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The Xbox app now plays nice with handheld consoles thanks to a new “Compact mode.” Windows-based handheld console users no longer need to navigate through tiny text and jumbled sidebars on relatively small screens. But Microsoft, you know what would be even better? A full version of Windows 11 made for handheld.

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If you had an old burner Gmail account, this week was your last chance to log in before Google permanently nukes it. Meanwhile, recent Samsung leaks appear to confirm some Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra renders that had been floating around the internet. Gizmodo’s consumer tech team covered that news and more this week.…

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Xbox chief financial officer Tim Stuart was pretty damn open about the company’s desire to make

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Xbox claims its latest efforts to clamp down on third-party accessories won’t impact accessibility-minded gamers who rely on third-party devices to play their games, so long as they keep using the Xbox-branded accessible controller.

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Xbox’s latest console patch has hidden DRM that appears to brick some commonly used third-party Xbox accessories. While the company claims that these unauthorized controllers and USB ports somehow hurt gamers’ experience, gaming accessibility advocates say it could drastically limit what they can do with their own…

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Last month, Sony raised the prices for PlayStation Plus by up to 35%.

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Microsoft has a few reasons to celebrate as of late thanks to a few record-breaking buyouts to put a huge swathe of the game industry under its thumb.

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Those hoping to see some of Activision Blizzard’s biggest titles make their way to Xbox Game Pass will have to wait just a little while longer.

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