Tag: Xbox
News PS5 Players Will Definitely Want to Tune into Xbox's Partner Preview Later This Week
Stranger Than Heaven and more confirmed
Xbox has announced a Partner Preview showcase, and PS5 users will want to give it a watch. This is Xbox's third-party presentation, meaning the games featured will all be from external publishers. That means most if not all the games shown will be heading to PS5 too. Moreover, the company has announced a few...
News Xbox Targets 2027 for Project Helix Dev Kits, Calling Rumoured PS6 Release Into Question
Here we go again
Xbox has come out and stated that development kits for its next console, currently codenamed Project Helix, will ship in 2027 onwards. This means that third-party developers — big and small — won't be getting their hands on the actual hardware until 2027 at the earliest. And Xbox is talking about alpha versions of the dev kit...
News Hypothetically, Could Sony Stop Its PS5 Ports from Running on Xbox Helix?
The new era
We now know Xbox Helix, the next-gen system from Microsoft, will run PC games. This represents a dramatic change from the tried-and-trusted console business model, and it remains to be seen how the Redmond firm will square the circle. Platform holders like PlayStation and Nintendo have, historically, sold their hardware at a loss or...
News 'Exclusives Are Absolutely Not Happening': Xbox Helix Will Share Library with PS6
"The plan's the plan until it's not the plan"
Inconsistent messaging from manufacturer Microsoft has prompted fresh speculation about whether it’ll continue to release its games on PlayStation. With new information on Xbox Helix expected at GDC this week, comments from CEO Asha Sharma have prompted a fresh wave of speculation about whe
News PS6 Rival Xbox Helix Could Cost as Much as $1,200
Could push for $1,000 price
Microsoft has said Project Helix, its next-gen Xbox system, will "lead in performance", and it seems any potential buyers looking to gain access to that power will have to pay a hefty price. In a breakdown of the potential specs for the next Xbox console, which runs both Xbox and PC games, YouTuber insider Moore's Law Is...
Opinion I Wonder if Xbox Helix Will Force Sony to Break Its PS6 Silence
Noisy neighbours
In a poll I published about PS6 late last month, almost 60% of you said you didn’t want it until at least 2029. In fact, an incredible 12% of you said Sony should wait until 2031 or later – five years from now! I’d be interested to run a similar poll in the aftermath of Project Helix’s announcement, which was confirmed by...
News PS6 Competitor from Xbox Revealed as Project Helix
Will play Xbox and PC games
Microsoft has today revealed its next Xbox console — which will offer some form of competition to the PS6 — under the codename of Project Helix. The firm's new Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, shared the news in a social media post, saying: "Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment to the...
News Original Xbox Creator Shares Brutal Opinion of New Leadership, Believes This Is the End of Xbox
"Xbox is being sunsetted"
"Xbox, like a lot of businesses that aren't the core AI business, is being sunsetted. They don't say that, but that's what's happening." This is the frankly brutal take of original Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley, who believes that the Team in Green's recent leadership change all comes down to Microsoft's continued chase...
News Phil Spencer Stepping Down, Sarah Bond Leaving Microsoft in Huge Xbox Shake-Up
End of the line
Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft's gaming division, is retiring from the role. Additionally, Xbox president Sarah Bond is exiting the company. These two departures are part of a big shift in leadership at the top of Xbox, announced today via emails from those at the top. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has announced that Asha...
News Here Is Why Sony Put Helldivers 2 on Xbox
One of Xbox's best-selling games in 2025
Sony and its PlayStation division are businesses at the end of the day, and fresh data from Microsoft provides an insight into why the decision was made to port Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X|S. Across the majority of the metrics Microsoft tracks, the Xbox Series X|S port of Helldivers 2 is killing it. The...
News Death Stranding Is So Multi-Platform That It's Now Going on Game Pass
Director's Cut version on Game Pass tomorrow
Once released as a PS4 exclusive in 2019, who would have thought Death Stranding would take such a journey that it is now available across various platforms, and its imminent Game Pass launch now hardly feels like a surprise? That's what's happening tomorrow, 21st January 2026: the Death Stranding...
News Xbox Sales Hit New Low in UK, Barely Competes with PS5 at This Point
Another one bites the dust
Xbox hardware sales have hit a new low in the UK, as Microsoft continues to redirect its console business. In 2025, Xbox Series numbers were down a whopping 39% — making for the worst sales result in the brand's history. Many had expected some sort of decline given the company's renewed focus on multiplatform...
