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A laptop on a desk — Windows 10 support extended to 2027

Microsoft quietly gave Windows 10 another year — and the free option takes two minutes

consumer Extended Security Updates now run to October 12, 2027, not 2026. there was no announcement — just a doc edit. and you almost certainly don't need to pay the $30.

Priya Nair · 11h ago · 5 min

A game controller in low light — Xbox's strategy shift in 2026

Gaming

Xbox is quietly becoming a publisher that happens to sell a console. I don't think that's the mistake everyone says it is

3,200 jobs cut, four studios let go, Halo shipping on PlayStation, and a 2027 super-console still being funded. everyone's reading that as collapse. I've been staring at it for a week and I think it's a deliberate — and defensible — bet.

Diego Santos · 12h ago · 9 min

Gaming

Microsoft raised Game Pass 50%, lost 'millions' of subscribers, then quietly rolled it back

$19.99 → $29.99 → $22.99, and a CEO admitting Ultimate had become 'too costly'. companies almost never concede a price hike failed. this one did, and I think it tells you more about Game Pass than any subscriber number.

Diego Santos · 1d ago · 7 min

An Xbox controller — Microsoft is developing its next-gen console, Project Helix

Gaming

Xbox cut 3,200 jobs — and is quietly funding a 2027 super-console

AMD says the next Xbox chip supports a 2027 launch. Microsoft hasn't confirmed a retail date, and that distinction matters more than most coverage admits — here's how I'd read the timeline.

Diego Santos · 1d ago · 7 min