Consoles

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

John Riccitiello on how Sony and Microsoft can revitalise the console industry

Nintendo is giving away 3DS games, and is promoting the offer via TV. The firm’s ‘So Many Games’ promotion is a buy-three-get-one-free offer. Consumers who register three recently released 3DS titles will get a download version of a fourth one free. The games in the promotion include Luigi’s Mansion 2, …

Former EA boss John Riccitiello believes that PS4 and the new Xbox will both be commercial successes. I can’t keep track of the number of people who have told me they don’t believe the new consoles, long rumoured to be coming from both Microsoft and Sony this fall, will succeed,” …