It’s hard not to gush over a 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitor that’s under $400 (I’ve done it before!). G-Sync compatible AOC model with 240Hz refresh rate and near-instant response time it’s at Best Buy for $379.99, which is the lowest price I’ve ever seen for a model with these specs. It looks like a … Read more
After nearly 40 years at Microsoft, Xbox boss and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is leaving the company, along with Xbox president Sarah Bond. Spencer’s retirement was announced on February 20 in a statement from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, stating, “Last year, Phil Spencer decided to leave the company, and we have been talking about … Read more
Not yet, it seems. “To be clear, there are no organizational changes at our studios,” Microsoft Gaming EVP Matt Booty wrote in a note today. It’s kind of buried under everything else Microsoft’s outgoing and incoming game directors are saying, so figure it’s worth bringing to the surface!
Dear team, Today I begin my role as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. I feel two things at once: humility and urgency. Humble because this team has built something extraordinary over the decades. Urgency because gaming is in a period of rapid change and we need to move forward with clarity and conviction. I am entering … Read more
When I walked through the doors of Microsoft as an intern in June 1988, I could never have imagined the products I would help build, the players and customers we would serve, or the extraordinary teams I would be lucky enough to join. It was an epic ride and truly the privilege of a lifetime. … Read more
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft after nearly 40 years at the software giant. Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft, a major shakeup in the leadership of Xbox and Microsoft’s gaming efforts. Asha Sharma, current product president of CoreAI, takes over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Phil … Read more
Hi team, I know there is a lot of news today. I am incredibly proud of what we have built together over the past eight years. PC and cloud gaming is growing faster than ever, our next console is in full swing, and together we’ve helped lay the foundation for a more open gaming platform … Read more
Nintendo just released the Switch 2 upgrade Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive edition. The upgrade is $4.99 for Switch owners, or $64.99 if you buy the Switch 2 version. Don’t buy the Switch 2 version! Instead, grab a deal on the digital Switch version, which is $39.99 (originally $59.99) at GameStop and Amazon. Then upgrade for an … Read more
The technology of enthusiastic gaming keyboards has made the leap to gaming mice – well, one gaming mouse for now. The $179.99 Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike is the first to feature analog sensors that use induction to register clicks faster than the microswitches used in many mice. These sensors enable a number of great … Read more
This is it Stepbacka weekly newsletter discussing one major story from the world of technology. For more news on the video game industry’s shift against generative artificial intelligence, follow Jay Peters. Stepback will arrive in our subscribers’ mailboxes at 8:00 a.m. ET. Sign up for a subscription Stepback here. Long before the generative explosion of … Read more