It was a rough year for Microsoft’s gaming division, but there are still some great games to check out.
It was a rough year for Microsoft’s gaming division, but there are still some great games to check out.
by Andrew WebsterDec 17, 2025, 2:00 PM UTCAndrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.
From pervasive layoffs to continued price hikes, things didn’t go so well for Xbox in 2025. But even though Game Pass, the Xbox subscription service, isn’t quite the deal
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