James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Microsoft’s Xbox console sales are sliding fast, but the company is leaning into an “open system” that spans console, PC, and cloud. Here’s what the pivot means for players.

Another major distinction is the inclusion of a disc drive on the Series X. This is a big deal for players who prefer owning physical copies of their games or who already have a collection of discs.

TL;DR: November 2025 saw the worst US console sales in 20 years, with Xbox Series sales dropping 70% year-over-year amid economic pressures and production cuts. Rumors of a next-gen Xbox PC hybrid ...

The PS5 continues to impress with its revolutionary controller, blazing-fast load times, and huge library of exclusive games. Microsoft's Xbox Series X is undeniably fast – but with no significant UI ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin' in any Xbox game he can get his ...

“Very premium, very high-end.” This is how Xbox president Sarah Bond described the next-generation Xbox console currently in development in a recent interview. There is only one way to interpret this ...