platform exclusivity

  • Xbox’s Rep Takes A Hit Following Major Delays

    Xbox’s Rep Takes A Hit Following Major Delays

    Riding the bus of video game fandom should come with a seatbelt warning. To wit: Last month, it seemed like everyone was losing their minds over Microsoft gobbling up half the industry. Now, in the wake of some major delays, it’s all “Dead console!!!” this and “Xbox has no exclusives!!!” that. Hope you’ve buckled up!


  • Xbox Game Pass Is Closing Out 2021 With A Bang

    Xbox Game Pass Is Closing Out 2021 With A Bang

    Next week, Halo Infinite, which has had its free-to-play multiplayer mode playable for some time now, comes to Xbox Game Pass in full. But Microsoft’s games-on-demand service is getting a whole lot more than one deliriously anticipated first-person shooter, as evidenced by a stacked December 2021 lineup. Here’s everything coming to Xbox Game Pass over…


  • Sony Snipes At Microsoft’s Spending Sprees

    Sony Snipes At Microsoft’s Spending Sprees

    After a year of watching Microsoft throw around billions buying up game studios, Sony has returned fire with a small acquisition of its own. The purchase of Returnal developer Housemarque is only the second studio Sony has acquired over the last decade, however, marking a clear difference in the two companies’ strategies around media consolidation.