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Larry Hryb acknowledges 'confusion,' but offers small explanation of pre-owned restrictions

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 …

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 …

CFO says company does have titles in development for Nintendo's new console

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 …

Users must access internet at least once in a 24-hour period to enable game content, says Phil Harrison

Microsoft focusing on broad entertainment push rather than graphical prowess

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 …

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 …

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 …