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Original Xbox compatibility, and 13 games, arriving on Xbox One tomorrow
Perhaps with the exception of the Xbox One X, Microsoft’s biggest E3 2017 announcement was the addition of original Xbox backward compatibility. The Xbox One X is still two weeks from release, but the Xbox marketplace has already begun to receive original Xbox games, priced at $9.99 each (though your original discs should also work, if you still have them). And today, IGN reports that the functionality — along with 13 original Xbox games — will be available tomorrow.
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Microsoft kills off Kinect, stops manufacturing it
Microsoft is finally admitting Kinect is truly dead. After years of debate over whether Kinect is truly dead or not, the software giant has now stopped manufacturing the accessory. Fast Co Design reports that the depth camera and microphone accessory has sold around 35 million units since its debut in November, 2010. Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360 even became the fastest-selling consumer device back in 2011, winning recognition from Guinness World Records at the time.
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Kinect Is Officially Dead
First dead in our hearts, and now dead at the manufacturing plant, the Kinect is no longer in production. Microsoft’s experimental motion detecting camera, which first launched in November, 2010, will die off once existing retail stock is sold, Microsoft told the website Fast Co. in an interview.
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Microsoft plans to expand pursuit of $100 billion gaming industry, Nadella tells shareholders
With the release of the Xbox One X, and other gaming and developer friendly programs such as Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass, and ID@Xbox, Microsoft is making it clear that they are taking gaming seriously. In a further push at their gaming division, CEO Satya Nadella revealed today that Microsoft is planning to expand a pursuit of $100 billion gaming industry.
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Xbox One 2018 Games Rumored To Include Fable 4, Japan Forza & More
Xbox One had very few high-profile releases in 2017, but the roadmap for 2018 looks pretty great if these discreet rumors are to be believed. One known leaker cited Fable and a Forza Horizon 4 set in Japan as possible future additions to the lineup. The user, Klobrille of ResetEra, phrased each of these predictions as hypothetical questions. However, given the pedigree of the source, some fans believe there may be more to it. Here’s a recap of what’s implied.
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Forza Horizon 3 Xbox One X Update Being Rolled Out; Supports Native 4K Resolution
The highly anticipated Forza Horizon 3 Xbox One X update is currently being rolled out as we speak. The game already showed up as being ‘Xbox One X Enhanced’ for numerous gamers, but the update is now finally being deployed to Xbox One X systems. The exact Xbox One X enhancements are unknown, but Microsoft and Playground Games have promised native 4K resolution on the One X.
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Microsoft’s Xbox game subscription will include the next Halo, Gears of War, and Forza on launch day
Microsoft is planning to bring its own exclusive Xbox games, published through Microsoft Studios, to the company’s Xbox Game Pass subscription. Future games, including Sea of Thieves, will be available via subscription on the same day they’re available to purchase at retail stores or through the Microsoft Store. “The number one request from our customers... was to get new blockbuster games into Game Pass,” explains Microsoft’s games chief, Phil Spencer, in an interview with The Verge.
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Sea of Thieves Passes Two Million Players; Fastest-Selling First-Party New IP of the Generation
Today Microsoft announced that Rare’s newest game Sea of Thieves has passed two million players on Xbox One and PC. On top of this achievement, the shared-world adventure title is now the fastest-selling first party new IP of this generation. According to Microsoft’s own Aaron Greenberg, this specific achievement does not include copies distributed with Game Pass, which makes sense since those aren’t exactly “sales.”
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Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off
It has been nearly three years since Microsoft announced plans to make older Xbox games playable on Xbox One, and if there’s one area in which the company has pulled ahead of its competition in the console wars, it’s in backward compatibility. You can’t play your PSOne, PS2, or PS3 discs on a PlayStation 4, and the Nintendo Switch doesn’t even have a disc drive, but Microsoft has slowly been adding Xbox One support for older games in the Xbox library since 2015...
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The Teens Who Hacked Microsoft's Videogame Empire—And Went Too Far
Among those involved in David Pokora's so-called Xbox Underground, one would become an informant, one would become a fugitive, and one would end up dead.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider runs at 4K 30 FPS on Xbox One X, allows 1080p 60 FPS
Yesterday, in an interview between Eidos Montréal studio head David Anfossi and EPN TV, the developer said that Shadow of the Tomb Raider ran at "4K 60 FPS" on Xbox One X. However, given the context of the interview and all the information Anfossi was trying to convey, it seemed like there might have been some miscommunication.
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'We break things for a living': how Microsoft tests its Xbox controllers
At a special Microsoft lab, joypads are tested to destruction to ensure they withstand pummelling by games aficionados
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Nintendo and Microsoft team up to promote cross-play, while Sony remains silent
Sony is the odd one out for Minecraft and more.
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NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition Achievement List Revealed
We have just picked up the achievement list for NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition, which is developed by Platinum Games and published by Square Enix. You can find guides to unlocking these achievements as soon as we have them on the NieR:Automata BECOME AS GODS Edition Achievements page.
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Rumored full mouse and keyboard support for Xbox One could change the gaming landscape
Microsoft may be readying a new weapon that could shift the balance in the interminable console wars: the mouse. Wait, you say, didn't they promise that years ago, and aren't there peripherals already available? Kind of.
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Warface is coming to PS4 and Xbox One!
Dear players! We have some very special news for you. As you know, Warface is a truly global game that unites the fans around the world. Players from over 175 countries have joined the confrontation between Warface and Blackwood. Millions play this game, and the number keeps on increasing.
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Microsoft Is Being Sued Over the Xbox One's Warranty-Void-if-Removed Sticker
Microsoft is being sued for a security seal on the Xbox One console that can scare consumers into thinking that opening the device will void the warranty. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to six companies, including Microsoft, telling them that they were violating the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, a 1975 law that forbids manufacturers from tying warranty coverage to the use of that company’s repair parts. Now, the company is being sued by a customer and this will be tested in court.
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Xbox One X 'performing phenomenally' says NPD
Many years ago, Microsoft stopped reporting Xbox One sales figures and started measuring success based on Xbox Live members. In 2017, the company released the Xbox One X, the most powerful console ever made, but didn't provide us with figures as to how well the machine was doing at retailers. While there are numerous organizations around the world that report sales figures, The NPD Group tacks it in the United States.
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Xbox One News: Microsoft surprise fans with a BIG Xbox One X console announcement
The Xbox One X is doing incredibly well - at least, that's what we can infer if an industry analyst working with NPD has to say. The Xbox One X - the most powerful console on the market right now - launched late last year, and though Microsoft doesn't make a habit of sharing sales figures, NPD is one group that tracks the data, and one of its analysts has recently lifted the lid on the console's performance.
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Strange Brigade now supports mouse and keyboard on Xbox One
Recently, Microsoft launched support for mouse and keyboard input on Xbox One. Epic Games detailed how Fortnite is one of the first titles to offer mouse and keyboard input alongside previously-announced Warframe. However, Bomber Crew, Deep Rock Galactic, Strange Brigade, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, War Thunder, and X-Morph Defense also received support.
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