Tag: Xbox One
Xbox One to hit UK on 29 November says Toys 'R' Us, beats 13 December PS4 date
The Xbox One is set to hit UK stores on 29 November according to one retailer. Which retailer? It's called Toys 'R' Us. Toys 'R' Us. Toys 'R' Us! Now that I've got that out of my system, it seems…
Microsoft set Xbox One first-party game RRP at £49.99
Microsoft have set the recommended retail price for its first-party Xbox One games at £49.99. Close to current Xbox 360 RRP prices, it's expected that retailers will set pricing for Xbox One games very close to Microsoft's recommended figure. Note…
Microsoft ready to fight NSA if it requests access to Xbox One Kinect
Microsoft have stated that it will "aggressively" challenge any requests made by the NSA to access the Redmond company's forthcoming Xbox One and its connected Kinect sensor. The next-gen Microsoft console had already raised concerns over privacy issues when the…
PlayStation 3 wireless headsets WILL work with PS4
Sony's forthcoming PS4 console will support wireless headsets from the PlayStation 3 last-gen console, Sony have confirmed. Speaking to top gaming site Polygon at the San Diego Comic-Con, a Sony official confirmed that the company's wireless headsets will have no…
Play the game while it downloads with Xbox One
Another new feature of Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox One console has been revealed: the ability to begin playing a game before it has even finished downloading. A feature that is now shared with the rival Sony PlayStation 4, titles bought from…
Here's a great big pile of Xbox One prototype designs – even better than the real thing?
The Xbox One's design was intended to be "invisible" according to Microsoft's design teams, though the early reception from the gaming community upon its reveal drew many comparisons to old-skool VHS players for the angular next-gen gaming box. Would any…
Xbox One going from bedroom to boardroom as Microsoft pitch console to small businesses
All play and no work would make Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox One console less profitable than it potentially could be, so the Redmond company are expanding their marketing horizons to attract small businesses. In an open letter from Microsoft's director of…
Bethesda reveals Xbox One and PS4 multi-platform development not as simple as hoped for
Bethesda, the development team behind massive multi-platform games including the Elder Scrolls series and Fallout 3, has revealed that creating identical games across both the Xbox One and PS4 next-generation consoles is proving more complex than anticipated, branding the process…
Michael Pachter believes Wii U will place a 'distant third' in console wars
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has given his perspective on the console wars, declaring that Nintendo's home console will fall behind the PS4 and Xbox One in sales. "Nintendo's in trouble right now," said Pachter to ABC News. "Nintendo, I…
CyberPlayGround, MEGA and the other awful scrapped original Xbox names
With the world gearing up for the release of the third generation Xbox console, the Xbox One, Microsoft's gaming moniker is as recognisable and evocative as the Gameboy or PlayStation. Hear the word "Xbox" and you're instantly thinking of videogames….
