Eight Classic Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Essential (November 15)
A series of classic Xbox titles to celebrate the 25th anniversary.Happy 25th anniversary of Xbox day! To celebrate the occasion, we've got eight games joining the Xbox Game Pass Essential tier, mostly from the Xbox 360 era - and all classic games in their own right.All three Banjo-Kazooie entries are fantastic, of course (even Nuts & Bolts!), while Perfect Dark is an FPS masterpiece of its time, and Viva Pinata just celebrated its 20th anniversary. Halo: Spartan Assault is a fun twin-stick shooter, and Gears of War: Judgment is the perfect next entry if you've just finished Gears of War: E-Day's campaign.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/11/ei...ovember-15
YouTubers Share Their Amazing Home Videos From The Most Important Day In Xbox History
Exactly 25 years to the day!Happy birthday, Xbox! It's exactly 25 years today since the original Xbox console launched in North America on November 15th of 2001, and it turns out multiple people captured the moment via some amazing home video footage.We've talked about one of these videos before — the ridiculously cool one from MyRetroLife, who has become a YouTube star since uploading his footage multiple years ago. His short clip of "booting up an original Xbox on launch day" has a whopping 4.6 million views, while his more elaborate story about it (which you can watch down below) has almost 900,000 views.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/11/yo...ox-history
Talking Point: As Xbox Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary, What Are Your Hopes For The
Maybe we'll be looking back on this in 2051!The celebrations for Xbox's official 25th anniversary roll on! We've finally arrived at November 15th, which marks the exact date when the original Xbox launched all the way back in 2001. How time flies!Of course, this is a great chance to reflect on everything that's happened over the past 25 years, which we've been doing in various articles throughout the month (and indeed the year), but it's also an opportunity to think about the next 25 years and where Xbox as a brand might be headed in the future.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/features/talkin...t-25-years
PSA: Xbox And GTA 6 Have Both Pushed Out Small New Updates
One's a console update, the other potentially a "day one" patch.As we get ready to wrap up the working week here at Pure Xbox, we wanted to alert you to a couple of new updates that have been pushed out in recent days - one for Xbox consoles in general, and another specifically for GTA 6.The Xbox console update was actually released on Wednesday, but nobody made a song and dance about it whatsoever, while the patch notes only referenced "general stability and performance improvements".Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/11/ps...ew-updates
These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 16-20)
Nothing particularly interesting, eh?Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 16-20! The big release of the week (and the year, and the decade, and of all time) is obviously GTA 6, but there are some other interesting titles on the way including Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator and Vice: Magic City Mayhem, plus some more Xbox Game Pass goodness!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/11/th...mber-16-20
Five Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In December 2026 So Far
Looking forward at what's to come.We've made a habit of casting our gaze ahead and sharing with you an early look at what's in store for December 2026's Xbox Game Pass lineup. So far, we know of five games scheduled to arrive in a few weeks' time.Our highlight of the bunch is probably A Game About Digging A Hole Together. On the surface it might not seem like the biggest game, but the more you dig down, the better. At least that was the case with the single-player version of the game. This one is co-op!Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/11/fi...026-so-far
Three Classic Startup Animations Are Set To Arrive On Xbox Very Soon
They were mentioned in some recent patch notes.So, you remember that recent Xbox console update we mentioned yesterday? The one that happened on Wednesday and included original Xbox achievements? It seems like there's at least one more hidden feature to be discovered.A couple of eagle-eyed Xbox fans have spotted that the patch notes had been adjusted for this update last night, and they mentioned that three classic startup animations were being added to "celebrate 25 years of Xbox history".Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/11/th...-very-soon
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 14-15)
Are you starting anything new?It's the penultimate weekend to get stuck into the games you'd like to finish before November 19th rolls up.It's WAYP time, people! You know the score by now, so let's hear what you're playing this weekend! This is your opportunity to have a chat with one another about what's good, what's worth playing, why you're vibing, or maybe, not vibing with certain games. It's an open floor, PX'ers.Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/features/talkin...mber-14-15
These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (November 16-20)
Nothing particularly interesting, eh?Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for November 16-20! The big release of the week (and the year, and the decade, and of all time) is obviously GTA 6, but there are some other interesting titles on the way including Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator and Vice: Magic City Mayhem, plus some more Xbox Game Pass goodness!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/11/th...mber-16-20
QSSR arrives in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Control Resonant, The Finals, Arc Raiders,
Six years after launch, PlayStation 5 is still getting better. Last month, we introduced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), bringing AI-guided upscaling to the console you already own. Since then, there’s been a lot of interest from developers eager to try it out. We’re happy to announce that the next set of games is on […]
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/11/13/...e-vietnam/
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