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Wednesday5th Nov 2025
News Sony May Be Preparing Its Own Version Of Xbox Play Anywhere For PS5 & PC
It's the trendy thing right now!
Microsoft is really going big on the whole Xbox Play Anywhere program right now, especially considering the ROG Xbox Ally handheld has just released, and it sounds like Sony might be preparing to do something similar with PlayStation. There's been a lot of chatter today about some new symbols that have been...
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- Xbox Play Anywhere
- PlayStation
Talking Point What Do You Think Xbox's Release Schedule Looks Like For 2026?
Where will Halo, Gears, Fable & Forza fit in?
With Halo: Campaign Evolved having finally been announced after months of rumours, we now have four major locked-in releases from Xbox Game Studios for 2026 - a new Halo, a new Gears, a new Fable and a new Forza Horizon. Next year looks set to be a massive one for Xbox, especially considering the brand...
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- Talking Point
- Features
- Xbox Game Studios
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Is Getting A Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This Month
Update: Release date officially announced
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 made its debut in 2020 and now to celebrate four million sales it's getting a "next gen" upgrade. This "ultimate version" will be coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 and will include "every DLC character". As part of this announcement, Bandai Namco has also confirmed...
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- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Obsidian Aware Of Demand For Fallout: New Vegas 2, But Own IP Has Taken Priority In 2025
"This is the joy that we get of… how do we build our own IP?"
Every now and again, we get a story about Fallout: New Vegas 2 and whether Obsidian might return to provide a sequel at some point in the future, but it sounds like the studio is happy working on its own IP as things stand in 2025. Speaking to The Game Business recently, Obsidian’s...
- Xbox
- Obsidian
- Fallout: New Vegas
News ARC Raiders Becomes One Of The Top-Rated Games Of 2025 As Reviews Trickle In
An amazing start for this new extraction shooter
Last week, we highlighted some of the first impressions for extraction shooter ARC Raiders as it launched on Xbox and other platforms, but it's only now that we're starting to get some actual scored reviews - and the scores are very high! It does depend a little bit on where you look though. Over on...
- Xbox
- ARC Raiders
- Review Roundup
Tuesday4th Nov 2025
News Black Ops 7 Preload And Release Times Revealed, Along With ROG Xbox Ally Details
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is just around the corner"
Today's Xbox Game Pass roundup for the next couple of weeks was highlighted by the massive addition of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 on November 14th, and Activision has now revealed the preload and release times for the game. Firstly, Black Ops 7 will be available for preload on November 10th at...
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- Black Ops 7
- Call of Duty
- Preload
- ROG Xbox Ally
News Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (November 4)
Both day one releases!
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! We're kicking things off today with our first November additions to the library - including Football Manager 26 on both Xbox and PC. It's worth noting that FM26 won't be available until later today, and it'll be arriving in two different versions - the normal release for PC, and...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News These 11 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 5-14)
Your latest roundup of new additions
Microsoft has today unveiled its latest roundup of new Xbox Game Pass titles, giving us a full picture of exactly what's coming to each tier over the first couple of weeks in November. Before we get into the list though, don't forget that two games have already joined Xbox Game Pass today in the form of Football...
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News ROG Xbox Ally X Continues To Prove Popular As Stock Issues Persist In Some Countries
It seems there's a lot of demand for it
The ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handhelds have now been out for just over two weeks, and it's the more powerful of the two (the "X" version) that continues to prove most popular, with stock issues persisting in some countries. This has led to some people finding alternative ways to get their hands on one, such...
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- ROG Xbox Ally X
- Handhelds
News Xbox Gets One Nomination For 'Ultimate Game Of The Year' At Golden Joysticks 2025
The final category has been revealed
When we first highlighted all the categories and nominations for the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 back in early October, we mentioned how Xbox was up for various awards but not for Game of the Year. Well, that's all changed as of this week! Despite not being included in either the PC Game of the Year or Console...
- Xbox
- Golden Joysticks
- Game of the Year
News Xbox 360 Classic 'Condemned' Has Quietly Been Delisted, And Nobody Knows Why
Remaster on the way?
