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Why the Xbox One’s Used Game Handling Could Be Its Undoing

There is an awful lot of excitement to go around in the game industry today, as Microsoft has finally (finally!) shown off its next-generation console, the Xbox One. From images and videos of the device, it appears to be good-looking, should deliver high-quality gameplay, and will integrate a host of entertainment features I’ll be excited to try out.

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Xbox One release date may appear at E3 in Microsoft’s second wave

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Now that the Xbox One has been revealed, it's time to begin speaking about when the device will actually be released to the market. This week the Xbox One (code-named Durango or otherwise Xbox 720) was shown with several details including those surrounding the device's innards, but as far as official word of its real final market release goes, Microsoft has been essentially mum. Read The Full Story

Xbox One vs Xbox 360: What’s Changed?

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

It’s all change for Microsoft and Xbox today, with the new Xbox One shaking things up in the gaming world and meeting Sony’s PlayStation 4 challenge head-on. The Xbox One has a lot to live up to, though: the 360 held the best-selling console torch for some time, and that’s something Sony would just love to steal away with the PS4. Join us after the cut as we run through the next-gen console and how it compares to the 360.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts detailed for Xbox One, dog included

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Microsoft opened the stage at their Xbox One event for “one last thing” after letting the world know that the console would be out later this year. That one last thing was the CEO of Activision Publishing, Eric Hirshberg, introducing the next title in the COD series: Call of Duty: Ghosts. This title will be introduced – but not necessarily exclusive to – the Xbox One.

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Xbox One brings Halo Television series with Steven Spielberg

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

As the Xbox One was revealed by Microsoft this week, so too did Bonnie Ross from 343 Industries take the stage to discuss one of the platform's mainstays: Halo. As the Xbox One is being pushed as an All In One system for home entertainment, Microsoft is bringing Halo forward as an interactive live-action television series. And Steven Spielberg is involved, too. Read The Full Story

Xbox One release date “later this year”

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

The new Xbox One has been long-anticipated, but Microsoft knows what gamers really want to know today: and it's not giving it to them. The new console will launch "later this year" Microsoft said, refusing to give a more specific release window. Read The Full Story

Xbox One blends game and TV with Quantum Break

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has revealed what's shaping up to be perhaps the most unusual game for the Xbox One, a blend of TV and gaming called Quantum Break. The new game, announced alongside the console, is the handiwork of Remedy Games, which also created Max Payne. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live upgrades for Xbox One: cloud-stored media and DVR for games

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

As the Xbox One is shown to the public this week, Microsoft has made it clear that Xbox Live will not be left behind - in fact it's getting some major upgrades in the way of server power, for starters. Microsoft spoke up at the Xbox One event about updating from 500 servers when the service started to 15,000 today, and by the end of the year, having 300,000 servers to help usher in the Xbox One. This service will be working with cloud-stored music, movies, games, and saves for your games as well. It'll also be bringing forth DVR recording of games and media. Read The Full Story

Xbox One: Three software platforms in One

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's new Xbox One will include three operating systems in one, enabling instant switching between TV and gaming content. The console uses not only "the best of" Xbox OS, Microsoft says, but the kernel of Windows, along with a third bridging platform which connects the two. Read The Full Story

Xbox One introduces Skype video chat with Kinect

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Microsoft have let it be known that their next-generation console will be going by the name Xbox One, and with it will be coming Skype video chat for the living room. This gaming device is named "Xbox One" because Microsoft intends it to be an all-in-one home entertainment device, with Skype leading the way with group video calls through Kinect. Read The Full Story

Xbox One ushers in Xbox On voice recognition and command

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft just announced the Xbox One, the company's newest gaming console to succeed the Xbox 360. Right off the bat, the first feature that they showed off was Xbox On (not to be confused with the console's name). It uses the new Kinect sensor (which we have yet to hear details about) to do voice commands and hand gestures. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 console possibilities and how they’ll affect the Xbox 360

, May 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

This week Microsoft's next-generation Xbox is set to be revealed - at least in part - and the Xbox 360 will at last have a replacement. But for those thousands and millions of Xbox 360 owners, what comes next? Is this console doomed to go the way of the dodo, or will a software update pushed after the Xbox 720 - or whatever it'll be called - is released allow this soon-to-be-legacy console to continue to be relevant? Read The Full Story

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