No SSD Revolution in PS5; Xbox Series X Loads Games Faster
Tests conducted by internet users and industry journalists show that, contrary to expectations, Xbox Series X handles the loading of games better than PlayStation 5 - despite the theoretically slower SSD used in Microsoft's console.
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Bart Swiatek
November 10, 2020
Halo 4 Gets PC Release Date; Will be Available in Game Pass
Microsoft announced the release date of Halo 4 PC. The refreshed version of the popular FPS will launch in just over a week. It is worth noting that the game will be included in Halo: The Master Chief Collection, available in Xbox Game Pass subscription.
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Agnes Adamus
November 9, 2020
Xbox Series X's SSD Can be Easily Replaced
The Xbox Series X / S features a Western Digital drive based on a standard M.2 NVMe PC interface. The drive can be removed, which should makes it swapping quite easy.
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Bart Swiatek
November 9, 2020
Minecraft Snapshot 20w45a Enables Testing of Caves & Cliffs Content
Mojang has released a trial version of the Caves & Cliffs update for Minecraft. Snapshot 20w45a enables us to check out some of the novelties from the upcoming update, such as amethysts, candles and lightning rods.
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Jacob Blazewicz
November 5, 2020
Xbox Series S Offers Barely Over 300 GB of Storage And it's a Problem
We have bad news for people planning to buy Xbox Series S. It turns out that the platform will offer only 364 GB of storage space for games and user applications.
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Adrian Werner
November 4, 2020
Starfield Only for Single Player and With Bethesda's Biggest Map Ever
Todd Howard shared some new details about Starfield, which is currently being developed by Bethesda's devteam. Among other things, we learned that the game will lack multiplayer mode but will offer the largest map ever to apper in a Bethesda game.
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Michael Kulakowski
November 3, 2020
Microsoft Announces Special Livestream on Xbox Series X/S Launch
On November 10, at 11 AM PT a special stream will be held to celebrate the launch of Xbox Series X and S consoles, organized by Microsoft. There will be many attractions, including talks with developers of games aimed at the next-gen platform.
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Milosz Szubert
November 3, 2020
The Witcher 3 on XSX Eradicates Fast Travel Loading Screens
Youtuber, who received a copy of the Xbox Series X from Microsoft, published a gameplay from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Interestingly, when using fast travel, the game loads so fast that no loading screens are displayed.
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Bart Swiatek
November 3, 2020
Todd Howard Can't Imagine Exclusivity of The Elder Scrolls 6
Gamesindustry.biz published an interview with Todd Howard, in which he talked about the future of the industry and the exclusivity of Bethesda's titles (on the example of The Elder Scrolls VI).
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Paul Wozniak
October 29, 2020
XSX/S Compatibility Was Tested Across 500 Thousand Hours of Gameplay
Jason Ronald from Xbox informed on Twitter about the backwards compatibility range of Xbox Series X / S. We also learned how much time has been spent testing the feature.
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Bart Swiatek
October 29, 2020
There are No Plans to Increase Price of Game Pass
Phil Spencer from Microsoft informed that there are no plans to increase the price of Xbox Game Pass subscription. The service is already sait to be profitable for the company.
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Adrian Werner
October 29, 2020
Wasteland 3 With A Million Players and New Short Film
Over a million people have already played Wasteland 3. On this occasion, the devs have released a short film set in the universe of the game.
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Adrian Werner
October 29, 2020
Xbox Series X/S Interface Officially Revealed
Microsoft has released an extensive video showing the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S console interface.
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Adrian Werner
October 27, 2020
Head of Xbox on Microsoft's Plans
Phil Spencer from Microsoft raised the issue of the company's plans related to video games. The head of Xbox department referred, among other things, to the possibility of „taking in” more developers and the release of Game Pass on competitive platforms.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 27, 2020
Soon We Won't Play Minecraft on PC Without Microsoft Account
Mojang confirmed the rumors about the planned migration in Minecraft. Soon, owners of the Java Edition will have to create a Microsoft account if they want to continue playing the game.
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Jacob Blazewicz
October 22, 2020
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will Have a Free Upgrade on Xbox Series X
Halo: The Master Chief Collection will receive a free upgrade to the Xbox Series S|X version. It will appear shortly after the consoles' release.
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Paul Musiolik
October 21, 2020
Wasteland Devs Work on New Steampunk RPG
There are many indications that the mysterious new RPG project from inXile Entertainment may be a steampunk fantasy game. Evidence also seems to confirm that the creators of Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, are the key staff of the project.
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Michael Kulakowski
October 20, 2020
Phil Spencer on Exclusives, Xbox Series X Game Sizes and xCloud
Phil Spencer from Microsoft gave an extensive interview, in which he addressed issues such as Bethesda's future productions on PS5, the size of next-gen games and the xCloud version for Xbox One.
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Adrian Werner
October 17, 2020
Remastered Iconic Adventure Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Further works of Double Fine Productions will soon appear in Xbox Game Pass. Fans of classic point-and-click adventure games will certainly be satisfied.
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Karol Laska
October 17, 2020
Xbox Series X Temperatures More Than Satisfactory
Tests by VentureBeat indicate that the Xbox Series X heats noticeably less than current generation consoles: Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro.
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Bart Swiatek
October 16, 2020