On April 23, Xbox told staff it is changing the Microsoft Gaming team name back to Xbox, making daily active players its new core metric and putting Project Helix, PC growth, cloud, and sustainable Game Pass pricing at the center of the next plan.
Windows Central reported on April 17 that Microsoft public-facing backend references tied to TRITON and Duet point to a possible Xbox Cloud Gaming monthly time allowance.
According to a leaked internal memo obtained by The Verge, Xbox chief Asha Sharma told staff that Game Pass has become too expensive for players and needs a better value equation. No immediate change was announced, but Microsoft appears to be weighing a more flexible long-term model.
Supergiant Games says Hades II comes to Xbox Series X|S + Game Pass and PlayStation 5 on April 14, 2026, with 120 frames per second support on Xbox Series X and PS5 plus a same-day patch carrying bonus content and quality-of-life improvements.
Xbox says its March 26 Partner Preview will feature third-party updates, new reveals, Game Pass news, and named appearances from Stranger Than Heaven, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and The Expanse: Osiris Reborn.
NVIDIA says 15 titles are joining the GeForce NOW cloud library in March 2026, with eight available in the first weekly drop. The lineup highlights Crimson Desert with a March 19 release window in the published schedule.
Xbox Wire posted the February 17, 2026 Game Pass wave update with multiple day-one and catalog additions. The lineup includes The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition, EA Sports College Football 26, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, plus a list of titles leaving on February 28.
At 2026-02-13 15:05:24 UTC, the r/pcgaming post sat at score 268 with 100 comments. It highlighted cross-store availability for High On Life 2, while the Steam page lists a Release Date of 13 Feb, 2026.
A high-scoring r/Games post spotlights Squanch Games CEO comments that High On Life 2 launches simultaneously across platforms, with PlayStation positioned as the primary sales focus after the first game’s Xbox-first window.