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Changes mean consumers can expect more 'tacked on' multiplayer modes and DLC, says Gears of War creator
Read More »Xbox One is a sell out at GameStop as retailer closes pre-orders
The world’s biggest games retailer GameStop has closed in-store pre-orders for the Xbox One. Polygon reports that the company has hit its launch day allocation of units, although it is still currently accepting pre-orders for the machine online. PS4 pre-orders remain open as store managers say allocations for Sony’s machine …
Read More »Xbox One re-overtakes PS4 on Amazon bestseller charts
What a difference a day makes. Earlier this month Xbox One was tracking ahead of PS4 in Amazon’s video games bestselling charts. Then E3 happened and everything changed. Just hours after Sony’s victorious E3 press event Sony’s machine overtook Microsoft’s amid stories of cancelled pre-orders. Now, just hours after Microsoft …
Read More »Devs step up calls for Xbox One self-publishing
Xbox backtrack sparks renewed push for indie support
Read More »OPINION: Xbox One Eighty – what we’ve lost
It would take a brave pundit to argue that Microsoft’s now-scrapped DRM was healthy for the consumer. Diminished rights, corporate ownership and limiting online requirements are not what the next-generation are supposed to be about. But now that the world has been saved from Microsoft’s evil rights management policies the …
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 »Cliffy B: Sony forced Microsoft’s hand, not the internet whining
Outspoken games dev Cliff Bleszinski has said that Sony, not the angry internet, was the driving force behind Microsoft’s spectacular U-turn last night. Sony forced Microsoft’s hand, not the internet whining,” he wrote on Twitter. At the end of the day many hardcore dislike what was attempted. You can’t do …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox One strategy revamp was logical – but it might only accelerate Mattrick’s digital vision
One of the best bits of games industry scuttlebutt I have been told is about Xbox boss Don Mattrick. It’s actually about his shrewd hiring and management skills, so it’s effectively a HR anecdote. But bear with me. A few years ago I was told that when running teams at …
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