Xbox news and trends

Xbox Teams With Amazon for Console-Free Gaming
Partnerships // August 26, 2024

Xbox teamed with Amazon to help gamers access their favorite titles more easily. The partnership lets members of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate play hundreds of cloud-enabled games through the Xbox app on select Fire TV devices, with no need for a video game console, according...

Epic Games Reportedly Eyeing Subscription Launch in Race for Gamers’ Loyalty
Subscriptions // January 22, 2024

As gaming consoles and game developers alike compete for consumers’ recurring spending, Fortnite parent company Epic Games is reportedly looking into launching its own subscription service.   According to Game Rant, a new leak shows that the video game and software developer and publisher may soon announce...

Xbox Making Billion-Dollar Game Pass Bet as Competition Heats Up
Subscriptions // December 04, 2023

Xbox is seeing its massive investment in video game content pay off, as more of gaming comes to rely on subscription models. In an interview with Windows Central at convention Comic-Con Experience (CCXP), Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming and head of Xbox, spoke to...

Microsoft Prepares to Launch Mobile Gaming Store
Mobile Commerce // November 30, 2023

Microsoft is in talks with partners to launch a mobile gaming store that would compete with those of Apple and Google. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox video game division, revealed the company’s plans during an interview at the CCXP comics and entertainment convention...

Quick Reads
Microsoft’s Omnipresence Catches Eye of German Antitrust Watchdog

September 30, 2024
Microsoft’s size and scope has gotten the attention of Germany’s antitrust regulator. The Federal Cartel Office announced Monday (Sept. 30) that it was placing the tech giant under closer scrutiny in the form of a five-year “extended abuse control” measure. The effort comes as Microsoft’s products have become “omnipresent” and “indispensable” among businesses, consumers and […]

Xbox Teams With Amazon for Console-Free Gaming

August 26, 2024
Xbox teamed with Amazon to help gamers access their favorite titles more easily. The partnership lets members of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate play hundreds of cloud-enabled games through the Xbox...

Microsoft Prepares to Launch Mobile Gaming Store

November 30, 2023
Microsoft is in talks with partners to launch a mobile gaming store that would compete with those of Apple and Google. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox video game...

Xbox Teams With Mastercard to Unveil First Credit Card 

September 11, 2023
Microsoft-owned gaming platform Xbox is debuting its first co-branded credit card in the U.S. The Barclays-issued Mastercard, announced Monday (Sept. 11), will be available on Sept. 21 exclusively to qualified Xbox Insiders across...