It's been almost 20 years since the release of classic horror game Condemned: Criminal Origins on Xbox 360, and as we approach its two-decade anniversary, it's suddenly been delisted across Steam and the Xbox Store. It seems this was first highlighted by an Xbox fan on Reddit a few days ago, with the delisting apparently taking...
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- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Delisted Games
Poll A Few Weeks On, What Review Score Would You Give Keeper?
Did you enjoy Double Fine's new atmospheric puzzle adventure?
One of the most intriguing Xbox releases in October was Double Fine's new indie puzzle adventure known as Keeper, which ultimately had little advertising in the lead-up to release and for good reason - it has a couple of surprises in it! We've tried to avoid talking about those surprises...
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- Keeper
- Polls
- Features
News World Of Warcraft Dev Still Not 'Actively Working' Towards Native Xbox Console Version
But perhaps it'll work on the next Xbox console anyway?
Ever since Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard a couple of years ago, there's been speculation around whether World of Warcraft might be getting a native Xbox console release - after all, it does have gamepad support these days. Blizzard has remained quiet on the topic for the most part...
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- World of Warcraft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Console
News Nice Day For Fishing Brings Its 'Epic' RPG Pixel Adventure To Xbox Today
And it's 25% off at launch!
In the mood for an indie adventure game with a "full-blown RPG-style" battle system? That's what we're getting with Nice Day for Fishing, which has just launched on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today at a pretty cheap price. This game is apparently based around the "Epic NPC Man" universe created by the Viva La Dirt...
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- Nice Day For Fishing
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Monday3rd Nov 2025
News 'Satisfactory' Brings Its Ultra-Popular Open World Co-Op Game To Xbox This Week
"Explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories..."
One of the titles we highlighted in our "All New Games Coming To Xbox In November 2025" roundup earlier today was the open world co-op game Satisfactory, which brings its ultra-popular factory-building experience to Xbox this week. Satisfactory has been on PC for just over a year now...
- Xbox
- Satisfactory
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Epic Details Exactly When Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Players Can Access Fortnite Crew
"A perk for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers"
Back at the start of October, Microsoft announced that Epic's Fortnite Crew subscription would soon be included in the overhauled Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription - and now the Fortnite developer has given us an exact date of when the bonus service can be access
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- Microsoft
- Xbox Game Pass
- Fortnite Crew
- Epic Games
News Football Manager 26 Release Times Revealed Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Launch
A new era begins this Tuesday
This Tuesday marks one of the most important days in the history of the Football Manager series, as Sports Interactive and SEGA will be embarking on a new era with Football Manager 26 - a new game built with a new engine. FM26 is meant to kickstart the next phase of Football Manager, featuring a radically overhauled...
- Xbox
- Football Manager 26
- Xbox Game Pass
- PC
- PC Game Pass
Feature All New Games Coming To Xbox In November 2025
Release dates for every November Xbox launch
Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in November 2025! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with an November 2025 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for November 2025 so far. If you're interested in what other new Xbox games are scheduled for the end of the...
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- November 2025
- New Releases
- New Games
- Features
News Delisted Xbox 360 Games Are Apparently Reappearing As 'Coming Soon' In Certain Regions
Left 4 Dead, Batman and more appear
Xbox backwards compatibility is pretty amazing, especially the Xbox 360 library which is quite extensive considering it was retroactively introduced to modern Xbox consoles in 2015. However, not all 360 games — or even all of the titles that were added to the program back in 2015 — are available digitally...
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- Xbox 360
- Microsoft
- Delisted
- Backwards Compatibility
News Gears Of War's Art Director Likes How E-Day Is Returning To The Series 'Horror Game' Roots
"If Gears 1 was Alien, the rest of the franchise was Aliens"
With Gears: Reloaded and Gears: E-Day, Microsoft is making a bet on returning to the series' roots right now - and original Gears of War art director Jerry O’Flaherty, for one, seems quite happy with this new direction from Xbox HQ. Speaking in a new interview with
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- Gears of War
- Gears of War: E-Day
- Microsoft
- Epic Games
News Xbox Exclusive Contraband Sees Screenshots Leak Shortly After Microsoft Cancellation
It was first announced in 2021
Back in August, it was confirmed that Microsoft and Avalanche Studios had officially stopped development on Xbox exclusive Contraband, four years after the game was first revealed. In that four years, we'd seen practically nothing on what the game would actually look like - but now, some early screenshots have leaked...