News PS5 Players Will Want to Watch Xbox's Developer Direct, Confirmed for January
Playground Games a key participant
Microsoft has very quietly announced an Xbox Developer Direct, taking place in January 2026. This comes via a report from Variety, in which Xbox suit Matt Booty talks about the upcoming showcase. He not only confirms the presentation, but also reveals one of the company's studios showing off its work. "I can’t...
News You Can Buy a Fully-Fledged PS5 for the Same Price as a Less Powerful Xbox Series S Right Now
A no brainer
There was a lot of hand-wringing at the start of the generation about the lower-powered Xbox Series S and its potential impact on the PS5. For many armchair analysts at the time, Microsoft had stumbled upon a masterstroke: its more affordable next-gen hardware would help get consumers through the door, and paired with the seemingly...
News Xbox Partner Preview Officially Confirmed for 20th November, Includes 'Brand New Reveals'
Will be worth a watch for PS5 users
It feels a little odd to be talking about a potential Xbox Partner Showcase here on Push Square, but with the company releasing pretty much all its games on PS5 nowadays, it only seems right. Anyway, yes, it sounds as though Microsoft is planning an Xbox presentation in the very near future. That's according to...
Talking Point If Xbox Drops the Cost, Would You Be Happy Still Paying for PS6 Multiplayer?
Pay to play
Rumour has it that, with Microsoft's upcoming Xbox hardware, the company plans to drop the requirement to pay for access to online multiplayer. If that really is the case, Sony's PS6 could be the only next-generation console still charging for the privilege. Obviously we won't know for certain whether this will happen until it happens,...
News 'We Want to Be Everywhere, on Every Platform': Microsoft CEO Once Again Commits to PS5
"The best way to innovate is to have good margins"
Microsoft has, for the umpteenth time, committed to a multiformat future. In an interview with TBPN, as transcribed by Game File, CEO Satya Nadella spoke for several minutes about his company’s gaming business without once saying the word ‘Xbox’. He pointed out that, following the firm’s...
News Xbox Boss Believes Sony's Strategy of Console Exclusives Is 'Antiquated'
"The biggest games in the world are available everywhere"
Xbox fans against the organisation’s multiformat strategy may want to close their eyes now, as boss Sarah Bond is signalling her company has no plans to explore exclusivity again. In an interview with Mashable, she pointed out that all of the biggest games in the world are available...
News Sony Game Helldivers 2 Is Proving a Monstrous Success on Xbox
Hey big seller
Do you remember when we reported August’s USA sales charts? Helldivers 2 was missing from the Xbox charts, which we immediately posited as an error. Analyst Mat Piscatella, who publishes the data, said he’d investigate – and here we are. The third-person shooter is a massive success on Microsoft’s machine. So,
"Dominant firms become too-big-to-care"
Everything that ex-FTC chair Lina Khan said would happen is happening. Those of you who followed the drama around Microsoft’s unprecedented near-$70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard will recall Khan was one of the few voices against the buyout. She argued, at the time, that consolidation would...
News Even More Xbox Price Increases Make PS5 Look Like a Good Deal
$20, $50, and $70 increases for Xbox consoles
More expensive than it was at the launch, the price of a PS5 has been heavily affected by the current climate and tariffs imposed by the USA government. It now costs $550 for a base unit with a disc drive, but hey, it could be worse — what if it was $650? That's apparently the new price of an Xbox...
News Even More Ex-Xbox Executives Speak Out About 'Tension' of Game Pass
"I saw short sighted decision making"
If there’s anyone best placed to speak on the impact of Xbox Game Pass, it’s ex-Bethesda boss Pete Hines, who left the publisher in 2023. Hines enjoyed a wildly successful 24 years at the company, and so he saw first-hand the consequences of Microsoft’s acquisition. And while he admitted that he’s been...
News Sony's Helldivers 2 on Xbox Gamble Is Absolutely Paying Off
Now the platform's "Top Paid" game
As Forza Horizon 5's sales on PS5 justify Microsoft's multi-platform efforts, Sony's decision to put Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S is also looking to be a worthwhile success. Just one week after release, the port is considered the "top paid game" on the platform and is in first place on the "best seller" list...
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Sales Estimates Predict a Helluva Start for Sony's Live Service
Will it change PlayStation's thinking?
We reported recently how the late port of Final Fantasy 16 – which wasn’t included in Xbox Game Pass – had flopped on the Microsoft machine, so all eyes have been on Helldivers 2 to see whether it would resonate on the green machine. Aside from MLB The Show, which is not technically publ
News Meltdowns on Social Media As Sony Markets Its Upcoming Xbox Port
"Pack it up, console warriors"
If you’ve happened to visit the cesspit that is X (or Twitter) this weekend, then you’ll have seen the meltdowns over Sony’s decision to market one of its upcoming games. The official PlayStation.com page for Helldivers 2 has now been updated to reference the release on Microsoft’s machine, which will be...
