Xbox Series S is reportedly the best-selling console over Black Friday, beating out the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. As first reported by Business Insider (opens in new tab), the Adobe Digital Economy Index (opens in new tab) claims to have analyzed over 1 trillion visits to retail …
Read More »Xbox Series X game capture quality and sharing improvements are a priority for Xbox
Xbox hardware devs are prioritizing video capture quality and sharing improvements. As reported by VGC (opens in new tab), Xbox director of program management Jason Ronald appeared on the Iron Lords podcast (opens in new tab) this past week. “I will definitely say that Game DVR is the one area, …
Read More »Xbox CMOS battery issue fix is being worked on
Xbox is pledging to look into consoles continuing to run after the internal CMOS battery eventually dies. Earlier this year, it was reported that an issue with the PS4 and PS5’s internal CMOS battery could one day render the consoles unplayable, when the battery inevitably dies. In the following months …
Read More »Xbox boss Phil Spencer succession plan is a work in progress
Microsoft is encouraging Xbox boss Phil Spencer to think about a plan for his successor. Earlier today on November 15, GQ (opens in new tab) published a new interview with Xbox boss Phil Spencer, reflecting back on the career of the 33-year Microsoft veteran. Considering Spencer has been at Microsoft …
Read More »Xbox PC game streaming gets a boost with GeForce Now update
You can now play a sizable chunk of your Steam PC game library on Xbox, thanks to a new update to GeForce Now streaming. The new update was spotted by The Verge’s Tom Warren, who laid out the process for getting it working in the video below. While GeForce Now …
Read More »Xbox update brings more visual accessibility options to the Series X
The Xbox October system update is now live across all platforms, and it introduces a slate of accessibility options. Earlier today on October 22, Xbox announced that the system update for all Xbox consoles for the month of October was now live for all users around the world. Right now, …
Read More »Xbox Series X hard drive expansion cards revealed
Xbox has unveiled two brand new hard drive expansion cards for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Announced just earlier today on the Xbox Wire (opens in new tab), two official Seagate expansion cards will soon be available at an unspecified date for the Xbox Series X and …
Read More »Xbox considering giving customers console and accessory repair parts
Microsoft could give users access to the parts and equipment to repair their own Xbox consoles and accessories. As first reported over the last few days by Grist (opens in new tab), Microsoft has reached an agreement with As You Sow, a non-profit investor group trying to persuade companies to …
Read More »This Xbox Series X storage adapter could blow open its SSD options
A new third-party accessory for Xbox Series X could let you expand your system’s storage without paying extra for one of the official expansion cards. As spotted by Tom’s Hardware (opens in new tab) and Hermitage Akihabara (opens in new tab), the newly announced Sintech DIY CFexpress Card PA-CFEM2-C conversion …
Read More »Xbox increasing its Japanese games roster “every single day”
Xbox is increasing its Japanese game roster “every single day” according to Phil Spencer. As first reported by IGN (opens in new tab), Xbox boss Phil Spencer appeared during the company’s Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation to comment on Xbox’s push for more Japanese-made games. “We’re working with Japanese publishers …
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