During The Game Awards last week, Microsoft surprisingly announced the name and showed off its next-gen console for the first time. The Xbox Series X name has been thrown around but it turns out that Microsoft didn't get its message across very clear, as the next-gen console is supposed to …
Read More »Specs and performance targets for next-gen Xbox leak
There has been a lot of next-gen console talk over the last few weeks, in large part thanks to leaks surrounding the PS5. Now, leaks on the Xbox side are starting to catch up. Last week, we heard that Microsoft is still planning to launch two consoles next year targeting …
Read More »Microsoft still planning two next-gen consoles, Lockhart will be cheaper and disc-less
Late last year as plans for next-gen consoles started to solidify, multiple reports claimed that Microsoft would be coming out with two devices, with ‘Anaconda' set to be the high-end, more powerful console and ‘Lockhart' set to be a cheaper, digital-only version. In June, plans for a cheaper ‘Lockhart' console …
Read More »Backwards compatibility will be one of Project Scarlett’s big advantages
Microsoft couldn't exactly win on the power front, or on the top-rated exclusives front this generation but the company doubled down on beating the PS4 in other areas. Cross-play, Play Anywhere, Game Pass and backwards compatibility initiatives all helped change the perception of the Xbox One this generation and Microsoft …
Read More »Ubisoft’s recently delayed games are also coming to next-gen consoles
Earlier this week, Ubisoft held its quarterly financial earnings call with investors, going over recent sales performance and adjusting financial expectations for the months ahead. The big news from Ubisoft this time around was that some of its big releases scheduled for 2020 have been delayed after Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s …
Read More »Xbox All Access subscription is back and now includes option to upgrade to Project Scarlett
Last year, Microsoft launched a limited-time subscription service called Xbox All Access. Now it is back with a few changes and just in time for the ramp up towards next-gen consoles. Xbox All Access will be available in the US, UK, and Australia, greatly expanding the service's reach. However, the most important …
Read More »Microsoft scraps plans for second next-gen console and will double down on Project Scarlett
Dating back several months, there have been rumours surrounding Microsoft's next-gen console plans. We know that there is a small army of first-party studios preparing new games and at one point, Microsoft was planning to launch into next-gen with two consoles at once, one being a higher power version at …
Read More »Platinum Games head isn’t too impressed with next-gen consoles
At this point, both Sony and Microsoft have confirmed some key details about their next-gen consoles. Sony has demonstrated its PS5 SSD speeds while Microsoft has released a Project Scorpio style teaser for its new hardware, which will be arriving in late 2020. Now, some developers are starting to share …
Read More »Microsoft begins detailing Project Scarlett, the next-gen Xbox
Microsoft has begun sharing specs for its next-gen Xbox, powered by AMD's Zen 2 and Radeon RDNA architectures.
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