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Next-gen console enters full production ahead of launch
Read More »Microsoft confident it can overcome Kinect’s "perception problem"
Kinect being at the heart of Xbox One will lead to its eventual acceptance among even its most ardent critics, Microsoft believes. That Kinect was an optional extra with Xbox 360 meant that its implementation was sporadic and unreliable. The fact that Kinect 2.0 shipping with every Xbox One eradicates …
Read More »Xbox One release date to be revealed today
UK game retailers tease incoming announcement
Read More »Xbox One release date to be announced today
Microsoft will announce its worldwide release plans for the Xbox One later today. That’s according to retail sources, with CVG spotting that both GAME’s Xbox store at Boxpark and online retailer ShopTohave confirmed as much on Twitter. Microsoft has for some time resolutely stuck to its ‘November’ launch plans, although …
Read More »Now Xbox One boosts its CPU performance
Microsoft has confirmed a second boost to the specs of its Xbox One. GeekWire reports that Xbox chief marketing officer Yusef Mehdi told the Citi Global Technology Conference that the clock speed of the CPU has been increased from 1.6GHz to 1.75GHz. This follows news from early last month that …
Read More »Heard About: Xbox One audio tech
John Broomhall quizzes Microsoft's Mark Yeend on Xbox One's audio potential
Read More »Microsoft wants HTML5 on Xbox One
Computing firm plans to attract mobile developers with cross-platform options
Read More »Xbox One to support eight controllers locally
Next-gen console doubles the number of controllers its predecessor supports
Read More »GAME reveals next-gen game trade-in program for UK
UK gamers have finally got their own next-gen game trade-in program. Retailer GAME is offering a guaranteed 40 trade-in value for a range of PS3 and Xbox 360 titles when gamers hand them over in order to upgrade to either the PS4 or Xbox One version. The titles confirmed so …
Read More »Only Day One Edition Xbox One’s get free FIFA 14
Microsoft has seemingly altered its position on free copies of FIFA 14 with the Xbox One. The platform holder had previously stated that all pre-orders for the console would include a digital version of EA’s football game. Indeed, the official Xbox Twitter account categorically stated that both standard and Day …
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