Microsoft is planning to launch Halo: Spartan Assault for the Xbox One on Christmas Eve. After launching on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 earlier this year, the Xbox One copy will debut for $14.99
Monday, December 9, 2013
Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes release date announced, Xbox-exclusive content detailed
Kojima Productions' open-world game launching March 18, 2014; "Jamais Vu" mission will only be available on Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, the prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, will launch on March 18, 2014 across all platforms, Konami announced today.
Warning over 4Chan Xbox One prank
Warning over 4Chan Xbox One prank
Xbox One owners are being warned about an internet prank message that could wreck their console.
The prank message, originated on the
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Super Time Force shifts to 2014, also coming to Xbox One
Super Time Force shifts to 2014, also coming to Xbox One
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capybara games
Capybara Games is bringing its radical 2D run-and-gun game, Super Time Force, to Xbox One in addition to Xbox 360, and aims to launch both versions simultaneously. The
Forbes: Don’t buy the Xbox One
Forbes: Don’t buy the Xbox One
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The holiday console war is in full swing now and points are being scored on both sides. Sony came out strong, selling more than 1 million PlayStation 4 consoles during the box’s first 24 hours of availability alone. Then Microsoft’s Xbox One launched a
Xbox One basketball game penalises players for swearing
Xbox One basketball
Bad language on the NBA 2K14 court? That's a technical foul – whether it's a real game or a virtual one
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The Xbox One has come under a lot of flack for costing $100 more than Sony's competing PS4 console.
Microsoft justifies the price difference by pointing out that the Xbox One comes bundled with the Kinect 2.0, its all-purpose video camera/microphone/motion sensor/Orwellian
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Microsoft reports record Xbox One sales
Microsoft reports record Xbox One sales
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft said it's selling every Xbox One player it can make, after introducing the new game console on Nov. 22.
Sales are setting records, the Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said Tuesday in a statement, without being more specific. Users have
Reddit user compiling unofficial wishlist of Xbox One improvements
One intrepid Reddit user has taken it upon himself to compile suggestions and improvements for the recently-launched Xbox One based on player feedback, launching a wishlist of fixes under the
10 Reasons I’d Pick the Wii U over the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Today
10 Reasons I’d Pick the Wii U over the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Today
This could have been Nintendo’s year — should have been Nintendo’s year.
And in a sense, it was Nintendo’s year, though it took some doing to get here. No one was supposed to buy the company’s shiny aqua-blue or whatchamacallit-black 3DS when it arrived back in February 2011 with a
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
A New Generation of Games is Here with the Launch Of Xbox One
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Today’s launch of Xbox One signals the beginning of a new era for gaming and interactive entertainment. Boasting the deepest and most varied launch lineup in Xbox history, the new games and exclusive titles look and feel like nothing else, tapping the
Xbox One party chat problems will ‘get better’ Microsoft promises
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Microsoft says it’s working to fix several issues with its Xbox One party chat service. The new and improved chat, that debuted as a separate app on the console, allows gamers to chat with up to seven friends during gameplay. However, Xbox One owners have
New Photos of the White Xbox One
New Photos of the White Xbox One
A Microsoft product designer posted a number of photos of his new white Xbox One, a product reserved for Microsoft employees.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Xbox One’s 1080p upscaling makes games look worse
The Xbox One has had a number of major issues in its short life, and it seems like the problems just keep rolling in. Forum denizens over at NeoGAF recently pointed out that the post-processing being performed on some Xbox One titles, to upscale 720p to 1080p
The best Xbox One games so far
The best Xbox One games so far
The Xbox One isn't just there to keep tabs on your heartbeat while you yell at the Skype app to phone your Gran. It's also - shock - a machine that plays videogames. Some of those videogames are going to be better than others, naturally,
Xbox One dominates PlayStation 4 in Black Friday console war
Xbox One dominates PlayStation 4 in Black Friday console war
Can’t we all just get along?
Some have issued a call for peace
but the next-generation console war is inevitable. PlayStation 4 fans and Xbox One fans have their own war going, and market research firms and other industry watchers will constantly pit the
but the next-generation console war is inevitable. PlayStation 4 fans and Xbox One fans have their own war going, and market research firms and other industry watchers will constantly pit theSunday, December 1, 2013
Xbox One's 500GB HDD swapped for bigger, faster drives, and tested for performance
Xbox One's 500GB HDD swapped for bigger, faster drives, and tested for performance
The Xbox One arrives with a 500GB HDD built-in, and in contrast to the PlayStation 4's easily-accessed storage, it's not meant to be accessed or replaced by the user, ever. While we'll probably leave ours in place to keep from voiding the warranty or risk a ban from Xbox Live, a few folks have already cracked open the
Gaming consoles: Xbox One Vs PS4?
