The Latest Breaking News from Microsoft

Sony Officially Responds to PS6 Release Date Speculations—Is It Coming Next Year?

A Sony executive has shared his official response to rumors and speculations regarding the PlayStation 6's release date.

Player One · Jun 30

Xbox's reported layoffs may now be impacting companies it doesn't even own [UPDATED]

Bloomberg reports that Xbox's main PR agency, Assembly, is laying off employees, separate from Microsoft cutting vendors ahead of a wider Xbox restructuring.

Windows Central · Jun 29

Quote of the day by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates: 'If a robot comes in to do the same thing, you’d think that we’d tax the robot' — devising policy ideas to counter automation risks

Slowing down the robotics, AI, and automation build-out might give us time to understand how to structure our labor markets

TechRadar · Jun 29

Forget Ryzen AI! AMD launches its SLOWEST processor in years, because 'not all customers can afford a new PC' — 2019 Zen+ CPU will at least be compatible with Windows 11

AMD's latest move seems to be two steps backward for budget laptops in a bid to cater to price-sensitive consumers

TechRadar · Jun 29

Microsoft extending Windows 10 support to 2027 raises a bigger issue: Windows 11 still isn’t winning over the majority of users (including our readers)

Microsoft's extended support for Windows 10 through 2027 is casting doubt on Windows 11’s future.

Windows Central · Jun 29

Is Xbox freezing third-party Xbox Game Pass deals? Here's what's being said, and why I don't buy it.

A new report suggested that Microsoft is freezing money for new third-party Xbox Game Pass deals. I don't buy it.

Windows Central · Jun 29

Fans respond to GTA 6 price reveal by pre-ordering the $100 Ultimate Edition for free using Microsoft's weird rewards program: "Thank you Rockstar for all the delays"

All you have to do is buy other stuff or suffer the wrath of Bing

GamesRadar · Jun 29

30 years later, my Hotmail email address still works, even though I won't read your message if you email me there

Hotmail turns 30, but it's barely a shadow of its former self. I look at how the service started when Microsoft did with it and how it sort of lives on.

TechRadar · Jun 29

"We are carefully monitoring the market": As Xbox prices increase, PlayStation maker Sony says it doesn't want "to sell hardware at significant losses"

PlayStation manufacturer Sony says it doesn't want "to sell hardware at significant losses" after Microsoft raises its Xbox console prices.

Windows Central · Jun 29

'This should be illegal': Sony is deleting over 500 purchased movies from PlayStation Store accounts — and it's the ultimate warning to buy 4K Blu-rays instead

Sony is removing hundreds of StudioCanal titles from customers' libraries on September 1, 2026, without compensation.

TechRadar · Jun 29