A soon-to-be-former Xbox console exclusive rises to the top of multiple PlayStation Store charts in the run-up to its release.

Xbox co-creator Blackley says VR lacks a game or feature with mass appeal, despite support from Sony’s PlayStation VR.

Yesterday, Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios announced Forza Horizon 5 launches on PS5 on April 25, continuing Microsoft’s initiative of bringing its games to Sony’s console. A new report suggests another Xbox game will be joining Forza with its own April launch.

Xbox has long been reluctant to develop a proper VR headset along the lines of the PlayStation VR 2, and the original console's co-creator Seamus Blackley clearly believes it was the right decision - at least according to a new interview.

Forza Horizon 5 – releasing 29th April as previously announced – will play best on PS5 Pro, as Xbox Game Studios pledges full support for Sony’s supercharged system. According to a blog post on the game’s official website,

Spencer sat down for a lengthy interview with XboxEra in which he discussed his favorite games, talked about what various Xbox studios are working on, and dished on the industry at large. And he was also honest about Xbox no longer being part of any console war,

Microsoft's next-generation Xbox has been fully approved for development, targeting a potential late 2026 launch with what Xbox President Sarah Bond calls "the largest technical leap ever in a generation.

Xbox has abandoned physical media faster than Sony, with many of its major titles shipping on borderline blank discs – assuming they get a retail release at all! But while most software on PS5 is purchased digitally,

If Microsoft succeeds, Game Pass could come to Sony's PlayStation and give players a way to play Xbox's games on rival platforms for the first time.

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has commented on Microsoft's relatively new strategy whereby it launches some of its first-party games on rival platforms, including PS5. For Microsoft, this is about making money and bringing its games to more people. It's also a win for PS5 owners, according to Yoshida.

A reader explains why he thinks Microsoft embracing multiformat publishing with Xbox will only make it harder to compete with PlayStation.

The co-creator of the original Xbox console, Seamus Blackley, said VR still doesn't have a "killer app" yet and that's