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Two Xbox game controllers lie next to each other on a light, subtly textured surface. The top controller is black, while the bottom one has a blue-to-purple gradient finish. Both feature two analog sticks, a directional pad, menu and function buttons, and four colored action buttons labeled A, B, X, and Y. Warm light from the right casts soft shadows and highlights the surface texture. — cover image for Xbox Brings Four Backward-Compatible Games to PC and Handhelds

PCXbox

July 22, 20264 min read

Xbox Brings Four Backward-Compatible Games to PC and Handhelds

Xbox announced four classic titles for PC on July 22, 2026, with digital ownership carrying across supported Xbox, PC, handheld and cloud access.

Steam Machine hardware on a neutral background

June 22, 20266 min read

Valve Opens Steam Machine Reservations from $1,049

Valve’s hardware page documents the device; Ars Technica reports the U.S. prices and randomized reservation process. Unsupported shortage and performance claims were removed.

Toyota 86 race car — cover image for Forza Horizon 6 Launches in Japan With More Than 550 Cars

XboxPC

May 19, 20264 min read

Forza Horizon 6 Launches in Japan With More Than 550 Cars

Playground Games released Forza Horizon 6 on Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 19, 2026, with Game Pass access and a later PS5 version planned.

May 5, 20264 min read

AMD Says FSR 4.1 and Ray Regeneration 1.1 Are Released

AMD’s May 5, 2026 results release said it had released FSR 4.1 and Ray Regeneration 1.1, but did not itself provide a full game-by-game test.

PCXbox

April 30, 20264 min read

Xbox Mode Begins Rolling Out to Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft began a gradual Xbox Mode rollout to selected Windows 11 PCs on April 30, bringing a controller-focused library view to desktops and laptops.

Video about the ASUS ROG Ally with ergonomics, inner workings, performance and features. — cover image for ROG Xbox Ally Update Improves Docked Play and Adds Auto SR Preview

PCXbox

April 30, 20264 min read

ROG Xbox Ally Update Improves Docked Play and Adds Auto SR Preview

Xbox announced April 30 updates for ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, including automatic TV output when docked, library changes and an Auto SR preview.

PlayStation 5 Pro view without a disc drive. — cover image for PS5 Pro’s Upgraded PSSR Starts Rolling Out to Supported Games

PlayStationPC

March 16, 20265 min read

PS5 Pro’s Upgraded PSSR Starts Rolling Out to Supported Games

Sony began a phased PS5 system update on March 16, 2026, bringing an upgraded PSSR upscaler to supported titles including Silent Hill f and Monster Hunter Wilds.

The NVIDIA RTX 4090 Founders Edition, held by YouTuber ZMASLO. The picture shows the size comparison of the card to a human (Second 20 in the video). — cover image for NVIDIA Announces DLSS 5 as an AI Graphics Fidelity System

March 16, 20264 min read

NVIDIA Announces DLSS 5 as an AI Graphics Fidelity System

NVIDIA unveiled DLSS 5 on March 16, 2026, presenting it as a visual-fidelity technology beyond the company’s existing upscaling and frame-generation features.

The motherboard for the Xbox, a sixth-generation gaming console made by Microsoft that was first released in 2001. The Xbox was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market, and was followed by the Xbox 360 in 2005. The console is notable for having a built-in hard drive, breakaway controller dongles and an Ethernet port to support Microsoft's online gaming service, Xbox Live. The motherboard for the Xbox contains a custom 32-bit, 733 MHz Intel Pentium III CPU. It has 64 MB of DDR memory and a 233 MHz Nvidia GPU. — cover image for Project Helix: Xbox Says Its Next Console Will Play Xbox and PC Games

XboxPC

March 11, 20264 min read

Project Helix: Xbox Says Its Next Console Will Play Xbox and PC Games

At GDC on March 11, 2026, Microsoft described Project Helix as a next-generation Xbox built to play both Xbox console and PC games with a custom AMD SoC.

Video about the GeForce RTX 5080, sibling models and performance gains and benchmarks. — cover image for RTX Remix Adds Advanced Particle Effects for Classic Game Mods

March 10, 20264 min read

RTX Remix Adds Advanced Particle Effects for Classic Game Mods

NVIDIA announced an RTX Remix Advanced Particle VFX system at GDC on March 10, 2026, alongside a Quake III Arena RTX demonstration.

Photo copyleft Frederick Noronha. April 2022. — cover image for GeForce NOW Linux App Enters Beta on Ubuntu 24.04 and Later

PCCloud Gaming

January 29, 20264 min read

GeForce NOW Linux App Enters Beta on Ubuntu 24.04 and Later

NVIDIA opened a native GeForce NOW app beta for Ubuntu 24.04 and later on January 29, 2026, streaming supported PC games from the cloud.

Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10 (Model 1790) — cover image for Xbox PC App Expands to Arm-Based Windows 11 PCs

PCXbox

January 21, 20264 min read

Xbox PC App Expands to Arm-Based Windows 11 PCs

Xbox said its PC app could download catalog games on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs from January 21, alongside a save-sync indicator for PC and handhelds.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card by MSI, model VENTUS 3X OC — cover image for NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution Arrives With a New Transformer Model

January 5, 20264 min read

NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution Arrives With a New Transformer Model

NVIDIA announced DLSS 4.5 at CES on January 5, 2026, with Super Resolution available immediately and new Multi Frame Generation features planned later.

EIZO Foris FG2421 VA technology computer gaming monitor displaying a test pattern from https://vah.dy.fi/testcard/ matching its pixel dimensions. This image was captures using two exposures, one for the monitor and one for the test pattern displayed on it, and merged afterwards. So this is a faithful represention of how this moitor displays this test pattern. — cover image for G-SYNC Pulsar Monitors Launch With NVIDIA’s Motion-Clarity Claim

January 5, 20264 min read

G-SYNC Pulsar Monitors Launch With NVIDIA’s Motion-Clarity Claim

NVIDIA announced G-SYNC Pulsar displays for January 7, 2026, pairing variable refresh with backlight strobing and a company-quoted effective clarity figure.