XboxMicrosoftThis week, Microsoft raised prices on Xbox Game Pass to a genuinely shocking degree, following similarly large hikes on all of its current-generation hardware. While it’s tough times in the economy to be sure, that’s also true on the consumer side, and what Xbox is doing here is now completely incomprehensible.While other competitors like Sony finally did give in and raise hardware prices due to tariff issues imposed by the Trump administration, Xbox has now done so twice, the end result being ...

Earlier in June, Microsoft unveiled its first Xbox-branded handheld gaming devices, touting them as a way to play its vast library of titles anywhere. Two "ROG Xbox Ally" models made in a partnership with Taiwan-based ASUS will be available by the year-end holiday season, Xbox president Sarah Bond said during an online event showcasing games heading for the platform.The peek at Xbox Ally came just days after the release of Nintendo's Switch 2, the handheld console that could score record early sales for th ...