"I'm sure it helped": Did Xbox Series S make life easier for Switch 2 developers?
… If Digital Foundry is right, Xbox’s lower-powered console may have done more to prepare developers for Nintendo's hardware than many people realize. …
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Windows 11 User Experience and Legacy Support: A Conversation with Microsoft's Marcus Ash
… The discussion centers on the user experience vision for Windows 11, balancing modernization with legacy app compatibility, and optimizing system efficiency across diverse hardware configurations. …
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Hardware Latest about Hardware Surface Microsoft’s Surface strategy still creates avoidable trade‑offs By Sean Endicott Published 20 May 26 Surface Deals This PCIe 5.0 SSD is starting to drop in price, but the crisis lives on By Alexander Cope Published 20 May 26 Storage Surface How does the new Su… …
Xbox is back as Asha Sharma scraps Microsoft Gaming in favor of the 'Return to Xbox' initiative
… However, that strategy, marked later by the infamous "Everything is an Xbox" campaign, faced a lot of internal pushback and failed to reverse years of declining hardware revenue. …
Xbox admits it is struggling to explain why players should choose an Xbox console
… Xbox's games were appearing on more platforms, its messaging was often inconsistent, and many fans were left wondering why even invest in Xbox hardware at all. …
Windows Central Podcast: A massive week for Windows and Xbox
… We break down Microsoft's Android-based platform shift away from traditional app stores and toward just-in-time user interfaces, including a look at their hardware "badge" and "desk" concept prototypes. …
"Shipments are now forecast to decline": Your next PC might be 60% more expensive in 2026, and entry-level Windows laptops could vanish
… If this trend continues, entry-level PCs will likely disappear from the market completely by 2028 via Tom's Hardware . …
Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop still makes you choose between its best features
… They're all business PCs with Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 chips inside the Snapdragon X2 Surface hardware is still on the way . …
Surface week used to matter. This year, it barely registered.
… Fans and journalists would gather around screens to watch a livestream or attend an in-person event where Microsoft unveiled new hardware. Things are quite different in 2026, and I wouldn't blame you for missing the new Surface hardware announcements entirely. …
You might think Linux always wins — but a lifelong Linux user found something in Windows 11 worth switching for
… "On good hardware - Windows simply works," @ChampionshipComplex noted. Unlike operating systems designed for a limited range of hardware, Windows has to support thousands of hardware configurations, countless drivers, and decades of applications. …