Opinion
Are 4K-enabled consoles backing into a niche?
With 4K TV adoption still low, crafting a message around console hardware that includes most consumers is a tricky balancing act
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News
Microsoft unlocks more RAM on Scorpio for developers
The hardware comes with 12GB of RAM, and now 9GB will be made available for games
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50% of Xbox One owners have used backwards compatibility
Xbox 360 titles usually in Microsoft's daily ranking of most played games
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No Xbox One VR at E3 - Report
Microsoft says it's focusing on PC right now, believes that console VR should be wireless
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Microsoft launches Xbox Game Pass
Monthly all-you-can-play subscription service arrives with a catalog of 112 games
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Minecraft Education Edition now teaches kids to code
Minecraft Code Builder is now available, will add Code-org's Code Studio later this year
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Xbox Live lifts Microsoft's Q3 Gaming revenue by 4%
Xbox Live users up 13% to 52 million in the third quarter, but other Gaming figures were thin on the ground
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Xbox head sees opportunity in a Netflix for games
Phil Spencer says subscriptions could be a viable way to fund original story-driven and single-player content
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Over 500 ID@Xbox games released
More than 1bn hour spent playing these games in 2016, 1,000-plus games still in development
Opinion
Project Scorpio: Can Microsoft bring the fight back to Sony's doorstep?
Praise for Scorpio's specs is universal, but in many ways that's the easiest part of this journey; MS must now start answering the truly tough questions
News
Microsoft is trialling digital refunds for Xbox and Windows
New "self-serve" refunds are currently being tested through the Xbox Insider Program
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Xbox boss: "It's possible console generations slow down"
Phil Spencer talks about Scorpio, the future of Xbox and consoles in general
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Minecraft introduces in-app purchases
New Marketplace feature and Minecraft Coins virtual currency will be used for community creators to sell their own work
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Microsoft launches Xbox Academy development classes in Sydney
Set to take place at the Microsoft Store
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Microsoft bans and removes emulators from Windows Store
Updated policies blocks all games emulation across PC, mobile and Xbox
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Xbox could outsell PS4 this year thanks to Scorpio - NPD
Analysts weigh in on what to expect for Microsoft's new console, with some estimating it'll cost $700 or more
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Project Scorpio "performance is remarkable"
Microsoft has officially confirmed the new Xbox console's specs to our friends at Digital Foundry
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Microsoft hires Oculus marketing chief for mixed reality push
Liz Hamren will lead promotional efforts for HoloLens and forthcoming range of Windows VR devices
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Microsoft expands HoloLens partner initiative to Europe
Six European developers named as expert points of contact in Agency Readiness Partner program
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Microsoft introduces the Xbox Live Creators program
Now anyone can publish Xbox Live-enabled games on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, no dev kit needed
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Xbox promotes Mike Ybarra and Kareem Choudhry
Both have been moved up to vice president positions at the company, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed
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Games dip taints Microsoft's financial success
Despite firm's overall increase, console revenues are down by 3% as Xbox One sales fail to improve
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A whole new battlefield: Why Creative Assembly wanted to make Halo Wars 2
UK studio targeted console development to win over a new generation of RTS players
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Microsoft buys Simplygon
The acquisition "will strengthen our position in 3D creation, making it easier to capture, create and share in 3D," says MS
Opinion
Where are the Xbox One's exclusives?
Scalebound's cancellation draws attention to this year's anaemic Xbox line-up; is this Scorpio's rain shadow, or a more worrying trend?