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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has confirmed that Microsoft’s games strategy is to blend its Xbox and PC operations into a single gaming ecosystem. Recent announcements such as the PC version of Quantum Break and, just today, Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, have angered some of the Xbox userbase, who feel that …
Read More »Free-to-play Forza skidding onto PC this spring
Another of Xbox’s key IPs is making the jump to PC. The news comes via a now-removed story on The Seattle Times, Eurogamer reports. The game is called Forza Motorsport 6: Apex. It’s developed by Turn 10 Studios and is described as a slimmed down version of its Xbox cousin” …
Read More »Digital Rise of the Tomb Raider sales three times that of Xbox One
It appears that the PC release of Rise of the Tomb Raider had a strong debut. SuperData’s January digital games market report claims that Lara Croft’s latest adventure sold three times as many copies on PC as it did digitally on Xbox One in its first month. This obviously precludes …
Read More »Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 shuffling to PS4 and Xbox One
Capcom is bringing its three most recent mainline Resident Evil titles to next-gen consoles. Each will retail digitally and cost 15.99, with Resident Evil 6 leading the charge on March 29th. It will include all of the original’s costume DLC. Resident Evil 5 will follow in the summer and then …
Read More »Assetto Corsa delayed on PS4 and Xbox One
The console version of cult PC racing sim Assetto Corsa has been delayed beyond its April release date. Publisher 505 Games has now said the game will arrive on June 3rd, saying that additional development time [has been] allowed to ensure the console release delivers the most polished experience for …
Read More »Mobile visuals will overtake PS4 and Xbox One by 2018, claims ARM
Nizar Romdan adds his expectation that VR on mobile will see the transition of hardcore players onto smartphone and tablet platforms
Read More »Dark Souls being added to Xbox One backwards compatibility
One of the last generation’s most celebrated releases appears to be heading to the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list for Xbox One. As spotted by Reddit, the listing for Dark Souls 3 on the Australian Xbox store revealed that buyers will receive a backwards compatible version of the cherished Dark …
Read More »Ubisoft makes more money per Xbox One user than PS4 user
Global sales of the PS4 may well be far ahead of Xbox One, but today’s Ubisoft financial report reveals that Microsoft users are spending more. VentureBeat reports that for every $1 spent by the average PS4 owner on Ubisoft products in Q3, Xbox One owners spent $1.25. This higher average …
Read More »Xbox boss talks down irate Quantum Break fans
Overall, platform exclusivity is not a good thing for gamers. It can be a good thing for platform holders, of course. In principle, it’s great for games to be as widely available to as many potential players as possible. Releasing across formats helps that. Of course, it comes with other …
Read More »PS4 wins January in the US, Call of Duty tops charts
January marked another sales victory in the US for Sony’s PS4, according to NPD data. VentureBeat reports that PS4 enjoyed another sales win over Xbox One. Microsoft’s machine only managed to outsell Sony’s in two of 2015’s months – April and October. And that’s despite some heavy discounting on Xbox …
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