We are only two days away from July 23rd, the date will mark an in important moment for Microsoft and its Xbox brand moving forwards, as it is the date when the first party lineup for its Xbox Series X will be revealed in full force. Microsoft’s policies for the new launch have been…
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Half Year Video Game Sales Reach A 10-Year High Milestone
As it has been the trend since the global pandemic hit, more people are staying indoors, and more people are buying videogame software and hardware, driving video game sales revenues to $6.6 billion. The number is the highest sum of revenue that has been achieved since 2010. All three major Console Hardware companies have…
The Xbox One X Has Been Discontinued: Four Reasons For Why it Happened
Microsoft’s most powerful console is being put to rest before even reaching its third-year birthday. In a stunning move, Microsoft announced that it will not be manufacturing any more Xbox One X consoles, and that the Xbox One line will live on through the considerably less powerful Xbox One S. The News were stunning, as…
Xbox Velocity Architecture: The Answer to Sony’s Faster SSD
This week, Microsoft unveiled in a blog post, its solution to the question of whether or not the PS5’s faster solid-state drive (SSD) would be that much faster than Microsoft’s own slower drive when it comes to streaming game assets, and other features while in gameplay. A hardware accelerated decompression solution will bring the…
Phil Spencer: Next Gen Exclusives Are “Completely Counter to What Gaming is About”
The lack of ‘exclusive’ titles has haunted the Xbox brand for the past decade, and Microsoft, under the charismatic Phil Spencer, has made moves to secure studios over past the few years in order to change that fact. But perception is a very hard thing to change, especially when we are just a few months…
Microsoft’s Big Xbox Series X Games Reveal is Rumored to be Scheduled for July 23rd
It has been reported by journalist Jeff Grub that Microsoft will hold another games reveal on July 23rd. This reveal, unlike the previous one, is expected to be huge in terms of both 3rd and more importantly first party games. One of the most awaited games (if not the most) is Halo Infinite, which reportedly…
Microsoft Is Likely to Have a Budget Version of its Series X Console Code Named Lockhart According to Tech Spec Leak
The long rumored, but unconfirmed Xbox console codenamed “Lockhart” seems to be a reality as specs have been leaked, as documents on a twitter post show. While this version of the console has long been rumored, and it would serve the Xbox Series X as a cheaper alternative to the system (much like the Xbox…
Obsidian Dev Talks About The Outer Worlds Switch Port, and Being An Xbox First Party Studio Going Forward
For a few years now, Microsoft has shifted gears (no pun intended) moving in a direction reminiscent of its early original Xbox, and Xbox 360 days. The company has been acquiring several studios to work under their Microsoft Studios (Now Xbox Game Studios) banner in order to boost their portfolio of exclusive games. Exclusive games…
Will Fable 4 Make A July Appearance?
Fable, a Peter Molyneux’s creation that made its debut in 2004 on the original Xbox console. The game was well received though highly criticized in some circles because in true Molyneux fashion, some of the promised groundbreaking features did not make it to the final game. The action RPG series would produce two…
Smart Delivery: Buy an Xbox One Game Once…Own the Best Version of the Game Forever
Microsoft’s Smart Delivery program is one of the corner stone features in the company’s marketing campaign for its upcoming Series X console. Gone are the days of buying a current gen game, only to be forced to purchase a “remastered” or “remade” version on next generation hardware. At least, this will be the case as…