Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he ...

It should go without saying: exercise restraint when reading reports about failing Xbox Ones and PlayStation 4s, because nowadays anyone with the ear of a prominent blog and a catchy cliche-phrase ...

The Xbox One's borked disc drive is a real problem, Microsoft has admitted, but has stressed it only affects a "very small number" of consoles. Xbox fans who bought the new machine this weekend ...

If the rumor is true, Microsoft has a unique opportunity to make a special product here. A new rumor has appeared that suggests that we didn’t really understand Microsoft’s full plans when they got ...

While Microsoft’s Xbox Series S gives a lot of gaming horsepower for its price, one thing it doesn’t provide is a disc drive to access any of the physical Xbox games you might own. Microsoft seems ...

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“We know, because we see it, that more and more players are buying digital,” added Spencer. “We think the experience in certain instances — specifically if I am away from my console and everything is ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Microsoft’s disc-less Xbox One S All-Digital launched last ...

If you were concerned that the Xbox One S All-Digital was a sign of things to come, relax – Xbox chief Phil Spencer has confirmed that the upcoming next generation console, Xbox Series X, will include ...

Have you tried to play a game on your Xbox One, only to find that the console won’t read the disc? This frustrating problem prevents you from enjoying your favorite games. The issue of an Xbox One not ...

The new all-digital configuration of the Xbox Series X ditches the disc drive and (slightly) drops the price to under $450. Sean Booker Former Senior Video Producer As Senior Video Producer at CNET, ...