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Microsoft is launching a rival to Steam’s Early Access on PC, based on the Xbox Game Preview system itdebuted last year. During this week’s Gamescom event in Cologne, the platform holder announced Xbox Game Preview will come to Windows 10 later this year. As with XGP and Early Access, this …
Read More »Microsoft bringing Xbox Game Preview to Windows 10
New Early Access-style system will enable PC devs to release pre-launch builds, starting with Rocketfish’s Everspace
Read More »1TB and 500GB Xbox One S UK dates confirmed
Microsoft will release the two remaining versions of the Xbox One S in the UK next month. Both the 299 1TB and 249 500GB SKUs will launch on September 22nd. Furthermore, both will include a free digital copy of FIFA 17 complete with a free one month trial of EA …
Read More »Xbox One sales spike 75% during S launch week
The 2TB version of the new Xbox One S has already completely sold out in the UK, boosting sales of the console by more than 75 per cent last week. UK retailers told MCV that stock for the machine was tight, although Xbox will release more 2TB machines in the …
Read More »Steam release confirmed for Quantum Break
Current Windows 10 exclusive Quantum Break will be released on Steam next month. The game, formerly believed to be an Xbox One exclusive, was announced for PC in February. Back then it was a Windows Store and Windows 10 exclusive. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer did subsequently say that the …
Read More »No more 2TB Xbox Ones S for now, Microsoft confirms
Those who are yet to put their hands on a 2TB Xbox One S may be out of luck. Reports emerged earlier this week claiming that the launch supply of the hard to find machine may be all we’re getting. GameSpot has now had this confirmed directly from Microsoft. "The …
Read More »That’s it for the 2TB Xbox One S, report suggests
Microsoft won’t be releasing any more stock of the 2TB Xbox One S, it has been claimed. The high-capacity version of Microsoft’s slimmed-down console went on sale last week, but stock quickly dried up, leading to prices rocketing from third party sellers online. Now Eurogamer reports that Microsoft supposedly has …
Read More »Xbox One S prices surge as supplies dry up
Microsoft’s Xbox One S officially arrived in the UK this week, but tracking one down can currently be quite a challenge. The 2TB version is out of stock at the likes of Amazon, GAME, ShopTo and GameStop. And as a result prices on sites like eBay have rocketed. The machine …
Read More »Yes, Xbox One S DOES run some games better than the current machine
Will it? Won’t it? We now know for certain that the new Xbox One S does, in certain scenarios, run some games better than the existing model. The 349 2TB version of the Xbox One S arrives in the UK today, and Digital Foundry reports that it brings with it …
Read More »Sweeney thinks Microsoft is planning to slowly break Steam
Microsoft’s plan to close off the open PC market will manifest itself in a slow and gradual attack on Steam, Epic co-founder Tim Sweeney believes. Sweeney already stands as the most outspoken critic of Windows 10 and Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform. Now PC Gamer reports that he has told Edge …
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