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Backbone Pro Xbox Edition: Price, Features, Release Date and Why It’s the New Go‑To Controller for Xbox Cloud Gaming (November 17, 2025)

Backbone Pro Xbox Edition: Price, Features, Release Date and Why It’s the New Go‑To Controller for Xbox Cloud Gaming (November 17, 2025)

Backbone Pro Xbox Edition is the latest “Designed for Xbox” mobile controller, blending full-size gamepad comfort with cross‑device Xbox Cloud Gaming support. Here’s everything you need to know today, November 17, 2025 – price, specs, compatibility, and early reactions. What is the Backbone Pro – Xbox Edition? Backbone’s new Pro – Xbox Edition is a premium, officially licensed Xbox controller designed to follow you from your phone to your TV, PC, tablet, laptop, and even VR headsets. It’s essentially a “console-grade” pad that can snap around your smartphone or work as a standalone wireless controller. Microsoft and Backbone first detailed
17 November 2025
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Xbox Cloud Gaming Officially Launches in India: Prices, Devices, and How to Play Without an Xbox Console (November 13, 2025)

Xbox Cloud Gaming Officially Launches in India: Prices, Devices, and How to Play Without an Xbox Console (November 13, 2025)

Microsoft has finally flipped the switch on Xbox Cloud Gaming in India, turning millions of phones, PCs and TVs into instant Xbox machines — no console required. The service, bundled with the revamped Xbox Game Pass tiers, quietly launched on November 11, 2025, making India the 29th market to officially support Xbox’s cloud streaming platform. Moneycontrol+1 Over the last 48 hours, Indian media outlets and gaming communities have been buzzing with explainers, speed tests and first impressions, as Microsoft pushes what could be its most important move yet in one of the world’s fastest‑growing gaming markets. The Times of India+1
13 November 2025
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Xbox Cloud Gaming launches in India: Plans from ₹499, how to play on phones, PCs, Samsung/LG TVs, and Fire TV (Nov 12, 2025)

Xbox Cloud Gaming launches in India: Plans from ₹499, how to play on phones, PCs, Samsung/LG TVs, and Fire TV (Nov 12, 2025)

Microsoft has officially launched Xbox Cloud Gaming in India. Here are the Game Pass plan prices (Essential ₹499, Premium ₹699, Ultimate ₹1,389), supported devices, minimum internet speed, and a step‑by‑step setup guide for smartphones, PCs, Samsung/LG TVs, and Amazon Fire TV. www.ndtv.com+2Microsoft+2 What’s new today After years of anticipation, Microsoft’s cloud gaming service is officially available in India, letting players stream Xbox titles to devices they already own—no console required. Indian publications including NDTV, Hindustan Times, and India Today confirmed the rollout and published how‑to guides this morning. www.ndtv.com+2Hindustan Times+2 Windows Central also updated its India tracking story to note
12 November 2025
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Delisted Xbox 360 Games Suddenly Reappear – Backward Compatibility on the Horizon?

Delisted Xbox 360 Games Suddenly Reappear – Backward Compatibility on the Horizon?

Delisted Xbox 360 Games Reappear on Microsoft Store A wave of nostalgia hit Xbox fans when multiple Xbox 360 titles that had been delisted suddenly reappeared on the Microsoft Store in late October/early November 2025. These games, previously removed from digital sale, are now showing up with a “Coming soon” tag instead of a purchase option notebookcheck.net. The discovery was first highlighted by a user named JB on social media, who noticed a “crop of new titles” in the store that were not supposed to be there notebookcheck.net. Notably, some of these titles are ones that currently can’t be purchased
3 November 2025
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Microsoft’s Big Bet: Free Xbox Cloud Gaming with Ads Incoming – What It Means

Microsoft’s Big Bet: Free Xbox Cloud Gaming with Ads Incoming – What It Means

Behind the Decision: Microsoft quietly signaled this strategy earlier in 2024–25, and now sources say it’s official. The New York Times reports a Microsoft official confirmed internal tests of a free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming program gamespot.com dailytimes.com.pk. Tom Warren at The Verge notes that Microsoft Gaming CFO Tim Stuart hinted at a free tier nearly two years ago, and the company has been clear it wants to make cloud gaming more “affordable” and “accessible” theverge.com. Indeed, Xbox executive Jason Ronald recently said a lower-cost cloud plan “opens up the opportunity to make it much more affordable, and make it
29 October 2025
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Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Could Play PlayStation Games – as a $1000 PC-Console Hybrid

Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Could Play PlayStation Games – as a $1000 PC-Console Hybrid

