There is a particular brand of corporate cynicism that emerges when a company discovers it can charge the customer for a crisis and then pocket the government’s apology for that same crisis.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
You read about Project Helix—Microsoft’s next Xbox—and you hear words like “backward compatibility” and “every game ever made.” It sounds like a miracle of engineering, doesn't it?
By Josie Calloway ·
The news that Xbox is rolling out its ‘Disc to Digital’ scheme this month, August 2026, should not be read as consumer convenience; it must be viewed through the lens of market control.
By Bram de Vries ·
When corporate entities—be they semiconductor manufacturers or video game console makers—use the phrase "components crisis," what they are truly signaling is a profound failure in…
By Klaus Berger ·
They called it a "reset." Asha Sharma, Microsoft’s new Xbox chief, wrote about it like it was some kind of necessary spiritual awakening for the company.
By Josie Calloway ·
The sheer volume of process details surrounding this new Xbox download client—the constant checking, the periodic retesting, the selection from multiple content server pools—is…
By Adele Rutherford ·