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Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Update & Insight Report – 2 Oct 2025

Microsoft News Today, November 17, 2025: AI Power Crunch, New Copilot Tools, Xbox Showcase and Key EU Rulings

Microsoft enters the week with a dense slate of announcements and headlines touching nearly every part of its business: AI and cloud partnerships, advertising and Copilot features, security updates, Xbox news, EU data‑protection decisions, and even nuclear‑powered data‑centers. Below is a curated, human‑readable roundup of the most important Microsoft stories dated 17 November 2025, with context for IT leaders, investors, regulators, and everyday users. 1. AI partnerships: Levi Strauss, Aalo Atomics and Dynatrace deepen Microsoft’s enterprise reach Levi Strauss & Co. rolls out a Teams “superagent” for employees Levi Strauss & Co. and Microsoft announced a wide‑ranging collaboration that puts AI
17 November 2025
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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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Mini PC Roundup — Nov 10, 2025: Trusted Brands to Buy, Cloud‑Gaming Upgrades (GeForce NOW & Xbox), and the Best Controllers for Every Budget

Mini PC Roundup — Nov 10, 2025: Trusted Brands to Buy, Cloud‑Gaming Upgrades (GeForce NOW & Xbox), and the Best Controllers for Every Budget

The safest mini‑PC brands to buy right now Windows Central’s latest buying guidance (Nov 5) highlights Geekom, Beelink, ASUS ROG (ROG NUC), Dell, HP, and Lenovo as “most trusted” after hands‑on testing. The advice is blunt: avoid sketchy brands and don’t buy from third‑party marketplace sellers when you can purchase directly from the manufacturer or an authorized storefront. If something feels too cheap to be real, it usually is. Windows Central Why it matters: Some off‑brand mini PCs have been caught shipping with malicious or forced software, so starting from a reputable brand saves you time, headache, and in some
10 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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Retailers Quit Selling Xbox?! Target & Walmart Rumored to Ditch Xbox Stock

Microsoft Teases Shockingly Expensive Next Xbox – Will Premium Console Boost Tech Stocks?

Premium Next-Gen Xbox: What We Know In a recent Mashable interview, Xbox boss Sarah Bond stunned gamers by saying the upcoming Xbox will “be a very premium, very high-end curated experience.” tomshardware.com. That language suggests Microsoft is positioning the next console well above the low-cost Series S. Tom’s Hardware notes this implies a shift toward PC-like, top-tier hardware (possibly running Windows and offering multiple game stores), a marked change from traditional budget consoles tomshardware.com tomshardware.com. Bond even tied her comments to Microsoft’s new handhelds, saying “you’re starting to see some of the thinking we have in this handheld” applied to
23 October 2025
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Retailers Quit Selling Xbox?! Target & Walmart Rumored to Ditch Xbox Stock

Retailers Quit Selling Xbox?! Target & Walmart Rumored to Ditch Xbox Stock

Reports from Store Employees In mid-October 2025 multiple anonymous posts on Reddit claimed that Target and Walmart are quietly pulling Xbox products from their stores. One alleged Target employee wrote: “The Target I work for is no longer selling Xbox games. All the games have been discontinued and will most likely go clearance.” twistedvoxel.com. Similarly, a Walmart employee reported that during an electronics department remodel “the new layout…will have no Xbox games” twistedvoxel.com, with Switch and PlayStation titles squeezed into smaller cases. In Kansas City one shopper snapped a photo of a Target shelving unit being dismantled and quoted a
13 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’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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PlayStation State of Play Sept 2025 – Xbox Exclusive Lands on PS5, Classic Comebacks & More Shocks

PlayStation State of Play Sept 2025 – Xbox Exclusive Lands on PS5, Classic Comebacks & More Shocks

Housemarque’s Saros Steals the Show with Next-Gen Sci-Fi Action Sony kicked off the event with a bang by showcasing Housemarque’s new PS5 exclusive, Saros. This title, from the makers of Returnal, delivered on Sony’s promise of an “extended look” at gameplay tomsguide.com. The nearly five-minute demo of Saros highlighted its fast-paced third-person combat and vivid sci-fi world. Players take on the role of hero Arjun Devraj, equipped with high-tech weaponry and unique abilities gamespot.com. One standout feature is the Soltari Shield, which lets Arjun absorb incoming projectiles and then unleash them back at enemies using a charged Power Weapon attack
25 September 2025
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Hideo Kojima’s New Xbox Horror ‘OD’ Trailer Is Giving P.T. Vibes – Everything We Know

Hideo Kojima’s New Xbox Horror ‘OD’ Trailer Is Giving P.T. Vibes – Everything We Know

Kojima’s Return to Horror: From P.T. to OD Hideo Kojima’s foray back into horror with OD is a significant moment in gaming. Kojima, famous for the Metal Gear Solid series and the genre-defying Death Stranding, hasn’t released a horror game before – his last attempt, the much-hyped Silent Hills project with Konami (teased via the 2014 P.T. demo), was canceled amid Kojima’s split from Konami windowscentral.com. The eerie P.T. demo became legendary for its psychological terror, and its cancellation left horror fans lamenting what could have been windowscentral.com. Now, a decade later, Kojima is effectively reviving that horror ambition with
23 September 2025
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Tech Shockwaves: iPhone 17 Frenzy, Xbox Price Hike, Google Breakup Call & More (Sept 19–20, 2025)

Tech Shockwaves: iPhone 17 Frenzy, Xbox Price Hike, Google Breakup Call & More (Sept 19–20, 2025)

Apple’s iPhone 17 Frenzy and Record India Sales Apple’s latest iPhone 17 series officially hit stores worldwide on September 19, drawing long queues from New York to Mumbai apple.com. In India, crowds lined up outside Apple’s new flagship stores as the base iPhone 17, new “iPhone Air,” and high-end 17 Pro/Max models sold out instantly livemint.com. Pre-orders in India were about 10% higher than last year’s, and analysts say Apple is poised to surpass 5 million iPhones sold in Q3 2025, marking the 15th straight record quarter for iPhone sales in the country livemint.com livemint.com. “Apple, with its aspirational brand, is successfully riding
20 September 2025
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