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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said he jokes with NVIDIA's Jensen Huang about how Microsoft and NVIDIA wouldn't exist without gaming.

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At GDC 2026, Microsoft announced updates to Windows 11 designed to help PC game developers create, optimize, and deliver ...

Microsoft seems more determined than ever to combine Xbox and Windows — to the point that its next-gen Xbox, codenamed ...

Xbox Project Helix will feature a custom AMD silicon and support next-gen pipelines for ray-tracing and frame generation tech, while also unifying the game development pipeline for PC and console. The ...

It could be laying the foundation for whatever the Xbox division is cooking up, too.

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Everything we’ve learned about Xbox Project Helix so far, and the biggest question that hasn’t yet been answered.