- Xbox
- Contraband
- Avalanche Studios
- Microsoft
Poll What Are Your Initial Impressions Of The Outer Worlds 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Enjoying your experience so far?
Just over a week ago, we polled you all on whether you were playing The Outer Worlds 2 in early access, and while a good chunk of you said yes, the majority of participants said they were waiting for the Xbox Game Pass launch in the middle of last week - so we're circling back to see how you're all finding the game...
- Xbox
- Features
- Polls
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Xbox Game Pass
News 12 Months Of Ubisoft+ Premium Discounted By 40% In Special Xbox Sale
"70+ games in their premium editions, including new titles from Day 1"
We've seen lots of Ubisoft titles entering Xbox Game Pass for certain tiers over the past few weeks, months and years, but when it comes to the latest Ubisoft titles, you either have to buy them or grab a Ubisoft+ Premium membership. If you've ever had any interest in the...
- Xbox
- Ubisoft
- Ubisoft+
- Deals
News ARC Raiders Gets Extensive 2025 Roadmap, Including New Map & Quests On Xbox
Lots to come over the next two months!
ARC Raiders is off to a pretty brisk start so far (it's already hit a Steam concurrent player count of over 350K), and following its super-popular launch, the team at Embark Studios has delivered the game's first official roadmap. Covering everything that's coming to the game for the remainder of 2025, this...
- Xbox
- Arc Raiders
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Embark Studios
News Fortnite's Simpsons Crossover Is A Success, So Isn't It Time For A Hit & Run Remake?
Gimme gimme gimme!
Well, The Simpsons have arrived in Fortnite! The latest crossover for the ridiculously popular free-to-play battle royale has brought tons of players to the game since it went live on November 1st, and we're not surprised to be honest. We've been waiting so many years for The Simpsons to make a proper appearance in a console...
- Xbox
- Fortnite
- The Simpsons
- The Simpsons Hit & Run
Sunday2nd Nov 2025
Guide Next Xbox Console: Everything We Know So Far About Microsoft's Next-Gen System
Your all-in-one guide to the console AFTER the Series X
With the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S generation now having spanned multiple years, it's time to look ahead to what the next Xbox console will deliver for us, which is expected to arrive at some point in the not too distant future. In this all-in-one guide, you'll find everything we know so...
- Xbox
- Guides
- New Xbox Console
- Next Xbox
- Everything We Know So Far
News Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2025
Including the huge departure of Stalker 2
Microsoft has today revealed the next batch of five games set to leave Xbox Game Pass in early November, with these titles appearing in the "Leaving Soon" section of the Game Pass tab on the official Xbox mobile app. Stalker 2 is the major one here, set to leave a year after making its grand debut on the...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Saturday1st Nov 2025
Guide Xbox Game Pass In 2025: The Full List Of Everything Announced So Far
The complete list of all games
Xbox Game Pass has been filling up all year for 2025, and if you're looking for a list of everything coming to Game Pass in 2025, you've come to the right place! Below, we've picked out the complete list of games announced for Xbox Game Pass in 2025 so far, and we'll keep updating this as more are announced before the...
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- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- 2025
Guide Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In November 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far
Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2025? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to Xbox Game Pass in November 2025. Here's...
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Guides
- Xbox Series X
Feature These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 3-7)
Including lots of new Game Pass titles!
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 3-7! We're really looking forward to the releases of stuff like Football Manager 26 and Voidtrain over the next few days, and there's plenty of other great new titles on the way including the likes of Syberia -
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- Features
- Weekly Roundup
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 1-2)
Raiding some ARCs? Exploring the Outer Worlds?
Welcome to your first weekend of November 2025! It's been a busy old week in the world of Xbox, with The Outer Worlds 2 making its Game Pass debut, ARC Raiders bringing its big-budget extraction shooter to Series X|S - and lots more besides. So, here's what we're playing over the next few days: Ben...
