2026: the discless Series X costs $749.99 now, memory is expensive
Xbox raised console prices again worldwide in June 2026
The tracker for all of Microsoft's mistakes.
11
days since Microsoft f'd up
161
incidents on record
76
things they broke
56
decisions they made
29
things they killed
21%
of decisions walked back
By the numbers: 21% of their decisions and removals got walked back.
The Record
Windows 10 is done. The ransom note is $30.
Windows 10 support ended October 14, 2025; consumers offered a $30 one-year ESU
Game Pass Ultimate up fifty percent overnight, cut back within a year
Game Pass Ultimate jumped from $19.99 to $29.99 in the October 2025 lineup shuffle
September: the other shoe, $150 total in five months
Xbox raised US console prices again four months later
Perfect Dark canceled, The Initiative closed, in the year of the handheld
Xbox canceled Perfect Dark and Everwild and closed The Initiative in July 2025 cuts
May 2025: the Series X learns what $599.99 feels like
Xbox raised console, controller and game prices worldwide
Notepad, free since 1985, grew a subscription
Notepad's AI Rewrite moved behind a paid AI credits paywall
The AI is mandatory now, and so is the $3
Microsoft 365 Personal and Family prices rose $3/month with Copilot bundled in
Australia paid 45 percent more for Office, sued, and won refunds
Microsoft 365 prices jumped up to 45% in Asia-Pacific with Copilot bundled
HoloLens 2 discontinued so quietly journalists had to confirm it
Microsoft ended HoloLens 2 production without announcement