Microsoft has revealed that Xbox Series X and S have outsold Sony’s PlayStation 5 this quarter, making its new boxes the “market leader” in the US, Canada, and Europe. We’d seen some indication that Xbox Series X and S were doing well commercially; back in March, the pair of new-gen …
Read More »Xbox Japan is working with “top-class developers” on “groundbreaking” product
Xbox is seemingly going bigger on Japanese-made games. Earlier today, Xbox’s head of publishing in Japan, Matt Smith, put out the tweet just below, proclaiming that his team in the region is “growing.” Not only that, but Smith claims he’s working with “top-class developers” in Japan, pointing to “groundbreaking” projects …
Read More »Xbox Keystone discovered among codenames for Xbox Series X and Xbox One
A new Xbox-related product called “Keystone” has been datamined. Earlier today, dataminer Tero Alhonen claimed they’d unearthed a new Xbox product codenamed “Keystone.” Specifically, Keystone is highlighted as a “product” in the datamine, and is also overtly linked to Xbox in some fashion, as you can see from the highlighted …
Read More »Ukraine calls on PlayStation and Xbox to temporarily ban accounts in Russia and Belarus
The Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister has called on PlayStation and Xbox to temporarily suspend operations and sales in Russia and Belarus. Earlier today, Ukraine Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov published the statement seen just below to his Twitter account. The statement calls on both PlayStation and Xbox to “temporarily block …
Read More »The Xbox Series X and S have already outsold the Xbox One in Japan
The Xbox Series X and S have both outsold the Xbox One’s lifetime sales in Japan, despite the newer consoles only being released in the country a little over a year ago. According to Famitsu’s estimated hardware sales (opens in new tab) (via a thread on Resetera (opens in new …
Read More »The Xbox Series S is now at its lowest price ever
Xbox Series S deals have been cropping up more and more over the last few weeks, seeing as the cheaper current-gen console has been far easier to find that Xbox Series X stock. However, this $50 discount at Woot is the best price we’ve seen for the tiny console, leaving …
Read More »Forget Series X – you can now save $20 on an Xbox Series S bundle
With Xbox Series X stock being increasingly difficult to come by, opting for the cheaper console can pay out big this week thanks to some incredible Xbox Series S bundles from Dell. These offers pack additional controllers for $20 off (opens in new tab), but you might want to hurry …
Read More »Changes to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live will be rolled out globally
Update: Microsoft’s recent changes to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live in the UK will be rolled out to the rest of the world. In a statement to The Verge (opens in new tab) (via Eurogamer (opens in new tab)), Microsoft said that “changes to inactive subscriptions will initially roll …
Read More »Lunar New Year Xbox Series S features a big tiger buddy and we love them
A set of Lunar New Year Xbox Series S consoles is going up for grabs, and if you’re lucky enough you may just be able to take one home. The official new design is a collaboration between Xbox and Chinese artist Bu2ma (pronounced Bu-er-ma), but only 15 of the consoles …
Read More »Sony expects Activision Blizzard games to stay on PlayStation platforms
Sony expects Microsoft to keep Activision Blizzard-developed games multiplatform, it’s stated. Earlier today on January 20, a Sony spokesperson said as much to the Wall Street Journal (opens in new tab). “We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform,” the spokesperson told the …
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