In an attempt to stand out from the competition, console manufacturers can sometimes be guilty of doing ridiculous things. There are many examples of wacky design decisions throughout gaming history, but one of the most legendary is the Duke controller for the original Xbox. Massive in every sense of the word, the Duke seemed equally lambasted and praised for its size.
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When it comes to video games, visuals are always put on a pedestal. They are, after all, video games. But today’s gamers are getting wiser. They know how audio can make or break a game, especially in the profitable but very competitive world of e-sports. As one of the leaders in gaming accessories, Razer has taken it upon itself to provide gamers with headsets that not only sound great but also feel great. That promise is again being made in three new Razer Thresher headsets, catering to gamers everywhere, whether they are playing on a PS4, Xbox One, PC, or all of them.
What we've seen of the Xbox One X has been fairly impressive so far, but Microsoft still has a tough sell ahead of it. If consumers want Microsoft's 4K console, they're going to have to shell out $500, which is no small price to pay. If you think you'd rather try before you buy, then good news, because Best Buy has announced that it will be offering hands-on demos this weekend.
Today is the biggest day in Minecraft history - if you don't count that one time the game went mobile. This is the first day when cross-platform play is live for all major Minecraft platforms. That means that Minecraft on Xbox One, Minecraft Mobile, Minecraft VR, and Minecraft for Windows 10 are all in the same universe. As Microsoft said in a release today, "Say goodbye to 'Minecraft: Xbox One Edition' or 'Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition' and hello to a universal 'Minecraft!'"
To say that Monster Hunter fans are excited for Monster Hunter: World is probably understating it a bit. This is the first mainline Monster Hunter game we've seen on consoles for quite some time, with the last being Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the Wii U back in 2012. Today we're finding out just when those excited fans will be able to play the game, and it's sooner than a lot of people probably think.
While Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform has largely been welcomed on the apps side of the business, it has been eyed with suspicion on the gaming front. Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney minced no words in criticizing UWP’s chilling effects on PC gaming, warning of how it could be used to turn the culture into a closed one. On the technical side of things, he points out how UWP severely limits how much of the hardware games can access. Microsoft is partly addressing that last part, but only if you’re targeting the Xbox One. In the upcoming Fall Creators Update, perhaps the worst-named update, UWP game developers will have access to more of the Xbox One’s hardware, paving the way for possibly more sophisticated, and resource-intensive, cross platform games.
It would seem that Sony's aversion to cross play between the Xbox One and the PS4 has come to an end. This whole saga first began when Rocket League developer Psyonix suggested that enabling cross play between the two consoles would be a simple endeavor, with Sony turning around and denying such a move. Ever since then, Sony has declined to open up cross play between the two consoles at every turn.
As games get bigger, Microsoft has cooked up a sly way to keep Xbox One and Xbox One X download times down, not to mention save on hard drive space. Dubbed Intelligent Delivery, the system reportedly prioritizes only what each gamer actively needs, rather than forcing them to download the entire title. It'll mean potentially huge savings for Xbox One owners as Xbox One X games proliferate.
Even though Destiny 2 launched for Xbox One and PS4 on September 6, many websites around the internet are just getting their reviews of the game up today. It's still early and there are plenty more reviews to come, but the ones that have been published give us a pretty good idea of how Destiny 2 compares to its predecessor. If you were hoping for a more focused effort that tops the the first, it sounds like Destiny 2 probably won't disappoint.
Microsoft has taken the wraps off a new Xbox One S console that was made specifically for the artists known as The Chainsmokers, and it is giving everyone the chance to get the console for themselves. The modified unit is equipped with additional hardware that enables it to offer a built-in light show tailored toward the sound that is going through it.
In case you haven't heard, Destiny 2 was released earlier this week, and a lot of people are excited about it. The hype building up to the shared-world FPS's launch has been immense, and now that the game is available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, developer Bungie shared a small detail on exactly how many people are playing this weekend.
It's only been two days since Destiny 2 was released on Xbox One and PS4 and already Bungie is confirming the games's first DLC. What started as whispers making the rounds on the internet last week were seemingly confirmed earlier today when listings for a DLC named "Curse of Osiris" appeared on the Xbox Store. Through that listing, we get our introduction to Destiny 2's first DLC.
