An Xbox OS for gaming handhelds would be a dream, subsidized with an Xbox Store front and center. The Xbox app for Windows needs to be a far more open platform for game devs, ...

The answer to that has never been more confusing, but a new promo video from Microsoft teasing the future of its next-gen gaming hardware lineup gives an important clue: Windows. The company said it ...

The latest update out of the currently unfolding announcement in Redmond: the next-generation Xbox will run three operating systems simultaneously. Complementing Windows 8 and RT on PCs and ...

I’ve been writing for more than a year about how Microsoft needs to overhaul Windows on handhelds and use an Xbox OS UI on top, keeping the complexity of the Windows desktop hidden away. That ...

Microsoft's Xbox One home-entertainment console, available later this year, has ties to Windows 8 and Windows Azure.

A Windows-based, living room-focused Xbox capable of running generic Windows games could accentuate Microsoft's strengths in ...

Source code for the original Xbox operating system has been leaked online. The code includes tools for Xbox development, but won’t likely help with game emulation efforts. Windows NT 3.5 source ...

While Microsoft has demonstrated early versions of the Xbox One user interface and base operating system in the past, previous demos have been carefully choreographed affairs operated completely ...

The system runs on three systems in one: Xbox operating system, Windows Kernel and a combination of the two that enables multitasking. Xbox Live is getting an upgrade, as well.

The raw Xbox OS will be used for games, while the Windows kernel portion will be used for apps and such. Advertisement. The Xbox One will also be cloud-powered, meaning that games, movies, music, etc.

The OS of the original Xbox has been leaked online, which could help to improve unofficial emulation of the console. ... The OS was released in 1994 but was quickly replaced by Windows NT 3.51.