Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games. It wouldn’t be the end of a calendar year without getting some ...

Where do I even begin? Microsoft’s stewardship of its increasingly vast gaming empire — which includes Xbox consoles, the Game Pass subscription service, and not one but three massive publishers — had ...

Last year, I suggested that Xbox could have a big year ahead in 2025, but that it would once again come at a cost, including layoffs, price increases, and other nasty bits of news. And that is more or ...

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It's tough to really wrap your head around 2025 for Xbox. There were some real hits from Xbox Game Studios, fantastic day-one, third-party launches on Game Pass… and then a whole lot of baffling moves ...

By Devindra Hardawar Dec. 23, 2025 8:00 am EST And speaking of Valve, the company's recently announced Steam Machine has also stolen a lot of potential thunder from Xbox. The Steam Machine is ...