Xbox One X Sales Increase, Possibly Due to Similarity to Xbox Series X
After the launch of pre-orders for Xbox Series X / Series S, sales of the eighth generation console - Xbox One X - increased noticeably. According to some, the reason for this state of affairs may be a confusing naming, although the situation can also be explained by other things.
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Bart Swiatek
September 23, 2020
Microsoft Doesn't Exclude Further Acquisitions
In an interview for CNET, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella said that the Redmond giant is open to acquisition of further devteams. The interview also assured that the company does not intend to overly interfere with the independence of Bethesda Softworks.
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Bart Swiatek
September 23, 2020
Microsoft Reveals New Accessories for Xbox Series S/X
Microsoft has officially presented new accessories for its next-gen consoles. Among other things, another color version of the controller was shown.
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Bartlomiej Sagan
September 22, 2020
John Carmack May Return to id Software
An entry posted on Twitter by John Carmack suggests that after the acquisition of Zenimax by Microsoft, the legendary developer may return to id Software or work with his former colleagues on some projects.
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Bart Swiatek
September 22, 2020
Microsoft Will Not Interfere With Bethesda's Announced PS5 Exclusives
Today's acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc. by Microsoft has made some waves in the industry. This is especially true of two games that were listed in the catalogue of the Redmond giant - Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo. They were announced as temporary exclusive titles on PS5, and Phil Spencer confirms that nothing will change in this regard.
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Agnes Adamus
September 21, 2020
Xbox Game Pass Breaks Another Record
Thanks to a message from Bethesda Softworks, we learned how popular the Xbox Game Pass service is. Microsoft's subscription is doing well, as evidenced by another record it recently broke.
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Christian Pieniazek
September 21, 2020
Minecraft Java Edition Accounts May Migrate to Microsoft Accounts
Reddit users note that Microsoft may plan to migrate Minecraft: Java Edition accounts to its system.
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Bart Swiatek
September 21, 2020
Microsoft Acquires Bethesda Softworks
Microsoft has decided to acquire ZeniMax Media Inc., owners of Bethesda Softworks. This cost the Redmond giant an impressive $7.5 billion.
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Milosz Szubert
September 21, 2020
Different Game Sizes for Xbox Series X and S
Jason Ronald, director of program management at Xbox, said in a press interview that versions of games dedicated to Xbox S can take up to 30% less disk space on the console than their Xbox Series X counterparts. All because of the size of textures.
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Bart Swiatek
September 18, 2020
Can Twitch Plays Avoid Crashing a Dreamliner? Apparently Yes
The well-known Dutch developer Rami Ismail is hosting on Twitch a series of streams from Microsoft Flight Simulator, where he gives control over the plane to people in the chat. Interestingly, not all flights end in a crash.
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Milosz Szubert
September 15, 2020
Microsoft Launches Its Game Streaming Today
Today the xCloud streaming service is ending its trial period. Available as part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, it will offer over 150 games known from Microsoft's consoles and PC.
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Bartlomiej Sagan
September 15, 2020
Microsoft Tried to Take Over Bungie; The Devs Deny
According to rumors, in recent years Microsoft has tried to take over Bungie several times, but nothing came out of these talks because the price turned out to be too high.
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Adrian Werner
September 15, 2020
Long-awaited Halo 3 ODST Finally Coming to PC
343 Industries reported that the long awaited Halo 3: ODST will finally hit the PC. It will happen this month.
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Bart Woldanski
September 14, 2020
Xbox Series S Will Run Backwards Compatible Games in Xbox One S Quality
Xbox Series S has been officially announced as Microsoft's most affordable console. The lower price, however, is associated with some compromises. One of them is the lack of support for the graphical improvements found in games on Xbox One X.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
September 12, 2020
Rumor: Xbox Series V is Microsoft's Third Next-gen Console
Twitter user Idle Sloth, who specializes in news related to the Xbox brand, suggested that Microsoft is working on another version of ninth generation console. It is to be called Xbox Series V.
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Agnes Adamus
September 11, 2020
Developers Claim Xbox Series S is Too Weak
According to developers, Xbox Series S is too weak as a platform. The console's specs raise legitimate concerns among them.
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Paul Musiolik
September 11, 2020
Xbox Series X and S Unboxing and Size Comparison
First unboxing videos of Microsoft's upcoming consoles have surfaced on the web.
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Paul Wozniak
September 10, 2020
Xbox Game Pass PC Price Equalization
Microsoft has announced the end of Xbox Game Pass subscription tests on PC. Thus, soon we will pay for the service as much as on consoles. The expansion of All Access subscription to 12 additional countries was also confirmed.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 10, 2020
Xbox Series S Said to be a Big Burden for Microsoft
According to the latest rumors, Microsoft will be subsiding a lot to Xbox Series S and Series X. All this to keep the price of the device low in the upcoming battle with Sony.
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Paul Musiolik
September 10, 2020
Here's a List of Confirmed Launch Titles for Xbox Series X and S
We have collected for you all confirmed and potential launch titles that will appear on the upcoming Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. Both systems will appear on November 10, this year.
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Michael Kulakowski
September 9, 2020