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Opinion The 2025 Xbox Handheld Could Have A Major Impact On The Brand's Future
As we look towards the next generation
There's been a lot of talk this week about an apparent 2025 Xbox handheld that's going to be revealed around June and released later in the year (if timelines remain as reported), and I personally think that's a very exciting prospect! I get it - people seem disappointed that it apparently won't support native...
Talking Point Will The New '2027' Xbox Console Have Steam Support?
It would change things in a HUGE way
It's been a wild few days for reports on the next Xbox console and the Xbox handheld(s), and one thing that's clearly grabbed many Xbox fans' attention is the chance of Steam being included on the new Xbox console rumoured for 2027. A few days ago, Windows Central speculated that because the new Xbox console is...
Review Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot Xbox Controller - So Many Features You'll Lose Count
Covering all bases
When it comes to my controller setup these days, I've pretty much settled on an old Xbox Design Lab pad and a super-fancy SCUF controller that I got a great deal on a few years ago - but every now and then a new third-party option drops that piques my interest, usually thanks to a unique feature or two. Back in 2023, that was...
Talking Point Will Xbox Manage To Create 'Something Legendary' With The Next Halo?
Moving past infinite
Late last year, Microsoft revealed a "new dawn" for its legendary Halo series - with 343 Industries also rebranding to 'Halo Studios' in the process. While we've not heard much about the franchise's next entry since this announcement, the Xbox developer is indeed hiring for this new project - and it's asking aspiring workers to...
Feature Five Things An Xbox Handheld Needs To Include When It Releases
Whether it's in 2025, 2027 or any other time!
The whole prospect of an Xbox handheld is starting to feel very real now! Yesterday, it was reported that Xbox is seemingly planning a first-party handheld for sometime in 2027, and a branded partner handheld for later this year. With that in mind, we're starting to think about what we're hoping to see...
Talking Point If The Next-Gen Xbox Is More 'PC-Like', Will You Still Buy It?
Straddling the line
So, yesterday a pretty interesting report came out of Windows Central that discussed several aspects of Microsoft's next-gen console plans - including the fact that multiple handheld projects are currently in the works over at Xbox. However, what we want to talk about here is this notion that
Opinion Thanks To Xbox Game Pass, I've Just Changed My GOTY For 2024
And that's why Game Pass is so great!
For whatever reason, there was nothing that really grabbed me last year in terms of selecting a Game of the Year in our big Pure Xbox poll - even the likes of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 and Metaphor: ReFantazio were titles that I just couldn't get invested in beyond the first...
Hands On WWE 2K25 (Xbox) - An Awesome Wrestling Game, But Don't Buy It For 'The Island'
2K's series climbs another rung on the ladder
Last year's WWE 2K24 was my favourite 2K wrestling game of all time, and I'm pleased to say that WWE 2K25 has already surpassed it after just a few days, implementing lots of quality-of-life improvements across the board that result in a meaningful upgrade overall, while also trying something new with...
Roundup All The Rumoured Xbox Game Pass Titles We've Heard About So Far In 2025
These aren't confirmed, but they're seemingly on the cards
You already know about our big confirmed list of 2025 Xbox Game Pass titles here at Pure Xbox, and we also provide monthly ones as well, but what about the rumoured titles? Well, we've heard about a quite a few so far in 2025 already! So, in this roundup, we're going to pick out the...
Poll Split Fiction Players, What Do You Think Of The Game So Far?
No spoilers please!
When we reviewed Split Fiction here at Pure Xbox earlier in the week, we mentioned in the conclusion section that it was surely going to be a Game of the Year contender, and that's ultimately proved to be the case already. It's now the highest-rated title of 2025 on Metacritic across all platforms, racking up an extremely...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 10-14)
Including another two Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 10-14! The big release of the next few days is definitely WWE 2K25, but there's plenty of other good indie stuff on the way, including two Xbox Game Pass titles that are well worth playing! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (March 10-14):
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 8-9)
Checking out any new Game Pass titles?
Weekend time! There's lots to enjoy on Xbox as usual over the next couple of days, including a selection of recent Xbox Game Pass additions, another batch of Xbox Free Play Days titles, some new free-to-play releases and a whole lot more! Here's what we're playing this
Talking Point Assassin's Creed Fans, Do You Think Feudal Japan Will Live Up To The Hype?
