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Microsoft will next week release its first post-launch Xbox One update. Arriving on February 11th, the automatic download will add the ability to manage the console’s storage space (game saves, downloads and the like), while separating My Games and My Apps into separate lists. It will also introduce additional control …
Read More »MGS V Ground Zeroes ‘looks slightly better’ on PS4 than Xbox One, is under two hours long
Hideo Kojima has confessed than one next-gen version of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes looks better than the other. In an article in GameInformer, as reported by VideoGamer, it states that "Kojima notes that MGS V looks slightly better on the PS4 compared to the Xbox One, something we …
Read More »Murdered: Souls Suspect confirmed for Xbox One and PS4
Square Enix has said that supernatural thriller Murdered: Soul Suspect will be released on both Xbox One and PS4 alongside current-gen (last-gen?) machines. The game, developed by Quantum Conundrum developer Airtight Games, was recently confirmed by Microsoft for Xbox One but is now nailed on for a release on Sony’s …
Read More »Games With Gold Xbox One details ‘soon’ says Spencer
Microsoft will soon share its plans for Games With Gold on Xbox One. The service – seen as a direct answer to Sony’s excellent Instant Games Collection on PSN – rewards Xbox Live subscribers with access to a changing selection of free titles. So far it has only been available …
Read More »PES 2015 is ready for a comeback, says Konami
The head of Konami Europe says the next Pro Evolution Soccer is ‘totally changed’. It’s not been revealed officially, but PES 2015 is set to hit next-gen platforms this year. It is powered by the publisher’s new Fox Engine and is being co-developed by a new UK studio for the …
Read More »More claims point to cheaper Xbox One SKU in 2014
New voices have added to the claims that Microsoft will this year release a cheaper version of the Xbox One. As part of a leak yesterday it was claimed that Microsoft is readying a $399 Xbox One that could ship without an optical disc drive. That represents a $100 saving …
Read More »Pachter: Disc-less Xbox One would be ‘dumb dumb dumb’
Rumours of a possible release for a disc-less Xbox One are unlikely to be true, a US analyst has claimed. Claims that such a device is in active testing at Microsoft appeared online yesterday. However, Michael Pachter has said he finds it hard to believe such a machine actually exists. …
Read More »Tropico 5 confirmed for PS4 release
El Presidente and the Tropico series are making their PlayStation debut. Tropico 5 was announced last year for PC, Mac and Xbox 360. But now publisher Kalypso Media has confirmed the title for PS4, whilst oddly making no mention of a potential Xbox One release. The publisher also confirmed the …
Read More »Microsoft offering $100 off an Xbox One when users ditch their PS3
An apparent US Microsoft Store ad is offering to reward consumers for abandoning their PlayStation 3. As spotted by NeoGaf, a digital flyer doing the rounds is offering gamers $100 off the price of an Xbox One when participants hand over their old PS3 console. The PS3 must be in …
Read More »PS4 outselling Xbox One 1.5-to-1 in the UK
Sony has claimed that PS4 is experiencing a significant sales advantage over its rival Xbox One in the UK. UK boss Fergal Gara told Eurogamer that its machine is outselling Microsoft’s by a ratio of 1.5-to-1 in the UK. That means for every two Xbox Ones sold PS4 is selling …
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