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Publisher will keep on developing titles for current-gen consoles until at least 2017

Publisher benchmarks video and audio performance of new Xbox at eight-to-10 times higher than current gen

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Got your head around the pre-owned situation? Good. Now here’s the next confusion for you – does the Xbox One need a permanent internet connection? This is Microsoft’s official line: "Xbox One does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the internet." Right. …

Computing giant says fee allows users to install game from disc and onto their account

New service to be powered by 300,000 servers, more than the entire world's computing power in 1999

15 exclusive games to be released on in the first 12 months, eight are original franchises

Microsoft has detailed the key tech innovations that will power the Xbox One. Three operating systems will run inside the system – the Xbox dashboard, a kernel version of Windows and a third that allows for seamless switching between the two. MS proudly claims to have eliminated wait times, with …

New Kinect can read heartbeat, emotions, change screen and detect slightest wrist rotations

All the key rumours on Microsoft's step into the next generation of consoles