 11 has arrived, but don't get your hopes up for performance improvements: it's just a new UI ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-new-xbox-mode-for-windows-11-has-arrived-but-dont-get-your-hopes-up-for-performance-improvements-its-just-a-new-ui/ 5TMSwhCBeoZAf9TsH6o7fi Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:10:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took the job less than 3 months ago, says 'player and revenue growth has not yet met our ambition' as Microsoft gaming continues to slide ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-who-took-the-job-less-than-3-months-ago-says-player-and-revenue-growth-has-not-yet-met-our-ambition-as-microsoft-gaming-continues-to-slide/ eeNXb3er8RMyhVXaHq88Dk Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:52:49 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:53:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former ESO boss Matt Firor talks about the death of unrealised MMO Project Blackbird: 'Microsoft is Microsoft' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/former-eso-boss-matt-firor-talks-about-the-death-of-unrealised-mmo-project-blackbird-microsoft-is-microsoft/ tLj4oc3RFxTnj6Fkh4uPHY Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:21:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Our presence on PC isn't strong enough,' Xbox bosses admit ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/our-presence-on-pc-isnt-strong-enough-xbox-bosses-admit/ 4BB6bcMitSTEUAoFJEMr3i Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:56:38 +0000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:57:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amid tech shortages and price hikes, the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally keeps getting cheaper in Australia ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/amid-tech-shortages-and-price-hikes-the-asus-rog-xbox-ally-keeps-getting-cheaper-in-australia/ Gi66XFuvNB3jW58zdP3ioa Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:44:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's Xbox 'Helix' chip is reportedly the basis of next-gen consoles made by Asus and MSI, but you won't be able to buy it separately ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsofts-xbox-helix-chip-is-reportedly-the-basis-of-next-gen-consoles-made-by-asus-and-msi-but-you-wont-be-able-to-buy-it-separately/ Ar7iQNAdiWTsASkS8ZaEbX Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:42:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox Game Pass prices are going down, but future Call of Duty games won't be added until 'about a year' after they launch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-game-pass-prices-are-going-down-but-future-call-of-duty-games-wont-be-added-until-about-a-year-after-they-launch/ Jsus6pUavCk5U3cmsdGTGb Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-review/ 78LoKgdF5uwRCQYy53Fb4h Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:42:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox Game Pass is too expensive, new Xbox boss reportedly says: 'we need a better value equation' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-game-pass-is-too-expensive-new-xbox-boss-reportedly-says-we-need-a-better-value-equation/ 7EA398A9Y77LymfecpSzLh Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:10:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whoopsie: Microsoft has been shipping Xbox controllers without batteries and is now compensating customers with rechargeable kits ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/whoopsie-microsoft-has-been-shipping-xbox-controllers-without-batteries-and-is-now-compensating-customers-with-rechargeable-kits/ pjtqBC9CuP8EEyXqoVS9d3 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:41:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Forza Horizon 6's Japan map is the series' best yet ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/racing/forza-horizon-6s-japan-map-is-the-series-best-yet/ LwaJrJTNRFjR6NFWdy3sQh Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's Project Helix sounds like it could be better for gamers than the Series X but in a way that is worse for Xbox ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsofts-project-helix-sounds-like-it-could-be-better-for-gamers-than-the-series-x-but-in-a-way-that-is-worse-for-xbox/ rvhCNwwDTgYY5ZBhKmvWMd Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take-Two boss declines to offer advice to the new Microsoft Gaming chief, says she'll be fine on her own: 'She’s a highly accomplished executive who’s done just great without ever having met me' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/take-two-boss-declines-to-offer-advice-to-the-new-microsoft-gaming-chief-says-shell-be-fine-on-her-own-shes-a-highly-accomplished-executive-whos-done-just-great-without-ever-having-met-me/ Y4Ch7ro7upL6gsw7EEFy9M Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:13:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft removes its 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign and is slowly purging all mention of it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsoft-removes-its-this-is-an-xbox-marketing-campaign-and-is-slowly-purging-all-mention-of-it/ A4QCAcyWAGnC8j7zs62UuX Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:02:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD announces next-gen 'FSR Diamond' AI-enhanced upscaling for future Xbox consoles, but the question is whether it's coming to PC and which GPUs will support it ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/amd-announces-next-gen-fsr-diamond-ai-enhanced-upscaling-for-future-xbox-consoles-but-the-question-is-whether-its-coming-to-pc-and-which-gpus-will-support-it/ HxuC46TEfkQeqJzseRzVgd Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:49:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft is paving more PC roads to Project Helix, releasing a Windows 11 Xbox Mode in April for laptops and desktops ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsoft-is-paving-more-pc-roads-to-project-helix-releasing-a-windows-11-xbox-mode-in-april-for-laptops-and-desktops/ 9wsnEGSZumgGNr8Tc4GzX8 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:03:08 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:44:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft spills the beans on its Xbox-PC hybrid at GDC while suggesting it's still years away ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsoft-spills-the-beans-on-its-xbox-pc-hybrid-at-gdc-while-suggesting-its-still-years-away/ Z8FUmF8kr3YbMhp7VWFxyC Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:43:03 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's CEO insists that Xbox, 'at its best, lifts the entire company' and that it will 'always' invest in gaming ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsofts-ceo-insists-that-xbox-at-its-best-lifts-the-entire-company-and-that-it-will-always-invest-in-gaming/ gAmfsPwNJWq2R2BXLd5byZ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:55:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Women take center stage in these Xbox Game Pass picks ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/women-take-center-stage-in-these-six-xbox-game-pass-picks/ f6fA9dFVXouv7EQ6awKS8A Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:50:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ In the battle for our living rooms, Xbox Project Helix and the Steam Machine make for unlikely rivals on paper—but Microsoft's new PC gaming-capable console might be raising some eyebrows at Valve ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/in-the-battle-for-our-living-rooms-xbox-project-helix-and-the-steam-machine-make-for-unlikely-rivals-on-paper-but-microsofts-new-pc-gaming-capable-console-might-be-raising-some-eyebrows-at-valve/ ThuCeZdBGygVL9LiTmM8WE Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:53:15 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:59:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ The next Xbox is codenamed Project Helix, and it will 'play your Xbox and PC games' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-next-xbox-is-codenamed-project-helix-and-it-will-play-your-xbox-and-pc-games/ mBRUoyMrF7itsEh8Na3rRf Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:22:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ UK games collector raided by police after purchasing £10,000 worth of hardware, including old dev kits, disposed of by Sega ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/uk-games-collector-raided-by-police-after-purchasing-gbp10-000-worth-of-hardware-including-old-dev-kits-disposed-of-by-sega/ K74TWsoeiSWg2YHdFq4P33 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:20:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's execs can't stop hooting and hollering about AI, but Xbox's new overlords promise 'We've got no pressure' from up top that would 'flood our ecosystem with slop' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsofts-execs-cant-stop-hooting-and-hollering-about-ai-but-xboxs-new-overlords-promise-weve-got-no-pressure-from-up-top-that-would-flood-our-ecosystem-with-slop/ 6mF7WFA6AsM9vNTj2gzFCU Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:54:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Father of the Xbox' predicts the end following Phil Spencer's exit: The new CEO will be 'a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/father-of-the-xbox-predicts-the-end-following-phil-spencers-exit-the-new-ceo-will-be-a-palliative-care-doctor-who-slides-xbox-gently-into-the-night/ 9cg5a6kyegu8obEnPjGrsN Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:45:21 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:28:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ If Xbox is 'recommitting' to its console, what does that mean for its recent 'everything is an Xbox' strategy? ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/if-xbox-is-recommitting-to-its-console-what-does-that-mean-for-its-recent-everything-is-an-xbox-strategy/ WbRdWz482cUo9UrMe6WLvS Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:59:22 +0000 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:02:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ No layoffs at Xbox as a result of leadership shakeup, new chief content officer Matt Booty says: 'My focus is on supporting the teams and leaders we have in place and creating the conditions for them to do their best work' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/no-layoffs-at-xbox-as-a-result-of-leadership-shakeup-new-chief-content-officer-matt-booty-says-my-focus-is-on-supporting-the-teams-and-leaders-we-have-in-place-and-creating-the-conditions-for-them-to-do-their-best-work/ ss48LY9aSLUg9nFzN3yMg3 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:58:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Xbox boss promises no 'soulless AI slop' after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI products division ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/asha-sharma-xbox-no-ai-slop/ xpRCroQC8Mg4WcuTcLqsoF Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:47:29 +0000 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:35:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and his replacement is an AI executive who joined Microsoft in 2024 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/xbox-boss-phil-spencer-is-retiring-and-his-replacement-is-an-ai-executive-who-joined-microsoft-in-2024/ b4b3JnceDUPLoBg5ZMNMnP Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:58:12 +0000 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:02:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Obsidian was 'surprised' that Avowed players bounced off one of the RPG's most important systems: 'That frustration came through loud and clear' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/obsidian-was-surprised-that-avowed-players-bounced-off-one-of-the-rpgs-most-important-systems-that-frustration-came-through-loud-and-clear/ 