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Latest Xbox update begins rolling out to Xbox Insiders today
Xbox is changing up its user interface on Xbox in a major way again, and Xbox Insiders can check out the latest switch-em-up now. The new interface includes big changes for Xbox One users, as well as tweaks to Windows 10 PCs using the Xbox app. The new interface focuses on a custom home screen that users can create themselves, which is a good way to hopefully help make that initial launch… Read More
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New Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10 is actually reasonably sized
Microsoft has redesigned the USB dongle used to connect your Xbox One controller to your Windows 10 laptop, and thank goodness for that. The formerly hulking black slab is now a much more modestly sized black slab, which is roughly the size of most flash drives, and won’t stick out like a sore, incredibly huge thumb on your notebook or PC. The new adapter is $24.99 and ships starting… Read More
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Microsoft announces original Xbox backwards compatibility for the Xbox One X
#BackwardCompatibility is expanding to include original #Xbox games. Watch #XboxE3 live: https://t.co/Z3I4CSvRn2 #XboxOneX pic.twitter.com/81NE0rZBUe — Xbox (@Xbox) June 11, 2017 During today’s Microsoft E3 2017 keynote, backwards compatibility for original Xbox games for the upcoming and just-announced Xbox One X. Microsoft confirmed the announcement for not only original Xbox… Read More
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The Xbox One X is Microsoft’s powerful new 4K console
A full year after first teasing Project Scorpio at its last E3 event, Microsoft finally took the wraps of its new console, now called the Xbox One X. Decidedly less catchy than Xbox Scorpio, but it beats all of the Windows-centric Xbox 10 S rumors that were circling around the past few weeks. The tongue-twister of a console is set to arrive November 7, priced at $499, as initially reported. … Read More
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Microsoft’s E3 “Project Scorpio” Xbox live blog
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“Project Scorpio” is the most hotly anticipated item at E3 this year, and Microsoft is set to show off the new console today at a 2pm PT / 5pm ET press conference.
Darrell and I will be there with bells on to give you all the latest news about the device, as well as anything else Redmond might have up its sleeve.
You can also watch the live stream right here. Read More
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Tune in to Microsoft’s E3 “Project Scorpio” live stream
It’s a big week for gamers everywhere, and Xbox loyalists in particular have plenty to be excited about. Microsoft is going live with their E3 press conference today at 2pm PT/5pm ET, and we’ll finally get our first look at Project Scorpio. Some have speculated that Project Scorpio will be a Windows 10 gaming PC built specifically for the living room, converging PC and console… Read More
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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass launches to all Xbox One owners
Xbox Game Pass, the all-you-can game monthly subscription service for Xbox One, is now available to anyone who owns the console. The service went live for Xbox Gold members last week, but is now open for anyone who both A) has an Xbox One console and B) wants to plunk down $9.99 per month to access the library of over 100 games, including Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles. Game Pass… Read More
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Xbox Game Pass launches June 1 with over 100 titles
Xbox One owners get a new reason to fire up their consoles on June 1: Xbox Game Pass, the download service Microsoft created to deliver subscription-based gaming with a library of Xbox One and Xbox 360 games in an all-you-can game model. The service is similar to PlayStation Now, Sony’s PlayStation 4-based equivalent, and also to Nivida’s GeForce NOW streaming service for its… Read More
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The Xbox One Scorpio is a six-teraflop gaming beast
Microsoft couldn’t wait until E3 in June to unveil the Scorpio, so the company shared some details with Digital Foundry and we now know all of Project Scorpio’s tech specs. As expected, it’s going to be by far the most powerful gaming console out there.
The console GPU will be able to process six trillion floating point operations per second, or six teraflops for short. Read More
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Xbox One gets Beam streaming, a new guide and more starting today
Xbox One is getting an update starting today, echoing some of the major changes coming to Windows in its forthcoming Creators Update. The big new additions include streaming via Microsoft’s own Twitch competitor Beam, as well as a brand new Xbox user experience made up of a new design for Guide, improvements to Home and more. The new features are designed around encouraging gamers to… Read More
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