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The PC will have no trouble holding its own against PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this holiday season, say experts. Publishers, vendors and retailers have told PCR that next-generation consoles present an opportunity for greater PC game and accessory sales going into Q4 and 2014. With Xbox One due November …
Read More »Xbox One: Your next dev kit
Indies respond to Microsoft's new self-publishing policy on its hybrid next-gen console
Read More »Xbox One Game DVR limited to Xbox Gold members
The ability to record and upload game footage on Xbox One will only be available to paying subscribers of Xbox Live. Microsoft has confirmed as much on the official Xbox website. The Xbox One’s Game DVR tech sees the console constantly record the last five minutes of gameplay and allows …
Read More »Sony plays it safe with ‘sold out’ PS4 while Xbox is ‘working hard’ to meet demand
Sony has halted day one pre-orders of PS4 – but only as a precaution, MCV understands. The firm told retailers last week to stop guaranteeing consoles to consumers for launch day. Yet we understand that Sony expects more stock as we approach the PS4 launch. And some machines WILL be …
Read More »Xbox avatars going HD; 360 and One games to have separate Achievements
Microsoft has revealed a number of new details about Xbox One, including a significant upgrade to avatars. Chief Xbox One platform architect Marc Whitten told IGN that the company is upgrading Xbox Live avatars to allow for full-body HD gamerpics. In fact, the old 64×64 gamerpics are being ditched altogether …
Read More »Battlefield 4’s Battlelog is PC and next-gen only
EA’s second-screen experience for battlefield 4 won’t be available to players on Xbox 360 or PS3. Speaking to Engadget, Battlelog’s assistant producer Jesper Nielsen said that the reason is the web-based tech powering the project. "When we set out to build [Battlelog in Battlefield 4], our biggest goal from the …
Read More »PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo: indie developers are our future
The biggest names in the games industry say that indie developers will define the future of their businesses. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have this week dismissed criticism that indie games – such as Fez and Hotline Miami – do not sell consoles. And told MCV that they will be offering …
Read More »Schell: Microsoft made a mistake listening to consumers
'The reality is that they can't do what the customers want,' says Jesse Schell on Xbox One policy reversal
Read More »New Xbox Glasses patent discovered
Fresh evidence suggests that Microsoft is indeed planning to release some sort of head-mounted display for Xbox One. A patent called ‘Multiplayer gaming with head-mounted display’ has been spotted by Engadget. The tech combines facial recognition, eye-tracking and depth analysis along with voice recognition and activation. Much of the patent …
Read More »Microsoft’s biggest Xbox One mistake? Listening to its customers, dev argues
Game designer and professor Jesse Schell has argued that Microsoft’s big mistake with Xbox One was one many global companies make – it listened to its customers. "Your customers want you to stay the same, even if it drives you into the ground," Schell told Games Industry. "The problem is …
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