MS exec: Microsoft's next console will play "Xbox and PC games"

Ars Technica
By Kyle OrlandMar 5, 2026, 4:39 pm110 pts
Last summer, we here at Ars made the argument that the company's next Xbox console should give up the walled garden approach and just run Windows already. Now, newly named Microsoft Executive Vice President for Gaming Asha Sharma has strongly hinted that this is indeed the direction Microsoft is going, saying…

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