A Console- PC Hybrid That Plays (Almost) Anything Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox is shaping up to be unlike any console before it. Reports indicate the device will essentially be a gaming PC in console form, running a full version of Windows 11 with an Xbox-oriented interface on top windowscentral.com. In practice, that means players can boot it up like a normal Xbox – with the usual dashboard and controller-friendly menus – or switch to a desktop mode to install and run software just like a PC. According to Windows Central’s Jez Corden, the Xbox team has been integrating PC capabilities so
29 October 2025
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Console War No More: Halo’s ‘Campaign Evolved’ Remake Takes Master Chief to PlayStation in 2026

Console War No More: Halo’s ‘Campaign Evolved’ Remake Takes Master Chief to PlayStation in 2026

A New Journey Begins in 2026 With Halo: Campaign Evolved slated for a 2026 release (no exact date yet), the countdown has begun for what is shaping up to be one of the next year’s biggest gaming events. The Master Chief’s arrival on PlayStation will mark a turning point in gaming history, symbolizing how much the industry has changed since he first crash-landed on that mysterious ringworld in 2001. For Microsoft, it’s an opportunity to “reignite the fire” of its most iconic series ibtimes.co.uk by inviting an entirely new audience along for the ride. For veteran Halo fans, it’s a
26 October 2025
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Xbox Game Pass Just Changed Everything: 50% Price Hike, New Plans, and 75+ Day-One Games

30‑Dollar Shockwave: Every Xbox & Game Pass Twist You Need To Know (October 2025)

The Great Xbox Pivot: Pricing, Value and Player Outrage A radical overhaul and a 50 % price surge On 1 October 2025, Microsoft reset the rules for its signature subscription. In an Xbox Wire post the company introduced a three‑tier Game Pass system—Essential ($9.99/month), Premium ($14.99/month) and Ultimate ($29.99/month)—promising a library “many times larger” and new perks like unlimited cloud gaming and in‑game rewards news.xbox.com. Ultimate now boasts 75 day‑one releases annually, bundles the Fortnite Crew and Ubisoft+ Classics, and streams games at up to 1440p news.xbox.com. Premium offers over 200 games across console and PC with unlimited cloud access and new in‑game benefits
5 October 2025
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Xbox Game Pass Just Changed Everything: 50% Price Hike, New Plans, and 75+ Day-One Games

Xbox Game Pass Just Changed Everything: 50% Price Hike, New Plans, and 75+ Day-One Games

Overhauled Tiers and Pricing On Oct. 1, 2025, Microsoft announced a major overhaul of Xbox Game Pass news.xbox.com. The old Core plan is now Game Pass Essential ($9.99/mo) and Standard becomes Game Pass Premium ($14.99/mo), while Game Pass Ultimate remains the top tier. In the U.S., Essential and Premium keep their prices; Ultimate is raised to $29.99/month news.xbox.com reuters.com. (Microsoft also quietly raised the PC Game Pass price to $16.49/month windowscentral.com.) Xbox says the hikes reflect a much larger game catalog and new benefits. As Xbox’s announcement put it, “Ultimate is now priced at $29.99/month, reflecting the expanded catalog, new
1 October 2025
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Xbox’s New Handheld Costs $1,000 – Why the ROG Ally X Has Gamers Talking

Xbox’s New Handheld Costs $1,000 – Why the ROG Ally X Has Gamers Talking

Xbox Joins the Handheld Gaming Race For the first time, Microsoft is officially putting the “Xbox” name on a handheld gaming device. In partnership with Asus’ Republic of Gamers division, Microsoft announced the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X – two portable gaming PCs that integrate tightly with the Xbox ecosystem. Unlike a traditional console, these devices are essentially mini Windows 11 PCs with gamepad controls, but they come pre-tuned for a console-like experience. Microsoft touts that you can “power on directly into the Xbox full screen experience”, a custom Windows interface optimized for handheld gaming news.xbox.com. In
26 September 2025
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Xbox Ally X Review & Showdown: Microsoft’s Powerhouse Handheld Takes On Steam Deck OLED, Switch 2 & More

Xbox Ally X Review & Showdown: Microsoft’s Powerhouse Handheld Takes On Steam Deck OLED, Switch 2 & More

Specs Showdown: Xbox Ally X vs. The Competition Before diving into head-to-head comparisons, here’s a quick look at how the Ally X’s core specs compare: Next, we compare the Xbox Ally X against these contenders in key areas: Xbox Ally X vs. Steam Deck OLED Power vs. Platform: Valve’s Steam Deck (especially the refreshed OLED model) remains the Ally X’s most obvious competitor. Performance-wise, the Ally X handily outclasses the Steam Deck, thanks to a much newer CPU/GPU. The Deck’s custom AMD chip (Zen2 CPU, 8 older RDNA2 GPU units) can run last-gen games well, but struggles with recent AAA
27 August 2025
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