Articles about Xbox – Page 13 of 20

Microsoft partners with China Telecom to sell Xbox One in September

China Telecom will help Microsoft sell the Xbox One in China later this fall, as the two companies announced an… Read More

Xbox Entertainment Studios to close as Microsoft reduces focus on original TV shows

Microsoft says it will close its Xbox Entertainment Studios as part of the broader cutbacks announced by the company earlier… Read More

Microsoft’s Nadella defends Xbox business, says console is key part of the family

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this morning responded to critics of the company’s Xbox business, defending its significance and making it clear… Read More

Revamped Xbox.com to show achievements, game clips for Xbox One gamers

Gamers asked, and Microsoft listened. One of the features most-requested by the Xbox community was to view Xbox One data… Read More

It’s official: Sony is the king of the consoles again

It took eight years, but Sony is once again king of the consoles. The company sold 18.7 million consoles worldwide in its last… Read More

Think Xbox should implement a new feature? Microsoft wants your opinion

Do you think the Kinect sucks? Perhaps the Xbox One controller could use an extra button? Or maybe there’s an… Read More

Halo 1-4 coming to the Xbox One for $60; Microsoft to unlock Halo 5 beta in December

Halo fans — particularly those who prefer older versions of the classic game — might like what Microsoft announced this morning.… Read More

WSJ: Titanfall sequel won’t be exclusive to Xbox One

While Titanfall has surely helped Microsoft sell more Xbox One consoles, it looks like the exclusive deal with Respawn Entertainment… Read More

Microsoft starts selling $399 Xbox One without Kinect sensor

Just as Microsoft is set to make announcements at the big E3 video game conference, the company today has begun… Read More

Microsoft to sell new Kinect for Windows at $199, ships July 15

Microsoft today opened up pre-orders for its next-generation Kinect for Windows, which will sell for $199 and start shipping on July… Read More

Xbox owners now have free access to HBO, Netflix and other apps as Microsoft pulls down paywall

Xbox owners without an Xbox Live Gold membership will now be able to access more than 180 apps like Netflix, ESPN… Read More

Free games for Xbox One owners: Max: The Curse of Brotherhood; Halo: Spartan Assault

Xbox One owners that have an Xbox Live Gold membership can download two free games starting today: Max: The Curse… Read More

Survey: Xbox 360 owners still hesitant to purchase Xbox One, even with $100 price cut

While some stores are seeing increased interest for the Xbox One following the console’s $100 price drop, a recent survey shows… Read More

Halo 5 coming for Microsoft’s Xbox One in fall 2015, along with Spielberg’s Halo TV series

Microsoft will release “Halo 5: Guardians” in fall 2015 for Xbox One, marking the next major installment in the flagship Xbox game franchise.… Read More

PS4 outsells Xbox One in U.S. for 4th straight month; Titanfall top-selling game in April

The PlayStation 4 is still the sales champion in the U.S, as Sony’s console outsold the Xbox One in April.… Read More

There are 34M ‘core gamers’ in the U.S. who play video games for 22 hours per week

Sure, the number of “casual gamers” has spiked in recent years thanks to the recent influx of popular smartphone games… Read More

Xbox Live Gold membership no longer needed for Netflix, Hulu, other apps

There’s good news today for Xbox owners that have wanted to use apps like Netflix and Hulu, but avoided paying… Read More

Bill Gates ‘absolutely’ supports spinning off Xbox biz, but Microsoft committed to gaming unit

Bill Gates may have voiced support for selling off Microsoft’s Xbox business, but the Redmond giant is making sure customers understand… Read More

Xbox One gets improved audio controls, ability to opt-in for speech data collection

Another Xbox One update is coming, and this time gamers will see improvements to the system’s audio features. The update,… Read More

Lights, camera, Xbox: Microsoft unveils first slate of original shows

Microsoft finally unveiled its full slate of upcoming original video programming for the Xbox today, and it looks like console owners… Read More

Xbox co-founder: ‘It would be foolish for Microsoft to sell off Xbox’

Despite its popularity with millions of gamers, much has been made about Microsoft potentially spinning off its Xbox business. An… Read More

How to watch the Game of Thrones Season 4 premiere for free, thanks to Microsoft

Miss the highly-anticipated “Game of Thrones” Season 4 premiere on Sunday? Don’t worry — Microsoft has you covered. Well, if… Read More

Looking for the season premiere of Game of Thrones? You won’t find it on the new Amazon Fire TV

Maybe you just bought the new Amazon Fire TV — and just maybe you thought that meant you were getting… Read More

Xbox TV boss: Microsoft CEO Nadella on board with original content push

Microsoft’s Xbox division this morning provided new details about its plans for original TV shows on the game console, including… Read More

Phil Spencer promises a ‘New Day at Xbox’ as Microsoft’s games chief

Microsoft has appointed one of its own to become the new head of Xbox, but that doesn’t mean you should… Read More

Microsoft inks patent deal with Dell over Android, Chrome OS and Xbox

Microsoft announced today that it has signed a patent licensing agreement with Dell that will involve the two companies sharing… Read More

Zuckerberg: Microsoft and Sony are no match for Facebook and Oculus

The jaw-dropper of the day in the tech industry, you’ve probably heard, was Facebook’s announcement that it will spend $2… Read More

Xbox film crew’s excavation of Atari ‘ET’ graveyard gets tangled in red tape

A plan to excavate a suspected mass burial of Atari ET video-game cartridges for a Microsoft Xbox documentary has been… Read More

Cheaper than the PlayStation 4: Retailers drop Xbox One Titanfall bundle to $450

If you’ve been waiting for the price of the Xbox One to drop before purchasing Microsoft’s newest console, well, today… Read More

Making sense of Xbox exec Marc Whitten’s new job at Sonos

When talking about the competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox One, the conversation is nearly always about the console wars and… Read More