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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted that the number of Xbox titles making their way to PC may reduce the need for some corners of the market to buy into Xbox One. When pressed by Polygon on why a gamer with a decent gaming PC would need to buy Microsoft, …
Read More »PlayStation heads to Guildford to hire Lionhead staff
PlayStation is holding a job fair for Lionhead employees on Monday. The Xbox-owned studio is facing closure following the cancellation of its game, Fable Legends, earlier this week. PlayStation operates a number of UK outfits, including Media Molecule, Guerrilla Cambridge and London Studios, all of which are working on PS4 …
Read More »OPINION: Dear Xbox, I think you’re making a mistake with Lionhead
Phil Spencer’s repetitive insistence that Xbox remains ‘committed to first party’ seems to be falling on deaf ears. Because, as some of the firm’s more vocal critics will tell you, what Microsoft says and what Microsoft does are often very different. It’s just announced the intention to close two internal …
Read More »Gears of War 4 ‘possibly’ coming to PC
The developer of the next Gears of War has not ruled out a release for the game on PC. Speaking to Game Informer, studio head at The Coalition Rod Fergusson replied with a possibly” when asked if Gears of War 4 could ever come to PC. The news comes at …
Read More »Sniper Elite 4 announced, arriving this year
UK studio Rebellion has lifted the lid on the fourth instalment in the Sniper Elite series. Sniper Elite 4 will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC some time this year. The series has to date sold over 10m units worldwide. 1080p is promised on both console platforms. The …
Read More »Now Spencer calms Xbox console upgrade talk
Having distanced himself from comments made about the further merging of Xbox and PC, Phil Spencer has now watered down his stance about possible console hardware upgrading. Spencer last week said that he wanted console hardware to be both backwards and forwards compatible, with Microsoft releasing new hardware capabilities during …
Read More »Spencer: I wouldn’t say our strategy is to unify Xbox and PC
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has played down previous reports saying that Microsoft wants to bring down some of the walls between Xbox and Windows PC. Spencer said earlier this week that the company is adopting a more all-encompassing approach to its game releases, with its new Universal Windows Applications standard …
Read More »Internet connection required to experience Quantum Break’s TV drama
Microsoft has altered the way in which it intends to deliver Quantum Break’s unusual combination of game and live-action TV show. The original plan, as detailed last year, was to include both the game and the show on the retail disc. The idea is that as players make decision in-game …
Read More »Microsoft: Retail Xbox Ones doubling as dev kits ‘still a good idea’, but no update yet
‘We don't want the price of the hardware to be a barrier,’ reaffirms Xbox chief Phil Spencer
Read More »Spencer: We didn’t stop revealing Xbox sales figures to hide something
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has insisted that Microsoft did not make the decision to stop confiding Xbox One sales figures in an effort to hide to truth about its performance. Having spoken about the company’s desire to further unify its games operations across Xbox and PC, The Guardian reports that …
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