Gaming consoles: Xbox One Vs PS4?
and growing demand. A good start for both and this will continue, as Christmas demand as well as launches in the UK and Europe have begun.
Rushed job and poor quality machines?Many have seen their PS4 bricked and unusable with a ‘Blue Light of Death’ striking. Many reported that the Xbox One is dead on arrival with a ‘Robot Vomiting’ sound followed by a ‘Green Screen of Death’. Poor quality machines released to catch holiday sales? Not really. This is almost a tradition with every console launch. Teething issues immediately crop up in the first lot of machines. Things stabilise pretty quickly.
Why should I buy a console when smartphones and tablets give an excellent gaming experience at a cheaper price?
Good question. While ‘app gaming’ is an excellent platform, it pales in comparison to what these consoles can deliver. From mind-boggling graphics and intense gameplay to online jousts and jaw-dropping augmented reality, there are many features that can’t be matched on a tablet.
Last of its kind? The Xbox One may well be one of the last gaming consoles you’ll get to see
But these consoles are seriously expensive.
Yes, they are. But on a feature-to-feature comparison, they are actually a bargain. This is your gaming console, Blu-ray player, media streamer, music-playing machine, your TV-watching-experience-enhancing machine, your voice and gesture command units, your first brush with true augmented reality and your online device. There’s no way a company will sell a standalone gaming machine anymore (as Nintendo realised with its Wii U); both machines are designed to be the centre of your entertainment universe.
Aren’t the previous generation of consoles a better buy, given they’re priced much lower?
Good to see you’re thinking on your feet. Previous generation consoles are powerful machines that will continue to fall in price. If you don’t own one, look for excellent bundled deals, usually announced about three months after a new generation console is out. Will the Xbox One and the PS4 be the first true 4K source players for your new 4K TV? In a world moving to Ultra HD (four times your normal full HD), shouldn’t the next generation of consoles deliver too? Currently, out of the box, they DO NOT! Yet both companies have made cryptic claims that in the future with firmware updates as well as add-ons, they will. I don’t see any way for these consoles to survive in the future without 4K output and can’t wait to see the first true 4K game!
Easy on the eye: The PlayStation 4 is sleeker, leaner and better looking in terms of size and form factor
Are these the last gaming consoles on the planet?
I’d go out on a limb and say yes. At least in the current form and definition of what we perceive to be a gaming console. In the future, we’ll play games of a much superior quality than what these consoles can deliver – we just won’t need a console to play them. Our phones and TVs may have it all built-in, and you won’t need games on a disc.
What about Nintendo?
In the current scenario and with what Nintendo’s portfolio looks like – it’s safe to say that it’s Game Over for them!
Which one is better: Xbox One or PS4? Which should I buy?
The big question and one that has people scratching their heads. Earlier, it was easy to decide as most gamers were invested in one already and would upgrade from the same company to protect the library of games they already spent a fortune on. Those rules don’t apply anymore as both consoles are notoriously poor at legacy gaming. This is a fresh start; one that shuns the boring old to bring in the absolute new.
In terms of size and form factor, the PS4 is sleeker, leaner and better looking, but that should be the last reason to buy a gaming system. Price isn’t much of a criterion either as the PS4 may be $100 less, but needs accessories that cost almost as much to get the console up and about to its fullest. Both consoles offer almost equal hardware specs as well. Even the biggest rule of console choosing seems to have been left in the dust: the games themselves! The opening portfolio for both is fairly mundane, the number of exclusive choices aren’t many and there doesn’t seem to be any one killer game in the future that will tilt the scale much. Then who wins?
The decisive winner will be the one that delivers on the digital hub promise – a machine that brings in all forms of media and entertainment and makes the experience that much more automated, jaw-dropping, customised and intelligent. Isn’t it amazing that for the first time ever, the last Gaming King of the Hill may well be decided not on gaming prowess – but the capabilities of the machine over and above gaming? True Technological Poetic Justice!
Rajiv Makhni is managing editor, Technology, NDTV, and the anchor of Gadget Guru, Cell Guru and Newsnet 3.
Gaming consoles: Xbox One Vs PS4?
White Xbox One is Exclusive to Full-Time Microsoft Employees
White Xbox One
As much of a hard time as gamers and consumers have been giving Microsoft since it announced the Xbox One, designing and releasing a console is no easy task. To celebrate the hard work of employees at the company, Microsoft will be giving each a very special edition of the Xbox One.
White Xbox One
Full-time Xbox One employees will be receiving a free Xbox One console bundle come launch. But it isn't just the regular Launch Edition. Called the 'Xbox One Employee Ship Gift' it includes an exclusive white console and controller, one year of Xbox Live, an exclusive achievement, and the console even has the words 'I made this' etched on the housing.
White Xbox One
As these are only for Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business employees, it's unlikely that the white style of Xbox Will see release for consumers, but at least we can hope.
White Xbox One
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