During their E3 2015 press conference yesterday, Microsoft dropped a bombshell – the Xbox One will be backwards compatible with select Xbox 360 games. While the list only features 100 games (both disc-based and XBLA), that number is sure to expand in the coming months as developers and publishers simply need to approve which games […]
3 million Xbox Ones, 4.2 million PlayStation 4s sold in 2013
Monday, Microsoft announced that the Xbox One sold 3 million units across 13 different countries in 2013. That’s 3 million units in fiveweeks. Astounding number, isn’t it? After all, that extra million is on top of the 2 million Xbox Ones the company sold in the console’s first eight days. Quite an accomplishment, no? However, […]
PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One in November
The official numbers are in, and it appears that the PlayStation 4 has outsold the Xbox One in North America last month. After more than a resounding 1 million units were sold in its first 24 hours, the PS4 ended up selling 2.1 million consoles last month across North America, Europe, and some Asian countries. […]
Small percentage of Xbox Ones experiencing disc drive errors
I’m extremely biased towards the PlayStation 4 (and the three preceding PlayStations in the process), so it’s safe to assume my heart skipped a beat when I found out early Xbox One consoles were experiencing defective disc drive errors. Sure, what matters are the video games and there shouldn’t be a divide between Sony and […]
Microsoft may sell your Kinect data to third-party advertisers
It’s no secret to anybody that I’m an anti-Xbox gamer. For close to a decade, I’ve scoffed at Microsoft’s entry to the gaming industry. While I acknowledge (and admire) the company for revolutionizing online gaming, there have been way too many missteps made for me to ever fully embrace the Xbox line. While the Xbox […]
Microsoft pulls an Xbox One-80, backtracks from absurd policies
Independent gaming website Giant Bomb broke a news story about Microsoft turning its back on its ridiculous DRM policies for its next generation console, Xbox One. Microsoft has since confirmed their intentions to backtrack from such policies in a desperate attempt to win back consumer support, as well as level the playing field with its direct competitor […]
Xbox One release date, price announced at E3
Microsoft’s Xbox E3 Keynote conference has just ended, and they divulged a little more information on the upcoming console. While the initial Xbox One reveal was focused on the system’s hardware capabilities, Microsoft’s E3 conference was focused on some of the games coming to the console. A few notable Xbox One-exclusive games include a new Killer […]
Microsoft Reveals New Xbox Entitled “Xbox One”
Microsoft recently unveiled their new console system, Xbox One. Described as a console “where all of your entertainment comes live in one place,” Xbox One is shown to be a huge next step for Microsoft in the next generation of console gaming. Kinect functionality has been streamlined with almost 1:1 voice command recognition. The presenter […]