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A disc-less white version of the Xbox One is currently in testing at Microsoft, it is being claimed. The Verge has verified claims made on NeoGaf that the platform holder is testing a $399 digital-only version of the console, although it’s unclear if [it] will make it to market. While …
Read More »PS4 games outselling Xbox One by 3-to-1 on Play.com
Sales of PS4 software are beating sales of games for rival Xbox One by a ratio of 3-to-1 ok Rakuten’s Play.com. Call of Duty: Ghosts is the best selling game on both machines ahead of second placed FIFA 14. The best selling game overall, however, wasn’t even a console game …
Read More »Rumour: India launch for Xbox One in October, Halo 5 in 2015
A supposed Microsoft insider over at NeoGAF has been revealing all sorts of secret information on the company’s Xbox One plans, including details of the India launch. NeoGAF member ntkrnl, whose credentials have been verified by the website’s administrators, has claimed the Xbox One will launch in India in October, …
Read More »EA beats forecasts to generate $808m revenue during last quarter
But losses deepen to $308m despite new-gen push and growing digital revenues
Read More »EA expects console full game digital download growth
Full game digital downloads on PS4 and Xbox One are a sector that is of particular interest for EA, the publisher has said. Speaking to investors, COO Peter Moore has suggested their sales are likely to increase once the launch window has passed, although conceded that meaningful data won’t be …
Read More »Xbox One software attach ratio down compared to 360, EA claims
EA has revealed that the software attach ratio (the number of games bought per console sold) for Xbox One is down compared to Xbox 360. PS4, however, is tracking ahead of PS3. I’m actually pretty bullish on what I’m seeing so far,” EA COO Peter Moore told investors last night, …
Read More »Microsoft acquires Gears of War IP from Epic
Gears of War is and forever will be a Microsoft-only IP. That’s because the Xbox platform holder has acquired the rights to existing and future games in the series from Epic. The Gears of War game will be a Microsoft Studios product developed by Black Tusk Studios. Furthermore, former Epic …
Read More »Microsoft: Xbox One and PS4 graphics comparisons are ‘way overblown’
The differences in framerates and resolutions between multiplatform games on PS4 and Xbox One are way overblown” according to one senior Microsoft exec. The claim comes following the confirmation that while Square Enix’s Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition runs at 1080p and 60fps on PS4 but manages 1080p and between 30-45fps …
Read More »Competitive Xbox One digital pricing ‘on the agenda’
Microsoft has suggested that the price of digital Xbox One games will become more competitive with the High Street at some point in the future. Whereas Sony has used a combination of Steam-like sales and free games on PlayStation Plus to make its consoles viable digital platforms, Xbox Live’s digital …
Read More »All signs seem to point to imminent Crackdown 3 reveal
Crackdown 3 could be revealed for Xbox One today. The developer of Crackdown 2 (and co-developer of Kinect Star Wars, Nike+ Kinect and Kinect Sesame Street Season 2) Ruffian Games this morning tweeted that it feels like a good day for announcements doesn’t it?”. That’s not all, though. Microsoft Studios …
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