The Xbox One July System Update will introduce Achievement Snap, a long-awaited feature that lets gamers view and track their achievement progress in real time without leaving their games. The feature leverages the Xbox One’s Snap functionality.
Microsoft Releases Windows Drivers for the Xbox One Controller
Microsoft on Thursday finally released Windows drivers for the Xbox One controller, allowing gamers to use the company’s latest console controller on their PC. The drivers allow the Xbox One controller to work automatically with any games or applications that already support the Xbox 360 controller.
Microsoft: Ditching Kinect Gives Xbox One Up to 10 Percent Performance Boost
Microsoft revealed this week that the Xbox One’s Kinect sensor consumes a small amount of the console’s primary resources in order to operate, and that ditching the accessory can give optimized games a performance boost of up to 10 percent.
Xbox One June Update Brings Support for External USB 3.0 Hard Drives
Microsoft is gearing up for the Xbox One’s June update, which will finally add long-awaited support for external hard drives. Other new features include the ability to associate real names with gamer profiles, new Xbox Live Gold membership benefits, and expanded support for the console’s TV features.
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Microsoft Intros $399 Kinect-less Xbox One, Expands Games with Gold
Microsoft continues to trail the PS4 in worldwide sales, and is introducing some major changes to the Xbox One that it hopes will narrow the gap. Starting in June, the company will launch a $399 version of the console without Kinect, expand Games with Gold, and decouple entertainment apps like Netflix from an Xbox Live Gold subscription.
PS4 Sales Continue to Outpace Xbox One Despite Titanfall Launch
The console wars continue to rage, but Sony’s PS4 is having no trouble maintaining its sales advantage over the Xbox One, according to recent data from both companies. To date, the PS4 has sold more than 7 million units while the launch of Titanfall pushed the Xbox One to just 5 million units.
Xbox One April Update Brings Friend Notifications, 50Hz Blu-ray Output
Microsoft is continuing its streak of regular updates with the release of the Xbox One April Update today. The update brings a number of minor improvements, including friend notifications, 50Hz Blu-ray output support, and the ability to initiate future updates on demand.
Microsoft’s U.S. Xbox One Sales Catch Up to Sony’s PS4 in February
Sony’s PlayStation 4 is kicking the Xbox One’s butt worldwide when it comes to overall sales, but Microsoft’s console finally regained some ground in the U.S. last month, with sales of both consoles nearly equal according to a new NPD report.
Twitch for Xbox One Coming March 11, Same Day as Titanfall Launch
Since the launch of the Xbox One last November, gamers have been anxiously waiting for Microsoft to add Twitch support to its latest console. Today, Twitch and Microsoft announced that the wait is nearly over, and that full Twitch integration is coming to the Xbox One as part of a system update on March 11th, just in time for the launch of Titanfall.
Microsoft “Testing” Digital Game Sales on the Xbox One, Starting with Ryse for $40
Microsoft this week is offering the Xbox One exclusive game Ryse: Son of Rome for $40 as a digital purchase, and studio manager Mike Ybarra suggested via Twitter that this may be just the beginning of a push by the company to make digital purchases more appealing to gamers.