Category: xbox

Xbox will ‘respect the investments that people have made’ and encourage backward compatibility in the future

The most recent Xbox Podcast with the CEO of Microsoft gaming, Phil Spencer, the president of gaming content and studios at Xbox, Matt Booty, and the president of Xbox, Sarah Bond, saw the three discuss the future of the gaming console but also how it would always stick to its…

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Xbox is already focused on ‘delivering the largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation’

The president of Xbox, Sarah Bond, has confirmed that the company is already looking forward to the next-generation of hardware, and aims to deliver “the largest technical leap you will have ever seen in a hardware generation.” Bond spoke about this during the latest episode of the Official Xbox Podcast,…

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4 Xbox games are on the way to other platforms, Phil Spencer confirms

It’s been confirmed that four games that were previously released as Xbox-exclusive titles are on the way to other platforms, although it’s not been explicitly confirmed which ones they are.  The news was revealed during the latest Official Xbox Podcast episode today (February 15), in which head of Microsoft Gaming,…

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Final Fantasy 14 on Xbox Series X|S will require Xbox Game Pass to play when it launches in full

It’s good news and bad news for prospective Final Fantasy 14 players on Xbox Series X|S. The open beta for the beloved massively multiplayer online role-playing game finally has a confirmed start date, but it’s simultaneously been confirmed that players will be required to have an Xbox Game Pass subscription…

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Avowed director teases a ‘more focused’ experience rather than a ‘big sprawling’ one

Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming fantasy role-playing game Avowed is set to release later this year, and its director Carrie Patel has spoken more about what players can expect from the experience.  In a new interview with PCGamesN, Patel admitted that it’s “hard in 2024 to escape some comparison to Skyrim if…

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Baldur’s Gate 3 director explains why the RPG was never going to be on Xbox Game Pass

Swen Vincke, the director of Baldur’s Gate 3 and CEO of Larian Studios, has spoken out about the role-playing game’s lack of Xbox Game Pass release, saying that it was a decision made “from the get-go.” In a new interview with IGN, Vincke was asked if Xbox had offered a…

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