— -- Did Microsoft know about the Xbox 360's potential to scratch spinning discs when reoriented? SeattlePi.com has an unsealed legal document from an ongoing lawsuit against the company that ...

A new Xbox patent by Microsoft plans to bring physical disc games to the digital-only version of the gaming console, making the "disc-to-console" a possible idea. A staff member plays a game in front ...

My friend has a problem, his Xbox 360 has cracked several discs. Granted, he plays it a lot but it still should not do this. For example, his Halo 3 disc is cracked so badly it won't read. The cracks ...

Microsoft has quietly updated its Xbox Series X system software to remove the need for a one-time online check in before playing Xbox One discs and certain “Smart Delivery” cross-generation discs.

It’s fair to say that Microsoft’s Xbox division has had an interesting few days. On September 18 a PDF mistakenly attached to one of the documents sent in as part of the ongoing Federal Trade ...

The two most recent console generations have seen a market shift away from physical disc-based games and towards digital downloads straight onto the console. While there are those that remain ...

The mandatory internet check-in on the Series X is gone. The mandatory internet check-in on the Series X is gone. The change, which isn’t listed as a feature of the 2208 update on Microsoft’s site, ...

Just days after Microsoft took a more than US$1 billion earnings charge to fix hardware problems in Xbox 360 consoles, a class-action lawsuit says that the consoles also damage game discs. Filed on ...

There has been a lot of talk about the next Microsoft console recently, with suggestions that the company will skip an Xbox Series X Pro and go straight to Xbox "Next" (or so it is affectionately ...

Max has loved video games ever since he booted up his friend's N64 and played Mario Kart. He quickly spent all his allowance on any game he could get his hands on, and spent hours playing a dusty PS2.

A recent Xbox Series X update has changed a DRM feature on that console, as you'll now be able to play Xbox One discs on the current-gen console without needing to be connected to the internet.

In a bid to further its subscription-driven business, Microsoft's games division has released a new Xbox Series X model that's all-digital and doesn't have a disc drive. The move is meant to further ...