Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition - FS Academy: Pushing the Envelope

While the new Xbox leadership team under CEO Asha Sharma has been on a charm offensive lately--while also promising a "reset" for the division that suggests layoffs are on the way--Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella got down to brass tacks recently. During a panel at the New York Times Hard Fork event, Nadella spoke about how Xbox will have to find a way to become more profitable as it enters a new era. "No one can accuse Microsoft of not having invested for the last 25 years," Nadella said. "And now we have to turn this into a sustainable business that delivers what is fundamentally one of the best

More than anything else, 2026 has been marked by basically every piece of technology getting more expensive. While a lot of the price increases have centered around hardware, Microsoft is now reportedly tightening the screws as well. According to a report from Taiwanese economics outlet Economic Daily News (via PCMag), Microsoft will be raising its licensing fees for Windows 11 by as much as 10%. Now, this price increase isn't for DIY system builders who are buying a key for their own PC, but rather for OEM system builders who sell you a completed system. The license fee increases aren&#39

Microsoft is developing a live-action movie adaptation of Rare's evergreen pirate adventure Sea of Thieves.

In a now-deleted stream, Valve leaker Tyler McVicker suggests the Steam Frame could be more expensive than the Steam Machine.

Microsoft has insisted it will not “reverse course” on its recently announced plan to return to exclusive Xbox games, but fans say they are finding it hard to trust what the company says.