The much-requested setting is finally coming to life
After what feels like eons of time and thousands of speculative suggestions about Ubisoft making an Assassin's Creed game set in Feudal Japan, we're now less than two weeks away from that finally becoming a reality. Yep, AC Shadows is almost here, and the question is - will this long-awaited...
Talking Point Would You Be Disappointed If A 'Gears Collection' Didn't Include Multiplayer?
A rumour claims it might avoid PvP entirely
There's no concrete proof yet that a Gears Collection exists, but everyone seems to be talking about it following the recent rumours that have cropped up - especially the one that suggests it'll be revealed and released later this year. In fact, the latest rumour we've come across suggests it might not...
Guide Best Two-Player Local Co-Op Games On Xbox
Teamwork makes the dream work
When it comes to Xbox games that cater for two-player local co-op between pals, players have a huge array of experiences to dig into - many of which are available to play via the ever-excellent Xbox Game Pass. Whether you're looking to party hard in something like Gears 5 or Halo: MCC, or settle down on the couc
Talking Point Are You Excited For Xbox's Next Major First-Party Release In April?
Early access begins one month today!
Following a busy February for Xbox with the release of Avowed, March is looking a little quieter for the team, with no major first-party releases currently set to launch this month. However, Compulsion Games' South of Midnight is coming in April - and we want to know if you're excited for the next big release...
Feature 10 Exciting Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In March 2025
There's so much good stuff ahead!
A new month begins, and therefore a new month of great Xbox indie games is upon us! We always love picking out ten games to highlight that you might not be aware of, and as usual it's been really difficult to nail down the list. Still, we've tried to pick out some of the most interesting and varied indie games on...
Poll What Do You Think Of 'Balatro' On Xbox Game Pass So Far?
Has it hooked you yet?
The big surprise Xbox Game Pass release of this week was Balatro, announced as part of the Xbox Indie Showcase all the way back on Monday, and it's since joined PC Game Pass complete with Xbox Play Anywhere support as well. For
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (March 3-7)
Split Fiction, Two Point Museum & much more!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for March 3-7! The big release of the next few days is undoubtedly Split Fiction, but don't forget about the likes of Two Point Museum and even the early access for WWE 2K25 as well! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: New Xbox Releases (March 3-7):
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 1-2)
How about some Watch Dogs: Legion on Xbox Game Pass?
It's time for the weekend! There's plenty to enjoy on Xbox over the next couple of days, including a bunch of recent Xbox Game Pass additions, some great Xbox Free Play Days titles, and loads of awesome deals on the Xbox Store! Here's wha
Talking Point As Skype Shuts Its Doors, An Old Xbox Feature Retires To The History Books
The app survived for almost a decade
Well, it's the end of an era today! Microsoft has announced that Skype is officially shutting its doors in May 2025, with the focus shifting over to Microsoft Teams instead - and the company is making it as easy as possible to move over: "Over the coming days, we will roll out the ability for Skype users to...
Feature Three Classic 'Monolith' Games That Are Backwards Compatible On Xbox
And still worth playing in 2025!
This week, Warner Bros. closed down esteemed game studio Monolith Productions as it aims to slim down on development costs, and while this sort of news has become all too common in recent years, this particular shutdown really hurts. Monolith had been around for more than three decades, and the team produced some...
Talking Point With Fable Now Delayed, Which Xbox First-Party Game Launches This Fall?
Microsoft has a gap to fill
Well, Microsoft delivered the news this week that its big Fable reboot has been delayed - and before this recent turn of events, the Xbox RPG was probably the team's biggest release planned for late 2025. However, even with this delay, Xbox still has some major games planned for this year including South of Midnight and...
Feature Five Things We Spotted In Fable's Latest Gameplay Footage
Something to make up for the delay
This week, Xbox announced the delay of the next chapter in the Fable series, with the anticipated fantasy RPG now scheduled to arrive in 2026. To make up for this, Xbox also showed some new "pre-alpha footage" of this massive project, and we've now rounded up some of the more interesting bits - highlighting a...
