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Microsoft has launched Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, bringing four original Xbox games to Windows with added graphical features. The rollout signals a broader push to merge Xbox and PC ecosystems, with access extended to Game Pass and existing licenses. The initial batch includes Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies, and Fuzion Frenzy, with more titles planned.
EA Sports FC 27 introduces The Grounds, an open-world social hub, with Mbappé on the Standard and Ultimate Covers and Jude Bellingham joining on the Ultimate Plus Edition. The game promises refined gameplay, improved AI defence, new live scenarios, and a refreshed progression system, with release set for 25 September 2026 and early access from 18 September for pre-orders.
Goldman Sachs economists have assessed AI investment's macro impact, finding that crowding out of other tech spending and higher borrowing costs exist but are smaller than media narratives suggest. They project AI capex will modestly boost GDP while shifting some resources from non-AI projects.