News Xbox Game Pass May Make Devs 'Wage Slaves', Says Ex-PlayStation Exec
"I'm not a fan of the Netflix of gaming"
A sprawling – and quite insightful – article about the current state of the games industry has been published by GamesIndustry.biz, featuring interviews with the likes of Circana’s Mat Piscatella. But it’s former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden’s thoughts that are going viral, as he’s chimed...
News PlayStation the Driving Force Behind Xbox's Helldivers 2 Port
"It was all PlayStation"
PlayStation management has been credited as the ones pushing to get Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S, rather than the lead developers within Arrowhead Studios. In response to fans on Discord (via Windows Central), the developer's CEO Shams Jorjani said any praise for making the Helldivers 2 port onto Xbox Series X|S a...
News Innocuous Days Gone Tweet Attracts Xbox Fans Like Flies to Slaughtered Freakers
"Is it really happening?"
It’s happening again, folks! A cryptic post from Sony first-party developer Bend Studio has brought out a bunch of bad actors within the Xbox community, all begging for a port of the supposedly “Xbox coded” open world game, Days Gone. As spotted by our friends at
Rumour Sony to Put More First-Party PS5 Games on Xbox
"Would anyone care?"
Following on from the confirmation of a Xbox Series X|S version for Helldivers 2 and the debate surrounding a Sony job listing suggesting the company has multi-platform plans, a reliable insider has claimed more first-party PS5 games are indeed on their way to Xbox. NateTheHate, who has developed a reliable track record over...
"The line's pointing up and to the right"
Earlier this month, Microsoft cut an astronomical 9,000 jobs across its entire business, with its Xbox division struck particularly hard. This led to the cancellation of multiple in-development projects, including The Initiative’s Perfect Dark and Rare’s Everwild, all of which would have likely released...
News Helldivers 2 Xbox Announcement Prompts Avalanche of Spider-Man Port Begging
Green goblins
If you have an active interest in PS5 and haven’t abandoned X (or Twitter) yet, then you’ll no doubt have found yourself inundated with an avalanche of Marvel’s Spider-Man port begging this week. In the aftermath of Helldivers 2’s announcemen
News Stolen PS1 WipEout Games Axed from the Xbox Store
Wiped out
A new release on the Xbox Series X|S consoles this week has been yanked from sale, after it appeared to infringe on Sony’s software. The shameless Anti-Gravity Racing WipEout seemed to include slightly edited emulated versions of the original WipEout and its successor WipEout 3: Special Edition, with minor texture changes and button...
News Xbox's Promising MMORPG Sounds Like the Most Baffling Cancellation
Xbox execs "blown away by an upcoming game. Then they cancelled it."
Screenshot taken from The Elder Scrolls Online. As the dust settles on a devastating week of Microsoft layoffs and Xbox game cancellations, those in the know are now starting to share what they heard about the scrapped projects. The decision to cancel Everwild and Perfect Dark...
News PlayStation Is Bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox, Out on 26th August
Port to Xbox Series X|S confirmed
Sony and Arrowhead Studios have revealed that they're porting their incredibly popular co-op game Helldivers 2 to Xbox Series X|S, due for release on 26th August 2025. This is a full version of Helldivers 2, costing $40, and is published by PlayStation Publishing on Xbox Series X|S. It's now available to pre-order...
News Mass Xbox Layoffs Begin, Everwild and Perfect Dark Both Cancelled
Perfect Dark developer The Initiative shut down
The significant layoffs affecting the Xbox division — first reported earlier this week — have now begun, says Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier. In a fresh ar
News You Can Now Launch First-Party PlayStation Games Through the Xbox PC App
And everyone's talking about it
In a social media environment which encourages being as antagonistic as possible, we suppose it was only a matter of time before a video of a first-party PlayStation game launching directly from Xbox’s new PC app went viral. For those of you who haven’t been following the news, Microsoft has been worked on an...
"There are multiple participants who drive the game industry"
Sony’s said that competition from rival console manufacturers drives it to innovate, although it’s not overly worried about Xbox’s potential exit from the business. PlayStation boss Hideaki Nishino was asked rather bluntly during an investors meeting whether he believes it’ll be...
News Yep, PlayStation's PC Games Will Be Playable on Xbox's New Handheld System
Everything on everything
You probably saw this over the weekend, but Microsoft has now formally announced its upcoming handheld device, the ROG Xbox Ally. Made in partnership with Asus, the machine is essentially a handheld PC running Windows, and it will allow you to play your Xbox library natively, via the cloud, or remote play. What's more,...
