New Microsoft advert highlights that ‘you don’t need an Xbox to play Xbox’
Microsoft has released a new advert highlighting the ability to play Xbox games without a dedicated console.
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Unfamiliar Xbox dashboard spotted in Top Gear video
An unfamiliar Xbox dashboard has been spotted in a Top Gear video for an upcoming driverless taxi.
Less than a month after joining work on the Sands of Time remake, Ubisoft Toronto lays off 33 employees 'to ensure it can deliver on its ambitious roadmap'
The plague of layoffs that's gripped the videogame industry since the start of 2023 continued today as Ubisoft confirmed that 33 employees at its Toronto studio have been let go.
Surfaced patent shows what an Xbox streaming console would’ve looked like
There have been a few Xbox devices that have never come to fruition, one of which was Keystone, a prototype for an affordable game streaming device you could hook up to your TV or monitor. Thanks to a surfaced patent, we’ve gotten an even closer look at what it would’ve potentially looked like.
Defunct Xbox Cloud Console ‘Keystone’ Shows Up in Patent Filing
The long-rumored 'Keystone' Xbox cloud console has been spotted by Windows Central in a patent filing issued in the United States. The Xbox Keystone project was set aside over two years ago. At the time, Microsoft said:
Patent reveals what Xbox’s game streaming device might have looked like
A newly unearthed patent has seemingly offered the first proper look at Microsoft‘s shelved Xbox streaming device.
New Fallout Games Won’t Be Rushed, Says Howard; Bethesda Game Studios Had 25 Million Players Last Month
Following the massive success of the Fallout TV show and subsequent resurgence in sales of previous installments, rumors that Microsoft was interested in fast-tracking the next mainline single player game. Even Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer subtly hinted at that possibility in a recent interview.
Xbox’s multiplatform strategy is already paying off
If recent numbers are anything to go by, Xbox’s recent strategy change, which involves porting some first-party Xbox games to other competing consoles, has already been successful after just a few months.