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Sakuna: Of Rice and Rain dev addresses a lack of Japanese Xbox presence
By Adam Hales published
Xbox A Japanese developer behind Sakuna: Of Rice and Rain explains why the game is not on Xbox, citing limited manpower and the platform’s lack of retail presence in Japan.

Did PlayStation just adopt the hated Xbox DRM policy from 2013?
By Jez Corden published
Xbox When set as your home Xbox console, digital Xbox games can be played indefinitely. On PlayStation though, it seems there's now a 30-day mandatory online check in.

Xbox CEO says "memory costs will impact pricing" of the next-gen console
By Adam Hales published
Xbox Xbox CEO Asha Sharma highlights how rising memory costs could impact pricing and availability for the next-generation Xbox, Project Helix, while confirming development kits are planned for next year.

Ranking the biggest Xbox "problems" on Asha Sharma's to-do list
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Xbox CEO Asha Sharma just crossed sixty days in the job, and has tackled some big issues facing the platform already. But there's potentially much harder stuff on the horizon.

Dear Xbox, stop apologizing for your existence
By Jez Corden published
Xbox If there's one thing I think Xbox should change under new CEO Asha Sharma — it's in how Xbox presents itself to the public. Xbox needs to stop hiding.

'Metro 2039' confirmed for new "Xbox First Look" show
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Xbox's showcase production team has been on a big tear this year, and another new format is on the horizon: starting with the return of Metro.

Xbox asks, "What would you like to see?" — These are the best feature ideas so far
By Jez Corden published
Xbox It's a renaissance for new Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC features right now, as Microsoft's gaming department seems to have been unleashed. Xbox engineer Bill Ridmann posits on X: What would you like to see? Here are the best suggestions.

'Crimson Desert' issues on Xbox PC underpins the vast amount of work required for Xbox Helix
By Jez Corden published
Xbox "Crimson Desert" should've been a big win for Xbox Play Anywhere on PC, but what followed was a swath of issues that casts a bit of a question mark over Xbox Helix.
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