It’s baffling that even after Microsoft has revealed the Xbox One that we’re here listening to rumors about the software giant’s strategy for used games and the console’s apparent always-online status. But that’s where we are, sadly, and the latest talk, courtesy Polygon, is that Xbox One will require a constant internet connection to “authenticate” games to make sure it’s ... Read More »
It’s been a wild and tumultuous week for Microsoft and Xbox One, a fate brought on by the company itself as it revealed the Xbox One with almost no games, failed to clarify daunting issues like the always-online rumors and its strategy for used games, and for most of the show on May 21st at its Redmond, Washington HQ, spoke ... Read More »
A new patent filed by Microsoft makes known the unthinkable: Kinect can actually scan a room to detect how many people are watching a movie (or playing games), and charge the account holder for the extra viewers, indicating that content you purchase someday might be limited to a certain amount of people to consume. Read More »
[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, GameStop shares continued to fall. At press time, the retailer’s stock value is down 13.36 percent to $31.19. Original Story: Since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One and it was confirmed that the new console would implement some form of used-game blocking technology, GameStop stock has dropped by 7%, a disastrous occurrence for the ... Read More »
What used to be a source of pride for the Xbox 360 will be achieved by simply watching TV on Xbox One., if a newly filed Microsoft patent is to be believed. As spotted by GamesIndustry, Microsoft has filed for a patent that “awards and achievements to particular items of video or advertising content”, hinting that Xbox One could reward ... Read More »
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Physical used games on Xbox One will be a thing of the past. There are many problems with such a model, as it seems gamers won’t be able to simply borrow games from their friends and vice versa. But even if you wanted to buy a used game from Microsoft’s cloud-storage system, ifyou live in the UK, you’ll have pay ... Read More »
Microsoft’s ‘cloud-based’ pre-owed games system will allow both third-party publishers and Microsoft to get a percentage from the sale of used games, a report on reputable UK Industry site MCV has revealed. Read More »
Check out Forza Motorsport 5 and tell us what you think about Xbox One’s box art. Read More »
Microsoft says it’ll be introducing 8 brand new IPs exclusive to Xbox One, it seems as if Kinect One Fitness will be one of the the 8. Read More »
Crackdown 3 could be making its way to Xbox One, as the game’s orb was spotted in one of the tiles on the console’s dashboard during Microsoft’s Xbox One conference. Read More »
Some brand new details of Remedy Entertainment’s new Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break have been released. Screenshots, too. Read More »
There’s a massive battle happening right now on twitter that pits Xbox One against PS4 for popularity and preferred status (courtesy Gamespot). But you’d think coming from a mostly 50/50 PS3 versus Xbox 360 battle that this particular twitter-war would be mostly tied, right? No, you’d be completely wrong. PS4 is destroying Xbox One 89% to 11% currently, and it ... Read More »
Xbox One’s specs are out in the open. Well, not quite. According to Eurogamer’s tech analysis arm Digital Foundry, Microsoft wasn’t completely forthcoming with the console’s specs at the reveal event, however slip ups by certain members of its hardware branch, and language used during the machine’s unveiling by some executives revealed enough to compare Xbox One and PS4 side-by-side. ... Read More »
Albert Penello, senior director of product planning at Microsoft has confirmed to Engadget that Xbox One’s hard drive is non-replaceable, meaning you won’t be able to change the system’s internal hard drive with a more sizable one. The console will, however, support external hard drives via the USB 3.0 port. Source: Engadget. Read More »
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