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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. …
Read More »The fact about pre-owned on Xbox One
And no, that’s not us mixing up our plurals and our singulars. Now the dust has settled a little on a confusing 14 hours or so that’s what we’re left with. One fact. And that is this: Yes, you will be able to play pre-owned games on Xbox One. The …
Read More »Xbox One used game policy clarified
Larry Hryb acknowledges 'confusion,' but offers small explanation of pre-owned restrictions
Read More »PC release planned for Xbox One Kinect
The new Kinect hardware bundled with Xbox One will also get a PC release. While Microsoft had no official word on it during today’s reveal, multiple company representatives confirmed that it would likely arrive at some point after the Xbox One’s launch. "We will bring this to PC," Kinect program …
Read More »EA still developing Wii U titles, says CFO
EA is still developing games for the Wii U, according to EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen – just not as many as they are for Xbox One and PS4. Polygon reports that Jorgensen stated as much during the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet Media and Communications Conference, which would seem …
Read More »Stock Market: GameStop down, Sony up following Xbox One event
Reactions to Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal have come in across the stock market, with GameStop and Sony seeing significant swings – though not in the same direction. Games Industry reports GameStop saw shares fall by 5 per cent in response to the announcement, likely driven by the uncertainty tied to …
Read More »Xbox One "does not target high-end graphics"
A Microsoft developer has effectively admitted the Xbox’s retreat from the console graphics war. "We purposefully did not target the highest-end graphics,” GM of silicon development Greg Williams told Engadget, as spotted by CVG. We targeted more as a broad entertainment play and did it in an intelligent way. "The …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Xbox One – One console, two strategies, three unanswered questions
Xbox today unveiled a device pitched as ‘Instant, Simple, Complete’. Alas, the announcement was anything but. I and hundreds of other journalists will be hammering out their OpEds and perspectives on today’s Xbox One showing. Did Xbox manage to catch up with Sony’s PR head start? What do we make …
Read More »No backwards compatibility for Xbox One
Unique architecture means next-gen console is unable to play Xbox 360 games
Read More »UPDATE: Confusion over Xbox One’s pre-owned compatibility and internet requirements
The new Xbox One WILL NOT require a constant internet connection. Sort of. But it WILL limit pre-owned. We think. Wired reports that all games will require installation onto the console. Individual games will be tied to a user’s Xbox Live account. If a disc that has already been installed …
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