This week on MSFT Unboxed, Kareem and David try to figure out whether Xbox just reinvented TV commercials inside your games.
Ad-supported game streaming is being tested, and the reactions range from raised eyebrows to full Jim Halpert camera stares.
They also break down this week’s Free Play Days, which arrive with enough extensions and variety to make your backlog feel judged. Then it is over to Copilot, where Deep Research is being quietly escorted out of the building like it caused a scene at the holiday party.
From there, the duo dives into the global PC shipment slump, where rising memory prices have turned Q2 2026 into a sad chart with one lonely winner. Microsoft also hints at more Surface surprises, including the eternal question of whether a Surface Studio monitor will ever exist without requiring wishful thinking.
Finally, LG gets caught installing McAfee adware through its monitors, and Microsoft steps in like a parent telling a kid to stop drawing on the walls.
It is tech news with better jokes and fewer pop-ups.
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EP. 105 – Microsoft's Big Quarter, More Xbox Promises, Peacock and YouTube v Netflix – MSFT Unboxed
- EP. 105 – Microsoft's Big Quarter, More Xbox Promises, Peacock and YouTube v Netflix
- EP 104 Microsoft stops OEM bloatware, Ramaggedon is here, Unpacking the Galaxy Fold
- EP.103 – Apple and OpenAI head to court, Snapdragon goes corporate, and Spotify talks
- EP.102 – Netflix Pivot's to YouTube, Samsung's New Phone, Microsoft's AI pollution
- EP.101 – Gaming is in Trouble, Adobe Fights Back, and Microsoft's AI OS leaks

