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Microsoft
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What's with all the fake games ads? Show us real games we can play!
Ok, this fake game advertising thing is getting out of hand. I know, I know, you don't watch ads, use blockers, etc. If you play mobile games, ads can be a necessary evil at times, at least until you decide if you're…
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Hey Microsoft - Atari 50 Collection Should Have Activision 2600 Games, not only Xbox Game Pass
The headline is whispering during a metal concert. Microsoft will likely not listen to/hear anything published here at PlayGamesMore, but the good news is some of you reading might/will. My co-host of the High Noon…
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OPINION: Tax time is the worst time to raise prices and, yep, Microsoft isn't reading the room
Yeah, this is going to be a screed on game prices. Going to join the chorus of gamer boos on pricing. It's a topic on PGM we've covered before ( OPINION: New games prices need to come down across the board in 2025 ),…
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Humpday Wednesday + Microsoft OneDrive Should Be Opt-in, not Opt-Out by Default
Think I'm going to publish something from the draft bin on Humpday Wednesdays here and there. Once we get through the holidays and into Q12025 at some point we'll get back to what we've been doing on Wednesdays…
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OPINION: We Don't Need No Stinking Xbox AI Chatbots
AI and humans, humans and AI, how do we get along? That's the real question that begins in 2024 and will bubble over into future years. It's an important question of which nobody seems to know exactly how this will work…
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Microsoft Raising Game Pass Price Again and Introduces New (Sub)Standard Subscription Tier
Hold your wallets, if you want or need another .. Good Reason NOT to Renew Game Pass Ultimate No, this isn't about rogue chat bots running rampant during play sessions: @OllieNorris posted a screenshot of their…
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Will Xbox Ever Have Nintendo Games on Game Pass or Vice Versa?
It's been a tumultuous couple weeks for Microsoft Xbox speculation. Every rumor from them getting out of the console business to putting first party exclusives on the PS5 and Switch like Starfield and the new Indiana…
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How to Remove Microsoft Copilot from Gaming PC Toolbar
Skynet it's not (yet), but everything has to start somewhere. Would you prefer not to have AI assistance on your Windows gaming PC that you never asked for? For older readers, think Clippy on Steroids in 2024 -- and…
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Deeper Than Normal Holiday Discounts on Xbox Series S/X Due to Lackluster Sales?
Came across a piece from Tom's Hardware speculating that the holiday deals we're seeing on the XBox Series X are a result of lackluster sales? We'll get to that, shortly. One thing our youngest grandson wanted for…
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Windows 11 Turns On Bitlocker Encryption By Default Reducing SSD Performance by as much as 45%, How To Check Status and Turn Off
SSD drives are used a lot by gamers on Windows PCs and at least some reading this are using Windows 11 on their computers. Here is something to check that could be negatively impacting your SSD performance in Windows…
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Will MMORPG World of Warcraft Drop Monthly Paid Subscription and Come to Game Pass Now That Microsoft Owns Activision/Blizzard?
Activision/Blizzard has a number of different games that titilate the imagination as to what might happen with them now that Microsoft's massive warchest is backing them. Questions like: what about resurrecting the…
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"Most" of Microsoft's 238,000 Employees To Lose Benefit of Free Access To Game Pass Ultimate, Says Report (UPDATE - they reversed decision)
UPDATE 11/7/2023 @ 5:28am PST : Microsoft has reversed their decision described below. The fact they were even contemplating it doesn't change the rest of the information below. See this article for the reversal (thanks…
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Spamming the Desert - Las Vegas Sphere Lit Up with Xbox and Spider-Man Ads
On September 28, 2023 while we were on vacation in Las Vegas, the new Sphere opened with a concert by U2. This amazing looking venue is the world's largest spherical structure in the world and shows off video and still…
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Is Microsoft Intentionally Reducing Ways To Gain Points, While Increasing The Rewards Costs of Items Like Game Pass?
Just for disclosure, I have been in the Microsoft Rewards program, actively using it every day for a year and a half. During that amount of time I've amassed over 300,000 points, of which I've spent very little on…
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Microsoft CEO of Gaming Hints Closing Game Pass if Subscriber Numbers Don't Meet Expectations by 2027
Is Microsoft's Game Pass in some kind of financial trouble? Is Game Pass unprofitable with the number of paying subscribers? Would not have thought that to be the case, but this MSN article (ironic!) somewhat suggests…
