This Xbox analysis chart shows how only 7% of games launched with "Play Anywhere" support in 2024 — a decline year-over-year

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

7 février 2025 à 14:42

A recent analysis showcases Microsoft's uphill battle with one of its key differentiators against PlayStation.

Xbox Play Anywhere logo

Xbox and Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Blizzard's Battle.net

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

7 février 2025 à 12:28

In a first, Obsidian's Avowed supports cross-buy with Xbox consoles and Battle.net on PC.

Avowed swinging an axe into a skeleton

Until Xbox can get AAA studios and exciting indies to organically support 'Xbox Play Anywhere,' Microsoft's current gaming strategy will not pay off

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

6 février 2025 à 18:29

Without exclusive games, Xbox needs to bank on exclusive features. So far, those features aren't the best.

Xbox Play Anywhere with a thinking emoji

Avowed confirmed to have 60 FPS on Xbox Series X

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6 février 2025 à 07:01

In a rapid-fire interview, it's been revealed that Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming RPG Avowed, launching February 18, 2025, will feature 60 FPS on Xbox Series X.

Avowed

Original DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great"

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

25 janvier 2025 à 11:29

id Software co-founder and DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great" for players to discover new games.

Doomguy firing a shotgun in DOOM 1

"We want our Xbox hardware to win," Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talks moving games to PlayStation and the future of Xbox consoles

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

25 janvier 2025 à 02:49

In a new interview, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer described Microsoft's efforts to bring in more success to Xbox, even if it includes PlayStation.

Phil Spencer on Gamertag Radio in Jan 2025

Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox started talks "six or seven years ago," says Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

24 janvier 2025 à 20:46

Ninja Gaiden 4 is an upcoming game from Xbox, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames, and the game started talks "six or seven years ago," per Phil Spencer.

Ryu Hayabusa in Ninja Gaiden 4

Xbox honors the most exceptional games with the latest Xbox Excellence Awards

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

24 janvier 2025 à 12:30

Xbox honors a number of 2024 games with the Xbox Excellence Awards, celebrating high engagement, ratings, and sales.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Chaplain

'Ninja Gaiden 2 Black' highlights a major on-going issue with Xbox / PC Game Pass

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

24 janvier 2025 à 11:55

Yesterday's Xbox Developer_Direct was awesome, but players grabbing the shadow-dropped remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on PC Game Pass are in for an annoying shock.

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black

DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to unleash brutal medieval action, and I'm here for it

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

23 janvier 2025 à 14:00

id Software showed off DOOM: The Dark Ages at the Xbox Developer_Direct, granting a deep dive in a medieval hellscape of fun.

DOOM: The Dark Ages Slayer

DOOM: The Dark Ages grabs May 2025 release date on Xbox, PC, Game Pass, and PS5

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

23 janvier 2025 à 13:57

DOOM: The Dark Ages has a release date, and it's launching in May 2025 across Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5.

DOOM: The Dark Ages shotgun

South of Midnight is bringing its Southern Gothic visuals to Xbox and PC in just a few months

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Par : [email protected] (Zachary Boddy)

23 janvier 2025 à 13:24

Compulsion Games' South of Midnight is an upcoming fantastical action-adventure game with heavy Southern Gothic inspirations, and it appeared during the latest Xbox show.

Screenshot of South of Midnight.

Everything Xbox announced during the January 2025 Developer_Direct

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Par : [email protected] (Cole Martin)

23 janvier 2025 à 13:18

Xbox hosts a mini-showcase to kick off the new year, highlighting upcoming titles like DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with a few surprises.

South of Midnight, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Clair Obscur 33 headline the January '25 Xbox Developer_Direct.

Ninja Gaiden 4 is the mystery game revealed during Xbox Developer_Direct, published by Xbox

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

23 janvier 2025 à 13:08

Ninja Gaiden is a famed hack n' slash series that has some historical roots with the OG Xbox.

Woman from Ninja Gaiden 4.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 closes out December as the best-selling game of 2024 in the US

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

23 janvier 2025 à 10:26

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 closes out 2024 as the best-selling game of the year in the U.S.

The Stakeout map on Black Ops 6

Get ready for upcoming Xbox RPG Avowed with this handy primer from developer Obsidian Entertainment

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

22 janvier 2025 à 13:51

Obsidian Entertainment is sharing a five-part video series to prep players for Avowed, a game set in the world of Eora, the same as Pillars of Eternity.

Screenshot of Avowed showing the companion Kai battling a xaurip.

Xbox is getting support for external hard drives even larger than 16GB soon

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

22 janvier 2025 à 09:56

Members of the Xbox Insider Program can now use hard drives larger than 16GB, giving them vastly more storage space to keep even more games.

The Seagate Game Drive for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S connected via USB to a laptop.

Xbox Game Pass gets Citizen Sleeper 2, Eternal Strands, a huge co-op tower defense game, and more

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

21 janvier 2025 à 12:33

Xbox Game Pass is getting several day one games soon, including Citizen Sleeper 2 and Eternal Strands.

Several games coming to Xbox Game Pass including Sniper Elite Resistance, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, Citizen Sleeper 2, and Eternal Strands

New Xbox controller appears on Amazon for pre-order

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21 janvier 2025 à 06:14

A new Xbox controller appeared on Amazon priced at $74.99 and it has since been revealed as the Pulse Cipher Xbox Controller, launching February 4.

Xbox Pulse Cipher Controller

Xbox announces new repair options for Xbox consoles, including first officially authorized third-party repair stores

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)

15 janvier 2025 à 15:43

Microsoft is now licensing uBreakiFix by Asurion as the first Xbox Authorized Service Provider, giving players a third-party Xbox console repair option.

New Xbox Series X|S models shown at the 2024 Xbox Showcase.

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