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Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs
For years, Microsoft has leaned heavily into extensive backward compatibility across multiple generations of Xbox hardware as a major selling […]
Sales of Valve’s Steam Deck crater after recent price hike
Since its 2022 launch, the Steam Deck has consistently been at or near the top of the company’s “top selling […]
RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony’s disc-free PlayStation plan
Since Sony announced that it was planning to stop producing physical PlayStation discs in 2028, many people have been justifiably […]
Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there
Union wants to halt a “perpetual cycle” of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining. Bethesda System Designer Mandi Parker addresses […]
Hackers quickly prove that Neo Geo Doom ports are not “impossible”
Last month, we passed along Modern Vintage Gamer’s (MVG) confident assertion that Doom is functionally impossible to run on the […]
Valve’s new Steam Machine verification system is silent on these Steam Deck-busters
Thus far, every such graphically unsupported Steam Deck game we’ve found on the Steam store is currently listed with an […]
Bethesda, id Software reportedly hit hard by Microsoft layoffs
“Just really sad that this is how id Software, the pioneer/innovator of FPS action games is relegated to just another […]
The Nintendo Switch’s days are numbered—but what is that number?
Skip to content Ars analysis suggests the 9-year-old console could keep selling for years. A Nintendo Switch at the Nintendo […]
The incredible shrinking Xbox: Five studios, 3,200 employees let go
Today’s announced layoffs also seem focused on reining in a large Xbox platform team, which Sharma said has grown “40% […]
