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Microsoft is set to investment $700 million in a new data centre in West Des Moines, Iowa. As part of the deal with the Iowa Economic Development Authority Board, the state has approved $20 million in tax credits for the computing giant for what has been termed ‘Project Mountain’. The …
Read More »Microsoft investing $700m in Iowa data centre
Expanded facilities to help power Xbox Live and cloud capabilities for Xbox One
Read More »Xbox One will still exploit the power of digital, Microsoft vows
Microsoft still hopes to implement the more ambitious digital features of its Xbox One platform, it has stated. Last night’s decision to scrap pre-owned DRM and internet connectivity requirements came at a price – users will no longer be able to play games without the disc in the drive and …
Read More »Microsoft still banking on Xbox One cloud computing
Vision surrounding cloud and Xbox Live remains unchanged despite always-on climb down, says March Whitten
Read More »Xbox One’s cloud vision remains intact
The ‘power of the cloud’ remains a key USP for Xbox One despite Microsoft’s ditching of its unpopular DRM plans. "Our vision around Xbox One and what you can do because of the power of both the architecture of the console, and also the cloud and the Xbox Live service, …
Read More »Developers can integrate cloud computing on PS4
Lack of online requirement will not deter devs from adopting cloud functions, says Yoshida
Read More »Microsoft: Cloud makes Xbox One four times more powerful
But tech experts question validity of claims in face of latency and bandwidth restrictions
Read More »Microsoft: Each Xbox One will contain the power of four machines thanks to the cloud
The Xbox One will technically outstrip the PS4 thanks to the power of the cloud, Microsoft has claimed. The platform holder made lots of noise about its 300,000 server network during last week’s Xbox One reveal, but the claims it has since made are staggering. The headline here is that …
Read More »Microsoft: "If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards"
Clearly unsatisfied with the amount of negative press it has already attracted in the last 48 hours, Microsoft has moved to increase it. Presumably that wasn’t Don Mattrick’s intention when he told The Wall Street Journal that if you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards” but then how could he have …
Read More »Xbox One to launch worldwide this year
Microsoft's next Xbox heads for release battle with Sony's PS4
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