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Switch 2 Price Concerns Highlight a Changing Industry

The Switch 2 debuted to a roller coaster of feedback, hot takes, and mixed emotions. The presentation was generally received well if you judge the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct in a vacuum. Once that press release dropped, indicating the price tag of the…

Microsoft Ended 2024 as Top Games Publisher

In today’s gaming landscape, Microsoft is going down a new path. Launched at the end of 2024, their “This is an Xbox” approach to putting Microsoft-published games in as many places as possible surprised many folks accustomed to the days of exclusivity…

Game Pass Ultimate Adds Streaming for Select Digital Games

Xbox continues to promise that bringing games to every device or platform imaginable is the goal. It’s a fun promise to make, but one that is still held back by the decline of the console wars and technological restrictions to cloud gaming.…

Xbox Talks Carbon Reduction Days after Energy Announcement

Typically I try not to blend two pieces of news together and just cover the most recent thing, but honestly, this one seems like it needs it for context. We’ll start with the more wholesome, face-value niceness then progress to everyone dogpiling…

Phil Spencer Explained Why Indiana Jones is Coming to PS5

We know a few things about the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game from MachineGames and Xbox Game Studios. Firstly, thanks to an exciting Gamescom announcement, we know that the title is arriving on Xbox Series X|S on December 9, 2024.…

Magical Delicacy Coming to Nintendo Switch

It feels like I’m on Metroidvania watch here at Phenixx Gaming, and if you’re a fan of the subgenre and a Nintendo Switch gamer, I have good news. One of the most cozy yet satisfying games released this year is coming to…

Kena: Bridge of Spirits Coming to Xbox Consoles

In another example of exclusivity being relegated to a window of time, the PlayStation-exclusive adventure game Kena: Bridge of Spirits will arrive on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on August 15th. Dubbed a Pixar-adjacent artistic adventure and award-winner upon its original release,…

Hisense is Making a 100-Inch Laser TV for Xbox

Hisense sells a really unique TV setup you might not have heard about, unless you have thousands of dollars lying around. If you do, more power to you. That said, the Hisense Laser TV is a screen 100 inches or bigger that…

Phil Spencer on a Handheld Xbox Becoming Reality

We’ve seen handhelds come and go with varying success. Nintendo has the space locked down, even melding its home console with a handheld for the popular Switch. PlayStation doesn’t make dedicated handhelds anymore, but they do have mirroring handhelds you can purchase…

Fallout-Themed Xbox Series X Giveaway Announced

The new Amazon Prime Video Fallout series will premiere on April 11, 2024, and Microsoft is launching a cool giveaway to commemorate the start of the show. Announced online, Xbox will be giving away a Fallout-themed Xbox Series X with its own seemingly-functional…