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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirms 4 studios are leaving Microsoft, with a fifth, Arkane Studios, fate uncertain amid mass layoffs.

Microsoft has responded to a report regarding GTA 6 preorders and the apparent gulf between Xbox and PlayStation numbers, saying this early, unofficial third-party information "doesn't represent preorder data." "We’ve had record orders. People should wait for real data and not clicks on affiliate links," Microsoft said. This came in response to a data from IGN that said its own internal information from affiliate links from its userbase found that GTA 6 preorders were outperforming Xbox by a rate of 8 to 1. This is not official preorder data from Rockstar or Take-Two, but rather early results

If you wished for more pizazz at this year's Xbox Showcase, there's lots of it buried in an growing graveyard of cancelled Xbox games.

After hiking the price of Xbox consoles in October 2025, Microsoft is once again increasing the cost of Xbox consoles worldwide starting August 1. In a June 25 Xbox Wire blog post, the company confirmed that the 512 GB model will jump up by $100 while the 1 TB model will go up by $150. This puts the Series S at $500 and the Series X at $800. As a result of the price increase, Microsoft is discontinuing the 2 TB Xbox consoles. https://bsky.app/profile/wario64.bsky.social/post/3mp4uiqibdk2z The company explained that although it spent "the last several months working with suppliers on options,"

As The Elder Scrolls 6 announcement turns eight years old, Microsoft says its eventual reveal will also promise fans that the game is "coming soon."