Tag: Xbox One
Xbox One Japan launch is a massive flop
On September 4th the Xbox One finally launched in Japan... not that the people there seemed to notice. The console - which was debuting almost a year after its US and European launch - has according to Japanese mag Famitsu (by way of Bright Side Of News) sold only 23,562 units since. By comparison, the…
Dubai store makes gold plated PS4 and Xbox One because who needs taste when you have money?
Say what you will about Dubai, but it is not a country known for its modesty - as this story testifies. Retailer Jumbo Electronics thought that it would get some free publicity at the "Games 14" convention by gold plating a PS4 and an Xbox One. According to Luxury Launches, if you want them you'll…
Microsoft rolls out Xbox One updates for SmartGlass, Media Player and more
Microsoft has got a head start on its roll-out of the September Xbox One system update that brings many new features and updates to the console. The latest firmware update, available now, adds a new media player app with improved media management, a new Party app, improvements to SmartGlass, and more. The Media Player will…
Separate Xbox One Kinect rumoured to be launching in October
If you're one of those Xbox One owners who picked the system up without a Kinect, you've probably been wondering if you'd ever be able to buy a standalone Kinect. Now Microsoft is reportedly going to be selling the Xbox One Kinect sensor from October 6. According to Windows Phone Central, which quotes unnamed sources,…
Savvy Microsoft wins Redditors hearts with… Reddit
Reddit is probably the biggest community and discussion site on the internet - and is packed with the most hardcore of hardcore gamers. So what was poor old Microsoft to do to persuade them that the Xbox One, which doesn't enjoy the rest reputation there, isn't all that bad? Turns out, give them Reddit. Xbox's…
Goat Simulator is coming to Xbox One – here’s 5 other games that could be coming next.
Perhaps the biggest news to come out of Gamescom is that the Xbox One has bagged another major title. No, I'm not talking about Rise of the Tomb Raider, but Goat Simulator. The game was originally built for PC as a joke, and is a sandbox game in which you play a goat getting thrown…
State of the race: PS4 on 10 million, Xbox One on 5 million.
As the PS4 and Xbox One battle it out on the floor of the Gamescom show in Germany this week, the latest figures show a continuing lead for the PS4. Yesterday at the Sony press conference, the company boasted that it had sold 10 million PS4s since launch - and according to Extreme Tech this…
Microsoft announces TV streaming to devices on Xbox One and MKV support
Microsoft is at the Gamescom show in Germany which kicks off today and has announced numerous interesting updates and tweaks to the Xbox One operating system. Here's how Microsoft describe the updates: New “Friends” section – The new Friends section has been available for a few early access Preview members and we’re expanding it to…
Microsoft loses $400m on Xbox One
In news that will no doubt please Sony, Microsoft - which spent $2.1 billion producing and marketing the Xbox One - has reported a loss of $400 million (£238m) since launching the console in November last year. The Independent reports that the news comes from Microsoft’s annual earnings report for 2014, and shows the loss…
Xbox One digital TV tuner coming in October
Xbox One owners in Europe will soon be able to ditch their separate digital set-top box, if they have one. Microsoft has announced that from October, the Xbox One Digital TV Tuner will be available in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The company says that the tuner will provide users with an over-the-air…
