Xbox's Phil Spencer: What Counts is Player Engagement, Not Game Sales
Phil Spencer, the head of the Xbox brand, was recently a guest on the Unlocked podcast hosted by IGN. During the conversation, Spencer talked about, among other things, the lessons Microsoft has learned from the Xbox One era, and what the future may hold for the platform and the Xbox Game Studios family.
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Milosz Szubert
June 30, 2021
Microsoft is Already Working on Successors to Xbox Series X/S
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox Series X/S are not its last consoles. The Redmond giant is already working on new devices, but we will have to wait a long time before get or even see them.
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Christian Pieniazek
June 10, 2021
The Ascent Devs on Visuals and Xbox Series X
The developers of The Ascent - Neon Giant Studios - have promised that their work will push the boundaries of what's possible on consoles when it comes to graphics. On Xbox Series X, the beautiful visuals are to be accompanied by good performance.
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Bart Swiatek
May 25, 2021
PS5 Sales Exceed Xbox Series X/S in Q1, Analysts Claims
According to data from independent analytics group Ampere Analysis, the PlayStation 5 sold more than twice as well as the Xbox Series X/S in the first quarter of this year. However, both of these platforms were clearly beaten by the Nintendo Switch.
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Milosz Szubert
May 21, 2021
Xboxes Bring Losses, so Microsoft Won't Cut Margin From Game Sales
During the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, a Microsoft representative admitted that the company does not make money on Xbox consoles. Profits are generated by paid services, games and add-ons, so there's no expectation that the Redmond giant will give up its 30 percent profit margin on Microsoft Store.
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Hubert Sledziewski
May 6, 2021
FPS Boost Supported by 97 Xbox Series S/X Games
Microsoft is very quickly expanding support for FPS Boost on their consoles. Currently, we can run it in 97 games on Xbox Series S/X. Among them are titles from the Battlefield, Far Cry and Metro series.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
May 4, 2021
Xbox is Doing Great - Microsoft Boasts Financial Results
Microsoft's financial report showed great results for its Xbox division. It reported big increases in revenue from console, game and service sales.
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Adrian Werner
April 28, 2021
FPS Boost Tested in BF5, Titanfall 2 and Mirrors Edge
Editors at Digital Foundry have tested the Xbox Series X/S console's FPS Boost feature on six titles. The list included three installments of the Battlefield series, two Titanfalls, and Mirror's Edge Catalyst.
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Bart Swiatek
April 26, 2021
FPS Boost Added in 13 XSX Games; 12 of Them Run at 120 Hz
Another 13 games will take advantage of the FPS Boost option on Xbox Series X/S. This time, the support was added to EA's games.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
April 22, 2021
Xbox Live Gold No Longer Required for Free-to-play Games
Starting today, Microsoft console owners can play free-to-play titles that require a network connection without having an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.
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Hubert Sledziewski
April 21, 2021
What Is Xbox All Access? Price, conditions and everything you need to know
Xbox All Access is a new service from Microsoft that lets you buy an Xbox for a small amount of money paid regularly over 2 years. Below you can find everything you need to know about Xbox All Access. Price, conditions, advantages and disadvantages.
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Matthias Pawlikowski
March 31, 2021
Changes to Xbox Network - Free-to-play Will be Truly Free
Testing is underway for the next update to the Xbox Network platform, and with it comes a major change. Microsoft will finally let us play free multiplayer games without an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 25, 2021
Xbox Network Replaces Xbox Live
Microsoft has decided to change the name of the Xbox Live platform. From now on it will be known as Xbox Network, which should make it easier for customers to distinguish it from the Xbox Live Gold service.
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Bart Swiatek
March 23, 2021
Several Bethesda Games Will Get 60 FPS Patch on Xbox Series X|S
Microsoft has announced the release of an update for TES V: Skyrim, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Prey and Dishonored: Definitive Edition that will enable gaming at 60 fps on Xbox Series X|S.
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Paul Musiolik
March 13, 2021
Xbox Will Run Steam and Epic Games Store Titles, Including Death Stranding
The new version of the Microsoft Edge browser for Xbox consoles will enable us to use platforms originally intended for PC, such as Steam and Epic Games Store.
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Karol Laska
March 9, 2021
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S May Get AMD's DLSS Equivalent
According to a certain prominent youtuber, AMD's answer to Nvidia's DLSS - FidelityFX Super Resolution - will also work on the GPUs of 9th-gen consoles.
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Bart Swiatek
March 5, 2021
Joe Biden Wants to Know the Reason for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Chip Shortage
The new US president, Joe Biden, has signed an executive order, which is expected to result in an investigation to explain the shortage of chips for the production of the PS5, Xbox Series X/S and GeForce RTX 3000 GPUs, among others.
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Witold Ciemierz
February 26, 2021
John Carmack: PS5 and Xbox Series X Should be Auctioned Off by Manufacturers
Legendary game developer John Carmack has spoken out on the low availability of GPU, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. He proposes a controversial solution to curb the activities of scalpers.
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Lukasz Stefaniak
February 22, 2021
FPS Boost Will Improve Performance of Old Games on Xbox Series X/S
Microsoft has revealed the first titles with support for the FPS Boost feature. It makes Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs 2 and a handful of other titles run much smoother on the Xbox Series X console than on XONE.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 17, 2021
PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Failed to Best Sales of PS4 and XOne
Analysts at Ampere Analysis say Microsoft's latest consoles failed to beat the Xbox One's score from seven years ago, while Sony equaled PlayStation 4's achievement. Nintendo, on the other hand, broke its own record.
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Adrian Piotrowski
February 12, 2021