Talking Point Which Xbox Games Would You Love To See Relisted This Year?
You never know, it could happen
These days, it feels like we're always talking about games that are shutting their servers, or even getting cancelled entirely, but we're rarely talking about titles that have been relisted - unless they're receiving new versions, of course. It's not out of the realms of possibility though, especially now that Xbox...
Feature All New Xbox Games Coming Out In March 2025
Atomfall, Split Fiction, Assassin's Creed & much more!
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in March 2025! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an March 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass releases so far. Once again, we've got some really cool stuff on the way as well! The likes of Split Fiction,...
Reaction Fable's Delay Is A Shame, But The New Gameplay Footage Looks Awesome
It's going to make the wait even harder
You've probably seen the news by now - Xbox has decided to delay the upcoming Fable reboot into 2026. It's a move that doesn't come as much of a surprise to us, especially considering we'd barely seen any gameplay footage of the title until this week, and it's probably for the best considering GTA 6 is still...
Poll How Would You Grade The February 2025 Xbox Indie Showcase?
Give us your verdict
The dust is now beginning to settle on the Xbox Indie Showcase for February 2025! If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, and we've also provided an extensive recap of everything that happened as part of the show. So, all things considered, what grade would you...
Feature These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 24-28)
Monster Hunter, PGA 2K25 & much more!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 24-28! We've got a couple of big releases on the way in the form of Monster Hunter Wilds and PGA Tour 2K25, while Watch Dogs: Legion is making its
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 22-23)
Some Avowed for the weekend?
Welcome to the weekend! We're sure Avowed will be dominating many Xbox owners' free time over the next couple of days, but don't forget about the Xbox Free Play Days titles as well, along with the usual batch of great Xbox Store deals! Here's what we're playing this weekend: Fraser Gilbert, Editor: I'll be honest and...
Poll What Do You Think Of Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader On Xbox Game Pass?
Impressed or disappointed so far?
The big Xbox Game Pass release of this week has undoubtedly been Avowed, which means something like Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has sadly gone under the radar a bit - but that certainly doesn't mean it's not worth playing! In fact, this "classical RPG" received some pretty impressive reviews back at launch in...
Talking Point Are You Happy With The Current Xbox UI As It Stands In 2025?
We'd like to see a few tweaks
As has been the case in recent Xbox generations, Microsoft has continued to tweak the Xbox Series X|S user interface over the console's life cycle so far - resulting in the current Xbox dashboard we have in the year 2025. The question is, are you happy with the Xbox UI right now? A new social media post from Xbox...
Feature One Of The Most Impressive Open Worlds Of This Generation Hits Xbox Game Pass Next Week
Time to soak it all in
This week, Microsoft revealed a rather slim Xbox Game Pass update containing just three additions to the library - which is understandable given that we're set to get more reveals during an Indie Showcase next week. However, despite slim pickings until that event goes ahead, one title in this latest batch contains one of the...
Reaction With GTA 5 Getting A New PC Upgrade, We Hope Red Dead On Xbox Is Next
We NEED it, Rockstar!
In typically-random Rockstar fashion, the team today announced an upgrade for GTA 5 on PC - bringing the game's recent Xbox Series X|S enhancements to that version of the game. Glossing over the fact this is free while we had to p
Poll Xbox Fans, What Review Score Would You Give Avowed So Far?
Is it living up to your expectations?
So, Obsidian's brand-new RPG Avowed is now available in its standard edition form - including via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate where we'd assume most of you fine folks will be accessing the title. In that case, more of you will have had a chance to play this new Xbox first-party release now - so, we want to know what...
Feature 20 Of The Best Backwards Compatible Games You Can Play On Xbox
An essential list for Xbox backwards compatibility
Microsoft's backwards compatibility program is one of the best features available for modern Xbox consoles, with an array of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles easily playable on modern Xbox hardware. That program includes hundreds of Xbox 360 titles — including some real classics spread across...
Talking Point Five Years On, Would You Want To See A Gears Tactics 2?
It's really been that long!
Pure Xbox had only just relaunched when Gears Tactics made its debut on PC back in April 2020 - it's been (nearly) five long years since then, and we still haven't seen a new Gears game since... although E-Day seemingly isn't far away. The Coalition's focus is obviously on that mainline origin story right now, but is a...
