'It's A Tough Topic' - Xbox CEO Shares Her Latest Thoughts On Exclusives

She says platforms must have exclusive content and services.Last night, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma appeared in a 15-minute interview as part of Bloomberg Tech, and she was asked for her thoughts about exclusives during the chat - something that's been a big talking point for Xbox in recent months.Back in April, Sharma and her team officially confirmed they were "reevaluating" what to do about exclusivity in the future, and speaking last night, she confirmed that the reevaluating process is still ongoing.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 4-7)

Update: 11 games in total this week!It's Thursday, so that means we've got a new round of Xbox Free Play Days titles to highlight!The big one this time around is Bungie's Marathon, which is actually free for longer than the headline suggests - non-owners can play that game until June 9th on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/fr...e-june-4-7

Xbox Demo Fest Now Live, 40+ Games Available To Play For Free

The 2026 version of this event has begun!The Xbox Demo Fest for 2026 has officially kicked off on the Xbox Store, allowing you to play over 40 games for free during the period from today (June 4th) to June 30th across Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.Some of the games might not be live just yet, but they're part of the official list and are expected to appear imminently.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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'Series S Is Making That Rough' - No Rest For The Wicked Dev Shares Update On Xbox V

It's still coming to Xbox at some point though.When we covered the State of Play event earlier this week, one of the notable absentees from an Xbox perspective was No Rest For The Wicked, which is the new game from Moon Studios (known for the amazing Ori titles).Apparently, the reason we're not getting the 1.0 release of No Rest For The Wicked in October alongside PC and PS5 is the Xbox Series S. As spotted by VGC, Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler recently responded to a fan on Discord who asked "why no Xbox?" with the following message:Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/se...ox-version

Talking Point: What Level Are You In Forza Horizon 6, And How Many Cars Do You Have?

Let's hear how you're getting on!Man, I'm enjoying Forza Horizon 6 so much. This is easily my favourite Forza game ever, and at the moment it's in first place for my Xbox Game of the Year. Not gonna lie though, I think GTA 6 will probably end up beating it!Nevertheless, I'm sinking a ton of free time into FH6 right now, and I'm curious to hear how you're all getting on with it on your end! Specifically, I want to know about the level you've reached and the number of cars you've collected so far.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Hands-on report — Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve begins with a losing war. After a lightning strike by the Republic of Sotoa, the armed forces of the Federation of Central Usea are struggling to survive — and as an FCU fighter pilot, you’re joining the remnants of a military that’s barely holding on. After playing through several […]


https://blog.playstation.com/2026/06/04/...-of-theve/

Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Premium (June 4)

A couple of additions to the XGP Premium library.Welcome to another Xbox Game Pass update! Today, we've got two games jumping over to Xbox Game Pass Premium from the Ultimate and PC libraries, so these are only new if you're an Xbox Game Pass Premium member.Total Chaos is a survival horror game that's proved pretty popular with Ultimate members to date, while Herdling is perhaps a less well-known adventure title, but one that's apparently very beautiful and quite stirring.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/tw...ium-june-4

Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (June 4-7)

Highlighted by Bungie's Marathon!It's Thursday, so that means we've got a new round of Xbox Free Play Days titles to highlight!The big one this time around is Bungie's Marathon, which is actually free for longer than the headline suggests - non-owners can play that game until June 9th on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/06/fr...e-june-4-7

Roundup: All The Xbox Games From The Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase 2026

Upcoming Xbox indies you might be interested in!As mentioned in our Summer Game Fest schedule guide recently, we're trying to bring you roundups of many gaming events this week, and that includes some of the smaller ones such as the MIX and Shacknews showcases.Honestly, yesterday's Shacknews broadcast wasn't that stacked from an Xbox perspective, but considering it's a quiet Thursday so far, we thought you might be interested in the trailers all the same!Read the full article on purexbox.com


https://www.purexbox.com/features/roundu...wcase-2026

Five New 'Xbox Player Voice' Requests That Have Been Trending Over The Past Week

"Use Your Legacy IPs!".When Xbox first unveiled the new Player Voice program back in May, we spent the first week highlighting the top requests and how they were shifting around during that period, but since then, not a whole lot has changed.<related ids="201464">Read the full article on purexbox.com


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