[ad_1] Hardware The physical console itself was a chunky black and green box with an X design overlayed on the top and four front-facing slots for controllers. The majority of users recalled positive feelings about the hardware; Tony loved the console and said it reminded him of an updated Dreamcast. George said it was “built […]
Category: Microsoft
Microsoft’s Xbox Console Streaming preview goes global
[ad_1] The list of requirements is fairly hefty: As well as being inside an Update Preview ring, you’ll need an Android device running Marshmallow, or higher. You’ll also need to own a Bluetooth Xbox One controller, and a speedy home network to ensure your setup can cope with streaming. Microsoft’s Jonathan Hildebrandt says that the […]
NPD’s best-selling games of the decade charts ‘Call of Duty’ domination
[ad_1] As usual, the NPD group has rounded up sales stats for the last month, but with the flip from 2019 to 2020 it is also listing some of the best sellers over the last ten years. Grand Theft Auto V is the best selling game across all platforms and outlets tracked from 2010 through […]
Microsoft plans to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030
[ad_1] In addition to its plans to be carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft also says it’ll remove from the environment all of the carbon the company has either emitted directly or produced through electrical use since it was founded in 1975. That’s a pretty massive undertaking, and Microsoft notes that actually making that progress will […]
Microsoft’s Chromium Edge browser is here
[ad_1] As we’ve covered in earlier previews of the next-generation Edge browser, you can look forward to significantly faster browsing performance, better overall security, and a slew of helpful new features, like an Internet Explorer mode for compatibility with older web apps. Collections, a feature that lets you gather information from web pages and organize […]
Xbox One Elite Series 2 controller gets $20 cheaper with Amazon Prime
[ad_1] Late last year Microsoft unveiled a second generation of its upgraded Elite Series gaming pad. It features a sealed-in rechargeable battery, USB-C port, Bluetooth connectivity, programmable profiles, new interchangeable thumbstick and paddle shapes and probably a few other things we forgot about (the new paddles are smaller, it can charge inside its carrying case, […]
Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 today
[ad_1] So to make sure you’ve got adequate protection, you need to upgrade your OS. Back in 2015 Microsoft made upgrades from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 free for the first year, but while it officially ended the Windows 10 free upgrade offer in December 2017 there is a loophole that means you can still […]
‘GTA4’ leaves Steam after an old Microsoft service breaks game sales
[ad_1] Games for Windows Live has caused a number of headaches since Microsoft began shutting things down in 2013. Developers have had to patch the platform out of their games to keep them running properly, including the Batman: Arkham series and Dark Souls. GTA4 has had its own problems, prompting gamers to develop workarounds to […]
The future of foldable tablets got clearer at CES 2020
[ad_1] The benefits of folding screen technology are obvious by now. You can make a device half its size (or even smaller) if its components can bend without breaking. We first saw a real folding phone at CES 2019 from the relatively unknown Royole, and through the rest of the year Samsung, Huawei, TCL and […]
Microsoft’s first Xbox Series X games will be cross-gen releases
[ad_1] “As our content comes out over the next year, two years, all of our games, sort of like PC, will play up and down that family of devices,” Booty said. “We want to make sure that if someone invests in Xbox between now and [Series X] that they feel that they made a good […]