Talking Point If GTA 6 Releases This Year, What Does Xbox Do With Fable?
Delay it? Go at the same time?!
Today, we've been putting a spotlight on the incredible 2025 roadmap for Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision and others, and while there are loads of amazing releases on the way, Fable is one that absolutely stands out at first glance. It was all the way back in July of 2020 that Playground Games' new Fable...
Talking Point When Did You First Get Introduced To The World Of Xbox?
Was back in 2001, or much later than that?
It's scary to think that we've now just entered the 24th year of Xbox's existence, but it's true - the original console first launched all the way back in November of 2001. It won't be long until it's been around for a quarter of a century! Everyone's got a different starting point though, of course. Some...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 17-21)
Another big week ahead, especially for Game Pass!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 17-21! The highlight for many over the next few days will undoubtedly be the Xbox Game Pass release of Avowed, but there's plenty of other good stuff on the way - including the highly-anticipated Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Don't Nod's
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 15-16)
Did you pick up Avowed's early access?
The weekend begins! In addition to Avowed's early access release which is already live, there's plenty to discover on Xbox right now including a bunch of Free Play Days titles, loads of great deals, and a new
Talking Point Avowed Premium Owners, What Are Your First Impressions?
A chance to share your initial feedback on the game
Avowed is officially out now! Well, if you're willing to fork over a bit of money for it at least - it's available in early access form for both Premium Edition and Premium Upgrade owners ahead of its full release on February 18th. With that in mind, we wanted to provide a platform for the Pure...
Talking Point Next Month, This Gorgeous Xbox-Published Platformer Will Be Five Years Old
Where does the time go?!
Some of Xbox's indie partnerships have been pretty fantastic in recent years, especially when it comes to bringing some of the space's most enticing titles to Xbox Game Pass. However, it was an actual Xbox-published series that's perhaps highlighted this best over the last decade or so - and the most-recent game in that...
Poll What Kind Of Review Scores Are You Predicting For Avowed?
Where will the Metacritic average land?
Avowed's early access launch is right around the corner at the time of writing (be sure to check out our full Avowed release times guide for all the details you need), and that means the reviews are also set to drop in the very near future. Before we get to that point though, let's do a little prediction...
Feature 10 Xbox Indie Games To Look Out For In February 2025
None of which you may have heard of!
The sheer number of Xbox indie games we're getting these days is ridiculous - those folks over at ID@Xbox at working their magic right now! Just looking at February 2025's new releases lineup alone, we've got at least 30 heading our way throughout the month, and probably more like 50 by the time we get to...
Poll What Score Would You Give Sniper Elite: Resistance On Xbox Game Pass?
Has it impressed you so far?
Well, it's been a couple of weeks now since Sniper Elite: Resistance made its day one arrival on Xbox Game Pass alongside a whole bunch of other exciting brand-new releases, so we're keen to see what you think of it! You already know what we think - the Pure Xbox review of Sniper Elite: Resistance gave the game a...
Talking Point What Would You Want From A New Batman Game?
One's reportedly in the works at Rocksteady Studios
Last week, a massive Bloomberg report on the future of Warner Bros. game development dropped, and in there was a little tidbit about the future of Rocksteady Studios. Indeed, according to the report, the Suicide Squad developer is now back to making another Batman game, which has us thinking about...
Talking Point Are You Buying Kingdom Come Deliverance 2?
The reviews have been really good
We mentioned here at Pure Xbox earlier this week how Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was shaping up to be a Game of the Year contender following its excellent reviews - so we're keen to see if you'll be picking it up in the near future! This is obviously the sequel to the 2018 original, and we reckon it's a "brutal and...
Feature These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 10-14)
Including early access for Avowed!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 10-14! We've got three particularly huge releases on the way over the next few days including the early access for Avowed, the full launch of
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 8-9)
Any Far Cry New Dawn on Xbox Game Pass?
Welcome to the weekend! We've got a handful of new Xbox Game Pass titles to check out over the next two days, along with cool Xbox Free Play Days additions, the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, and lots of sales on the Xbox
