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Xbox One controller compatibility for Windows PC is nearing public release, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb has confirmed. "Soon. Very soon," Hryb said, replying on a NeoGAF thread revolving around the subject of when the necessary drivers would be made available via Windows. Microsoft previously stated in August 2013 that Windows support …
Read More »Microsoft pondered building Kinect into the Xbox One’s case
Microsoft even toyed with the idea of building the Kinect into the Xbox One itself, Xbox One hardware designerCarl Ledbetter has said. That would have made it a permanent, non-removable feature – and prevented the recent uncoupling of Kinect and console. We actually built models of that,” he said.We pushed …
Read More »The making of Kinect: Designing the Xbox One’s most controversial feature
Designer Carl Ledbetter tells Develop how Microsoft considered building the motion sensor into the console itself, and why he’s not sad to see it unbundled
Read More »External hard drive support coming to Xbox One next month
Xbox One owners will be able to increase their console’s storage with external hard drives from next month. Microsoft has confirmed rumours that the functionality will be included as part of Xbox One’s June update. USB 3.0 HDDs of 256GB or more will be supported. The drives can be used …
Read More »Microsoft reveals Surface Pro 3
Microsoft has unveiled the latest in its Surface tablet line, claiming the Surface Pro 3 will be the tablet that can at last completely replace your laptop. Business Insider attended Microsoft’s New York City event this week, reporting the SP3 boasts a 12-inch screen (up from the Pro 2’s 10.6-inch …
Read More »Microsoft and Ubisoft release HTML5 Assassin’s Creed web game demo
Assassin's Creed Pirates has been built to adapt to any screen resolution or device
Read More »Rare suffers layoffs as Kinect Sports Rivals struggles
Microsoft says changes being made to "development process and methodolgy" at Twycross studio
Read More »Layoffs at Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals sales disappointment
An unspecified number of jobs have been lost at Microsoft owned developer Rare. Eurogamer reports that the move comes after sales of recent Xbox One release Kinect Sports Rivals, which was made at the Twycross studio, were lower than expected, resulting in a significant loss” for the project. It reports …
Read More »Xbox 360 Arctic Camouflage controller to lurk mysteriously at retail
Microsoft has a new Xbox 360 controller design on the way to retail. It’s called Arctic Camouflage and is very much in the vein of the regular Camouflage release that arrived last year. It will also support Microsoft’s transforming chrome d-pad. It’s due out in both the UK and US …
Read More »Next-gen games will hit RAM ceiling on PS4 and Xbox One, Crytek believes
The 8GB of RAM housed in both PS4 and Xbox One will not be enough to prevent developers being limited, according to Crytek. Both machines house 8GB of RAM – that’s sixteen times more than the 512MB that was available on both Xbox 360 and PS3 (the latter of which …
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