- Xbox
- Features
- Talking Point
- What Are You Playing
Friday31st Oct 2025
Opinion ARC Raiders Is One Of The Most Visually Impressive Multiplayer Games I've Ever Played
A stunner on Xbox Series X!
Yesterday, we rounded up some early impressions of ARC Raiders as it was just launching on Xbox - and the general consensus was that this is a very good extraction shooter. Those were very early impressions of course, with full reviews of this new multiplayer title likely to crop up in the coming days and weeks. Still,...
- Xbox
- ARC Raiders
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Features
News Microsoft Shares Initial List Of ROG Xbox Ally Games That Support Advanced Shader Delivery
"Launch faster, play smoother, game smarter"
With ROG Xbox Ally now out in the wild, Microsoft is bringing its PC and console gaming tech closer together - and as part of the team's October 2025 Update, an initial list of ROG Xbox Ally games that support 'Advanced Shader Delivery' has been shared. If you keep up with PC gaming at all (we admit that...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- ROG Xbox Ally
- Advanced Shader Delivery
News Xbox 'Best Rated' Sale Now Live, Packed With Indie Titles At Up To 90% Off
Hundreds of games on offer!
Alongside its ongoing Shocktober Sale (which is live through the coming weekend), Microsoft has just set a new ID@Xbox Best Rated Sale live on its digital storefront - featuring hundreds of discounts from indie developers and publishers at up to 90% off. These aren't just small indie titles either; the likes of the...
- Xbox
- Deals
- Best Rated Sale
- ID@Xbox
- Indie Games
News 14 Titles Added To Xbox Stream Your Own Game, Including Some Brand-New Releases
Another batch of games have been added
As part of its big October 2025 update, Microsoft has named 14 more titles that have been added to the Xbox Stream Your Own Game service - including brand-new releases such as ARC Raiders and Jurass
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- Stream Your Own Game
- Microsoft
- Xbox Cloud Gaming
Rumour Halo 2 & 3 Remakes Are Supposedly Coming After Halo: Campaign Evolved
No multiplayer though
With Halo: Campaign Evolved's announcement now out in the wild, it's only natural to think about what else Halo Studios is cooking up as part of its new multi-game plan - and a new rumour suggests that the team could be moving onto more Halo remakes. As shared by social media account Halo Leaks — which has got certain...
- Xbox
- Rumours
- Halo 2
- Halo 3
- Remakes
News Silent Hill 2 Remake Has Been Rated For Xbox Series X|S In The US
Is an Xbox release imminent?
Earlier this month, the PS5 exclusivity window for Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 Remake finally expired - and a new ESRB Rating suggests that the game's Xbox release is imminent. Yep, Silent Hill 2 has now been rated for Xbox Series consoles, with the E
- Xbox
- Silent Hill 2
- Konami
- Bloober Team
- Xbox Series X
Thursday30th Oct 2025
News Here's What's Included In The Xbox October 2025 Update
"We continue our quest to add improved innovation..."
The Xbox October 2025 update has just been highlighted by the folks over at Team Xbox, with ROG Xbox Ally, the Handheld Compatibility Program and fresh PC and Console updates making up the full list of new features. We're going to gather up everything included in the Xbox October 2025 update...
- Xbox
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
- Xbox One
- PC
Roundup The First Impressions Are In For Xbox Extraction Shooter ARC Raiders
Launching today!
As we covered in our recent guide on all-things ARC Raiders, Embark's new extraction shooter goes live on Xbox Series X|S today - and before any full reviews of the title emerge, we are starting to see some early impressions trickle out on the web (based on an early press event and some initial public access). This is a paid title...
- Xbox
- Round Up
- ARC Raiders
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
PSA The Next Few Months Could Be Very Busy With Xbox-Related Showcases
Showcases for six months straight? Why not!
If it feels like we're getting Xbox showcases pretty much every month at the minute, that's because, well... we basically are! Aside from July (which makes sense given June's Xbox Games Showcase), we've had monthly showcases in the back half of 2025 so far - including August's Gamescom Opening Night Live,...