3QsDgfMC5i6AAWXkeJQ9wk Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:59:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:19:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Avowed's massive anniversary update adds new playable races, but they don't get any unique dialogue because there were 'no dedicated narrative people available' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/avoweds-massive-anniversary-update-adds-new-playable-races-but-they-dont-get-any-unique-dialogue-because-there-were-no-dedicated-narrative-people-available/ DiG6Yn2YjT9FZEbNrpcTrQ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:51:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrate Lunar New Year with these Xbox Game Pass options ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/celebrate-lunar-new-year-with-these-game-pass-options/ 6XWfhcLz9ssUivmy4WAvRa Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD CEO suggests next-gen Xbox will launch in 2027—the premium console's chip is 'progressing well' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/amd-ceo-suggests-next-gen-xbox-will-launch-in-2027-the-premium-consoles-chip-is-progressing-well/ N8qvy3RjD3AWTXwWrfD5bP Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:47:18 +0000 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:12:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox hardware sales slump by 32% as Microsoft reports that its overall gaming revenue is in decline ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/xbox-hardware-sales-slump-by-32-percent-as-microsoft-reports-that-its-overall-gaming-revenue-is-in-decline/ RQqHg8xz4tDn7JXYyc2czB Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:44:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fable reboot devs aren't trying to make a Lionhead game, but one important hallmark will carry over because 'kicking chickens is classic Fable' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fable-reboot-devs-arent-trying-to-make-a-lionhead-game-but-one-important-hallmark-will-carry-over-because-kicking-chickens-is-classic-fable/ rd6bRuo4TwvM3T4tBrUK8C Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:12:55 +0000 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fable has 1,000 'handcrafted' NPCs, and you can apparently marry every single one of them ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fable-has-1-000-handcrafted-npcs-and-you-can-apparently-marry-every-single-one-of-them/ dvVW3dDJXE2qPCHbub2qTd Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:33:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ It's been 9 years of no word on a new Nier, but Pokemon creator Game Freak's upcoming action RPG might just scratch the itch ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/its-been-9-years-of-no-word-on-a-new-nier-but-pokemon-creator-game-freaks-upcoming-action-rpg-might-just-scratch-the-itch/ zvPndkpBMPNtNfUGsWp3j8 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:27:56 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:28:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Latest Windows 11 build will start to address 'unexpected' app behaviour in Xbox Full Screen Experience on PC ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/latest-windows-11-build-will-start-to-address-unexpected-app-behaviour-in-xbox-full-screen-experience-on-pc/ ua9SHwukCbGbHmCkZBHVnQ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:40:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tech creator makes console gaming Megazord, squeezing a PS5, Xbox Series S, and Nintendo Switch 2 inside a homemade cooling array ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/tech-creator-makes-console-gaming-megazord-squeezing-a-ps5-xbox-series-s-and-nintendo-switch-2-inside-a-homemade-cooling-array/ czDpfyWBP7VFNrrQTbNQ8o Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:14:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's year of shame ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsofts-year-of-shame/ NXKSf2bbijb5hRbTHQsT8k Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:14:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Six Xbox Game Pass titles to dive into during the holidays ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/six-xbox-game-pass-titles-to-dive-into-during-the-holidays/ TGTGwt6fgPzhS8BHceZdYJ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:30:15 +0000 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:32:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Catch up on the GOTY conversation with these Game Awards nominees on Xbox Game Pass ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/catch-up-on-the-goty-conversation-with-these-xbox-game-awards-nominees-on-game-pass/ T6bgr4CpyfMEPtEdNjJBEN Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ This Minecraft map that recreates one of history's most notorious slums made me reconsider what's important in 3D level design ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/this-minecraft-map-that-recreates-one-of-historys-most-notorious-slums-made-me-reconsider-whats-important-in-3d-level-design/ KrCj2HLRiscREY4Lxd2byK Sat, 29 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The ROG Xbox Ally now has tailored per-game profiles and I never thought I'd say it but as a SteamOS user I'm quite jealous ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/the-rog-xbox-ally-now-has-tailored-per-game-profiles-and-i-never-thought-id-say-it-but-as-a-steamos-user-im-quite-jealous/ vN7hfqxnQNsm9H4EUJR2bg Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:42:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft spits in God's face with Xbox-style Crocs that cost $80 and the sum total of your dignity ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-spits-in-gods-face-with-xbox-style-crocs-that-cost-usd80-and-the-sum-total-of-your-dignity/ tdudPT5RVsbYwRe7gzckak Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:45:33 +0000