An Xbox One setup guide detailing placement options for Kinect 2.0 has leaked out of Brazil. According to the guide, the new Kinect will have to be positioned with limitations similar to its predecessor, but the device’s enhanced cameras and sensors will provide a much larger interaction area.
Microsoft Extends Xbox 360 “Games with Gold” Promotion Indefinitely
Microsoft announced Friday that its popular “Games with Gold” promotion, which gives Xbox Live Gold subscribers two free Xbox 360 games each month, will continue indefinitely.
Xbox One’s Kinect Can Understand Two Voices Simultaneously
As the launch of the Xbox One draws closer, Microsoft has continued to reveal bits of information about the next generation console. On Monday, the company announced that the new Kinect sensor can track two users’ voices simultaneously and that gamers will be able to record and upload video commentary of their gameplay clips.
Microsoft Plans for the Xbox 360 to “Go for Another Three Years”
The introduction of the Xbox One in November does not mean the death of the venerable Xbox 360. Xbox Marketing Chief Yusuf Mehdi revealed this week that the company has plans for the Xbox 360 to go for “another three years” with over 100 new 360 games hitting stores after the Xbox One’s launch.
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Xbox One Won’t Support External Hard Drives at Launch
Another week, another change to the Xbox One. According to Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, the console won’t support the expansion of its internal storage via external USB hard drives at launch, despite a promise by Microsoft that it would. There’s no word on when or how the feature will reappear in the future.
Microsoft Publishes Xbox One Game Lineup
On the eve of Gamescom, and with at least two months to go before launch, Microsoft on Monday announced the Xbox One Game Lineup for its upcoming console. Many of the games on the list have already been mentioned during previous Xbox-related events, but with the full list now in hand, gamers can learn what to expect from the next generation console. In all, 51 titles are currently planned for the Xbox One. Microsoft also provided some interesting statistics related…
Sony to Reveal PS4 “Release Plans” Tuesday at Gamescom
Sony’s UK Playstation blog revealed that the company plans to discuss “release plans” for the PS4 this week at Gamescom in Germany. With the Xbox One launch scaled back, many are hoping for an aggressive launch date from Sony to give it a head start in the market.
Xbox One Delayed Until 2014 in Eight Countries
Microsoft has made a number of high profile changes to its next generation console strategy since announcing the Xbox One in May, and most of them have been arguably positive from a consumer standpoint. That trend may end for some future Xbox One customers, however, as Microsoft announced Wednesday that the console will only be available in 13 markets at launch, eight shy of the initial target set at E3. At E3, we announced that Xbox One would be available…
Xbox One Controllers & Headsets Now Up For Pre-Order
With several months to go before the launch of the next generation game consoles from Sony and Microsoft, pricing on accessories is starting to pop up. The Microsoft Store this weekend began listing pre-orders for Xbox One accessories, including controllers, chargers, and headsets. The standard Xbox One wireless controller will retail for $59.99 each, an increase of $10 over the price of a wireless Xbox 360 controller but on par with the cost of the new PS4 Dualshock 4 controller.…
Microsoft Explains the Power of the Xbox One Cloud
One of the novel features of the upcoming Xbox One that Microsoft detailed on Tuesday was the ability of the device to offload certain processing tasks to servers in the cloud. This optional feature will take advantage of the more than 300,000 servers that Microsoft is rolling out for the console’s launch. While the Xbox unveiling didn’t reveal further details, Ars Technica spoke with General Manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms Matt Booty to clarify the console’s capabilities. Microsoft…