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Showcase
- The Game Awards
- Developer Direct
News Take-Two Boss Says GTA Couldn't Be Made With AI Because 'There's No Creativity In That Model'
Some sense, finally!
In a new interview with CNBC, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick talked down the use of AI in the company's video games - going on to say that GTA couldn't be developed with that technology because "there is no creativity" in the AI model. In what's a remarkable bit of common sense from a video game publisher boss, Zelnick says that...
- Xbox
- GTA 6
- Take-Two
- Strauss Zelnick
- Rockstar Games
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (October 30 - November 2)
A new batch of free titles
Xbox Free Play Days has arrived! As we roll into November, Microsoft has added seven games to the program this week - including a longer trial of its 2024 shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Here's your full list of Free Play Days titles this weekend: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Catan Dead by Daylight
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Free Play Days
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
News Microsoft Highlights 50+ Xbox Play Anywhere Titles Added To The Program Last Month
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill F and lots more!
As part of the Xbox October 2025 Update, Microsoft has highlighted more than 50 Xbox Play Anywhere titles added to the program last month - including major games such as Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill F,
- Xbox
- Microsoft
- Xbox Play Anywhere
- PC
- Xbox Series X
News Capcom Drops 'Road To Requiem' Deep Dive As Resident Evil 9 Pre-Orders Go Live On Xbox
Coming to a console near you next Feb.
The Road to Requiem begins! Capcom has just released a short ViDoc building up to its Resident Evil Requiem launch next February - and pre-orders are now open on the Xbox Store as well. The new Road to Requiem video — which we've included up above — focuses on 'the story so far' with Resident Evil - well,...
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- Capcom
- Resident Evil Requiem
- RE9
- Xbox Series X
Poll Which Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Title From October 2025?
Lots to choose from!
October is about to come to a close, and before we look ahead at what's coming to Game Pass next month (be on the lookout for our November guide at the weekend), we want to look back at what's been a packed October for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Now, technically we have one more addition to XGP this month in the form of...
- Xbox
- Features
- Polls
- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
Wednesday29th Oct 2025
News Xbox Confirms Its First Two Game Pass Titles For December 2025, And They Both Look Brilliant
We could be in for a strong end to the year!
Prior to yesterday's Xbox indie showcase, Microsoft hadn't confirmed any Game Pass titles for December 2025, and while 12 XGP additions were shown off in total during the event - we want to focus on the first two games now confirmed for the service in December. Arriving first — on December 4th — is
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- Xbox Game Pass
- Microsoft
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Is Xbox Down? Huge Azure Server Outage Causes Issues Across Microsoft Services
Update: things are slowly returning to normal
We're seeing reports online that a huge Microsoft Azure server outage is causing issues across Xbox, Windows and other Microsoft services that are connected to the web. As shared by The Verge, Microsoft has confirmed Azure Portal issues on the service's status page, while Microsoft 365 has addressed the...
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- Xbox Servers
- Xbox Down
- Microsoft
- Azure
Guide ARC Raiders: Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details On Xbox Series X|S
Everything you need to know
ARC Raiders is upon us! Yep, the brand-new shooter from The Finals dev Embark Studios is almost here - so we're going to gather up everything you need to know for its upcoming Xbox launch. Without further ado, let's get stuck into all-things ARC Raiders, including the Xbox release date, launch timings, preload info,...
- Xbox
- Guides
- ARC Raiders
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
News Microsoft CEO Says Xbox 'Wants To Innovate' With Its Next-Gen Console
"We want to do innovative work..."
Another Xbox exec has been out chatting about next-gen gaming this week - with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella the latest to chime in on the company's plans for gaming post-ROG Xbox Ally. In an interview with tech show
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- Microsoft CEO
- Satya Nadella
- Next-Gen
- Windows
News The Outer Worlds 2 Gets Day One Patch As Obsidian RPG Rolls Out On Xbox Game Pass
Available in the library later today!
You may have seen lots of content on The Outer Worlds 2 last week (due to its five-day early access window) but the title actually arrives on Xbox Game Pass today - and developer Obsidian has just set a new patch live as its day one rollout begins. Before we get into the patch notes themselves, here's a quick...
- Xbox
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Xbox Game Pass
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
