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As night follows day talk of a hardware problem has accompanied last week’s global Xbox One launch. Whereas PS4 has its now catchily-titled ‘Blinking Blue Light of Death’ fault, online reports suggest that some Xbox One launch units are suffering from a somewhat less catchphrase-friendly disc drive error. Affected users …
Read More »Xbox One sells 1m units on first day
Microsoft's next-gen console matches day one sales of PS4
Read More »Halo developer Corrinne Yu leaves Microsoft, joins Naughty Dog
Corrinne Yu, who served as the principal engine programmer of Halo 4 at 343 Industries, has ended her tenure at Microsoft to join Naughty Dog. Gematsu reports Yu departs after a five-year run with the company, and has already begun her work for Sony’s well-established studio. Yu herself lists coding …
Read More »Xbox One matches PS4’s 1m day one sales
Microsoft has announced that it too has conjured one million day one sales of its new console. That means Xbox One matches PS4’s 24 hour numbers, although of course Microsoft’s machine yesterday arrived in 13 territories whereas Sony launched into just the US and Canada on its first day. It …
Read More »One box to rule them all
With Microsoft's next-generation console now on shelves, Rick Gibson analyses the platform holder's plans for reaching the mass audience with Xbox One
Read More »Harrison: We will struggle to meet Xbox One demand
Xbox One will sell out and there will be difficulty getting stock, admits Xbox VP Phil Harrison. But, he added, the firm is doing everything it can to accelerate stock replenishment. The Microsoft exec told MCV what comes next for the Xbox business now it has launched its new games …
Read More »Xbox One launches in US, Europe
The battle for the next generation of gaming begins
Read More »This man is the world’s first official Xbox One owner
The first person to officially buy and own an Xbox One is the man pictured just to the right. His name is Dan Livingstone and he’s from New Zealand which is where the first Xbox One launch event is well underway. There will be a number of global Microsoft events …
Read More »Microsoft spent over $100m on Xbox One controller R&D
Computing firm tested numerous prototypes before settling on final design
Read More »GAME has extra Xbox One bundles available tonight
GAME has more stock of Xbox One available to order tonight, if you’re quick. Go into one of the 300 GAME shops open at midnight and fans can pick up the ‘Epic bundle’, which is the more expensive set filled with accessories and games. That’s not all, as we revealed …
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