News Final Fantasy 16 Is No Longer a PS5 Console Exclusive, Gets Superb Artwork to Celebrate
Out now on Xbox
In case you didn't hear, Final Fantasy 16 is no longer a PS5 console exclusive. As was announced during the Xbox Games Showcase, the big-budget action RPG is now available on Xbox Series X|S as well, having already released for PC back in September of last year. You may recall that Sony had actually helped out with the development...
News PS5's Share of Active US Players Is Slowly Beginning to Pummel Xbox
Well on top
While those of you who live in Europe and Asia will know Xbox has been little more than a footnote for quite some time, USA has remained somewhat of a battleground for Sony. We know from Circana data that PS5 tends to sell the most units on a monthly basis, but it’s still been somewhat competitive, with Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo...
News Xbox Is Stepping Up Its Backwards Compatibility Efforts Again, to the Envy of PS5 Fans
Blasting from the past
Where Microsoft has stumbled, Sony's got a lot of things right over the last couple of console generations — but one area where PlayStation fans would love to see an improvement is backwards compatibility. Funnily enough, backwards compatibility and general game preservation are something that Xbox has been excelling at for...
News PS5 Pro Is No Longer the Most Expensive Console You Can Buy
For now, anyway
PS5 Pro is no longer the most expensive console you can buy. It’s unclear how long we’ll be able to say that, because Sony has been no stranger to bumping the price of its products this generation. But as we publish this, the supercharged system has been usurped by the 2TB Xbox Series X Galaxy Black. In the
News Xbox Now Selling PS5 Games for $80, Joins Switch 2 in Price Increase
Consoles, accessories also go up in cost
Microsoft has announced it's raising the prices of all its Xbox Series X|S consoles, accessories, and games, effective as of today. Most importantly for PS5 owners, the Xbox games Microsoft ports to Sony's current-gen console will now cost $80 going forward. Previously ported games, like Indiana Jones and...
News Xbox Is Absolutely Dominating PS5's Pre-Order Charts
It's a takeover
April is shaping up to be a big month for Xbox – and it’s mostly because of PS5. It looks like Sony stalwarts are salivating at the prospect of Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, because both titles have rocketed to the top of the PS Store’s pre-order charts. MachineGames’ movie spin-off occupies the...
News Fans Unsure Whether Sony Will Block PS5 Games on Xbox's Rumoured PC Hardware
The console war is changing
If the rumours are to be believed, the next Xbox is not a console – at least, not in the traditional sense. Various reports from reliable websites such as Windows Central and The Verge have hinted that Microsoft’s future hardware plans include a successor to the Xbox Series X|S which functions similarly to a PC...
News After Gobbling Two Publishers, Now Xbox Has Been Sniffing Around Ubisoft's IP
According to a disgruntled shareholder
Microsoft has spent close to $100 billion on historically third-party publishers and developers over the past few years, but now it’s been sniffing around Ubisoft’s intellectual property as well. A disgruntled shareholder of the embattled French firm recently accused the company of failing to disclose...
News Could the Next Xbox Get a Head Start on PS6?
Rumourmonger claims devkits are already out
A rumour doing the rounds on social media today claims the next Call of Duty is currently in development at Infinity Ward, and will release in 2026 on various platforms – including a supposed next-gen Xbox. The rumourmonger, TheGhostofNoHope, is said to be well-connected when it comes to the...
Rumour Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Will Launch on PS5 During Xbox's Summer Showcase
Shadow drop incoming?
There's no smoke without fire, and it seems the blaze is getting bigger. We're now hearing rumours about the unannounced Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, which will allegedly be simultaneously announced and released in June. This comes from known leaker eXtas1s, speaking in a recent YouTube video. According to eXstas1s, Tony...
Rumour Xbox's Fable, Killer Instinct, More to Join Forza Horizon 5 on PS5
Just a matter of time?
It seems the floodgates may have well and truly opened, as a new report has claimed knowledge of even more Xbox first-party games heading to rival platforms, including PS5. Spanish site Vandal recently posted a story about Microsoft's multi-platform strategy, and according to its sources, Killer Instinct and St
News Xbox Was December's Biggest Publisher, and 64% of Its Sales Were on PS5, PS4
Your PlayStation is an Xbox
For the month of December, Xbox was the biggest video games publisher in the world — according to a recent number-crunching analysis. The data comes from Ampere, which states that $465 million was spent on games owned and published by Microsoft, making it the largest publisher of them all last month. This shouldn't...
