Microsoft surprised last year by announcing its acquisition of ZeniMax Media, which includes Bethesda. Today it became known that the European Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the deal worth $ 7.5 billion, so that it can be considered closed. Microsoft’s purchase initially alerted gamers, since Bethesda owns franchises such as […]
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Google Stadia Coming For Xbox: Testing Chromium-Based Browser For Microsoft Console
Microsoft has begun public testing of the Chromium-based Edge browser for its Xbox game console. Participants in early testing gained access to Microsoft Edge on Xbox One, Xbox Series S and Series X consoles. According to The Verge, full keyboard and mouse support is not yet available, the browser is controlled by an Xbox controller […]
GTA 5 will look better on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X than on PS4 and Xbox One
Hit GTA 5, which recently surpassed the milestone of 140 million copies sold, this year should appear on the next generation consoles – PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. This will happen, tentatively, in the third or fourth quarter, but the expectations of users, judging by the head of Take -Two Interactive Strauss Zelnick, will […]
Microsoft is testing new Xbox games app on Windows PCs
Microsoft has come to the final stages of development of the Xbox Game Streaming application for computers based on the Windows operating system. This was reported by the thematic edition The Verge, which managed to get its hands on the latest version of Xbox Game Streaming. It is noted that Xbox Game Streaming is currently […]
FPS Boost for new Xbox may lower resolutions in games
A week ago, Microsoft re-introduced FPS Boost technology for the next generation of Xbox game consoles. Recall that the technology allows you to increase the frame rate in older games. In some, up to 60 fps, and in some up to 120 fps. However, there are only a few such games so far, and these […]
The Xbox Series X and Series S feature, promised back in October, should finally be available to gamers. It’s about increasing the frame rate
The next generation Xbox game consoles are known to support games from all previous generations of Microsoft consoles without problems. However, even before the release of the current set-top boxes, we were promised, among other things, one more function related to backward compatibility. It’s about increasing the frame rate. Microsoft has said the Xbox Series […]
Xbox games are coming to iPhone and iPad. Microsoft is testing the xCloud gaming service in the browser
Microsoft has begun testing its cloud gaming service xCloud in the web version – via Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers on iOS, iPadOS and PC. This was reported by TheVerge. Sources of the publication said that testing is now being carried out by company employees before the public launch. Note that the beta version […]
Microsoft has significantly increased the cost of the Xbox Live Gold subscription
Microsoft has announced an innovation that many Xbox gamers won’t like. Prices for the Xbox Live Gold subscription have skyrocketed. The price increase was also reported by the Russian representative office of Xbox. The company explains that in many markets the price of Xbox Live Gold has not changed in years, and in some regions […]
So this is why Microsoft still uses AA batteries even in its next-gen console gamepads.
While Sony, creating the PlayStation 5, very seriously revised the DualSense controller, Microsoft not only practically did not change its gamepad, but even left it without a built-in battery, retaining power from conventional AA cells. Back in the spring, the company announced that it had made such a decision, after consulting with gamers. Allegedly, a […]
Microsoft asks Xbox Series X users about the PlayStation 5 controller
Microsoft has decided to conduct a survey among users of the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S game consoles. Among the standard questions about the quality of new Xbox consoles and the degree of satisfaction, one question has crept in regarding the PlayStation controller. The company is asking users about the “PlayStation controller […]
