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After Backlash, Xbox's Next Big Game Wants To Ditch 'Always Online'
22.3.2023
It recently became clear that Xbox and Arkane’s upcoming shooter, Redfall, would require an always-online internet connection. This isn’t great for a host of reasons and people, predictably and understandably, cried foul, launching a barrage of complaints. Now, it seems Arkane has heard...
Xbox's Phil Spencer Says Microsoft's 10K Layoffs 'Hurts' In Email To Staff
20.1.2023
A few hours ago, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer sent out a company-wide email to all full-time employees under Microsoft’s gaming divisions. A copy of the email was shared with Kotaku by a current Xbox employee, we have confirmed its authenticity, and the full text has been transcribed below:Read more
Phil Spencer Says Sony Wants To Grow At Xbox’s Expense
12.12.2022
Public squabbling between two of the biggest console gaming companies has intensified. On a recent podcast appearance, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer blasted Sony for wanting to grow by “making Xbox smaller.” The accusation comes after the Federal Trade Commission decided to sue to block...
Console Warriors Mad, Sad At Xbox's Latest Awards No-Show
9.12.2022
It wouldn’t be the first time, but Xbox fans are upset in the wake of last night’s broadcast of The Game Awards. The problem? While competitors like Sony scooped up award after award, the Xbox brand and Xbox-related games were almost nowhere to be seen.Read more
Steam's regional pricing changes: a big deal?
26.10.2022
Or just clearer for indies? Also: what Xbox's latest results mean, and more
Xbox’s New Test Dashboard Is Heavy On The Game Pass
13.9.2022
Xbox owners who are part of the company’s Insiders program may have noticed something different about their consoles this week. Rolling out as a test of potential UI changes coming to the console next year, Xbox Insiders will see a new home screen that overhauls the user experience. Now, with...
Xbox's Matt Booty Dreams About Using AI To Do QA Testing
5.9.2022
Head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, has once more, so very appropriately, stuck his foot in his ass. This weekend at PAX, he proudly declared to a live audience how much he’d like to see QA work performed by AI.Read more
Xbox’s Multiple-Account Game Pass Plan Sounds Like A Great Deal
2.9.2022
Following a wave of rumors and leaks, Xbox has finally unveiled some details about its account-sharing plan for Game Pass. Called Game Pass Friends and Family, it’s not available stateside yet. But when (or if) it eventually becomes available outside the two countries Microsoft is testing it in,...
The evolution of Steam tags (& why we dig 'em!)
27.7.2022
Also: Quest's price hike, Xbox's results & more
Xbox’s Summer Sale Features Huge Deals On Far Cry, Red Dead Redemption II, And More
16.7.2022
Summer means many things, including pool parties, eating too much ice cream, going out camping, and uh…apparently video game sales? I don’t question the companies taking part in the annual summer sales we see across digital stores. Instead, I nod in approval and begin spending money on games...
Everything Shown At Xbox’s Big 2022 Press Conference
12.6.2022
E3 might have taken 2022 off, but the show(s) must go on. Today’s big one is the annual Xbox showcase, which shares title billing with the one first-party studio that’s only released games on PS5 since getting acquired by Microsoft for the price of a presidential election.Read more
What To Expect From Xbox's Big Press Conference Tomorrow
11.6.2022
For Xbox, a lot is riding on its big not-E3 press conference. Right now, following a number of notable delays, the mega-publisher’s 2022 is devoid of any major exclusives. In addition to the requisite announcements of games coming to Game Pass and announcements about more devices on which you...
Why Everyone Spent The Week Losing It Over The ‘PS5 Pro’ And ‘Next Xbox’
27.5.2022
It feels like the current console generation is only just getting started, and yet, a corner of the internet spent a good part of this week obsessing over the next iteration, the presumed mid-generation hardware refreshes for Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S. The commotion...
Xbox’s Rep Takes A Hit Following Major Delays
18.5.2022
Riding the bus of video game fandom should come with a seatbelt warning. To wit: Last month, it seemed like everyone was losing their minds over Microsoft gobbling up half the industry. Now, in the wake of some major delays, it’s all “Dead console!!!” this and “Xbox has no exclusives!!!” that. Hope...
Cook Serve Forever's announcement splash, deconstructed
27.4.2022
Also: Xbox's latest financials & lots more
Game Pass Hidden Gem Mixes XCOM, Worms, And Comic Book Vibes
27.4.2022
What happens if the world gets too stupid, too overrun with people who don’t trust science or educators? Well, according to the recently released Research and Destroy, once folks stop trusting science and start believing in every wild theory they find online, the world is actually taken over...
The Next Generation Of Video Game Graphics Is Looking Pretty Good
5.4.2022
We’ve seen an eye-popping gorgeous tech demo for a not-real game that I totally wish was real. We’ve seen Keanu Reeves (‘90s edition) alongside Keanu Reeves (modern-day edition). We’ve seen…a beard. But today, Epic Games presented by far the biggest look into its Unreal 5 3D creation engine, which...
Xbox’s Best Low-Key Feature Just Got Better
10.3.2022
The Xbox Series X and S have lots of quality-of-life touches that look small on paper but vastly improve the experience of playing games in practice. One of those is Quick Resume, which makes it easy to swap between several games at once, and a new update makes it even more robust.Read more
Report: Xbox's Last-Second Intel Switcheroo Left AMD Engineers Heartbroken
13.10.2021
When the first Xbox console was revealed on stage back in 2001, it was announced that it was packing an Intel CPU. This had been a last-minute decision on Microsoft’s part; so last-minute, in fact, that according to the “Father of the Xbox” Seamus Blackley AMD engineers were sitting in the front...
Xbox’s Cloud Streaming Upgrade Means You Might Not Need A Series X
7.10.2021
Xbox’s cloud-gaming service just got the hardware upgrade you’ve been trying to nail down for months. Speaking to The Verge, representatives for Microsoft confirmed that Xbox cloud gaming now runs entirely on Xbox Series X hardware, wrapping up a backend upgrade that quietly kicked off over...