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Phil Spencer states that he’d like the next Xbox to support higher frame rates and faster start times
6 months
During Microsoft’s E3 2018 press conference, Xbox head Phil Spencer dropped an interesting tidbit of information in that the company was deep into development on the next Xbox consoles (plural). With the Xbox One X out on th...
Xbox’s Phil Spencer comments on cross-play support after Sony blocks PS4 Fortnite accounts from logging ...
6 months
Sony found itself in hot water after Nintendo’s E3 Direct this year. After Fortnite was revealed to be coming to Nintendo Switch, it was also confirmed that it would support cross-play between Switch, Xbox One, and PC. The l...
Next-generation Xbox will reportedly arrive in 2020
6 months
We’re five years into the life cycle of the Xbox One, and if previous console hardware generations are anything to go by, it should be nearing its end. The original Xbox was on the market for four years before the Xbox 360 t...
Ubisoft CEO believes next generation of consoles will be the last, eventually replaced by streaming
6 months
Microsoft has long believed that the future of gaming relies on its accessibility. Physical console generations will fade away, making room for a more ubiquitous service for everyone. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot appears to agree wi...
JRPGs and Japanese publishers will be on Microsoft’s E3 stage this year according to Phil Spencer
8 months
A constant criticism of Xbox this generation has been its lack of support from Japanese publishers and other Eastern markets compared to Sony. With Phil Spencer at the helm, he’s looking to change this. After partaking in an...
Xbox’s Phil Spencer: “A high quality and diverse first-party (with single-player) built the right ...
8 months
Reviews for Sony’s God of War came out yesterday and, to little surprise, the game was met with critical acclaim and currently sits at a 95 on Metacritic based on over eighty reviews. It’s been hailed as one of this ge...
Microsoft creates new Xbox unit to persuade gaming companies to use its Azure cloud service
9 months
Microsoft has established a new unit within Xbox that aims to entice developers into using the company’s Azure cloud-computing service. According to Bloomberg, the new unit will be called gaming cloud. Gaming cloud will be ...
Microsoft is open to Fortnite Xbox One vs PS4 cross-play but Sony appears to be blocking it
9 months
When Fortnite was revealed for mobile devices a few days ago, there was a brief outcry from the Xbox community when the console was left out of Epic’s original announcement regarding cross-play between platforms. A day later...
Watch Phil Spencer’s DICE Summit 2018 Opening Keynote
10 months
Yesterday DICE Summit 2018, an annual conference for those in the games industry, began with a keynote speech by Xbox head Phil Spencer. His entire speech encompassed the impact and power of games throughout the world, but it also...
Microsoft may launch a game streaming service within the next three years
1 year
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has revealed that the company aims to launch a streaming service within the next three years. While a focus of Spencer’s interview with Bloomberg today was that Xbox was going to increase its i...
Phil Spencer says Xbox plans to increase investment in first-party games
1 year
It’s no secret that Xbox has had a rough time with their first-party line-up this generation, with cancelled games like Scalebound and Fable Legends to the delay of Crackdown 3. People constantly criticize the brand for this...