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"NVMe is the storage technology of choice for DirectStorage and high-performance next generation gaming IO"
Read More »PC games to benefit from Xbox Series X SSD enhancements with DirectStorage
Another Xbox Series S reference – this time direct from Microsoft
Latest reference to Series S appears to have come straight from Microsoft, highlighting the difficulties 2020 has caused
Read More »Over half of gamers intend to buy a next-gen console within three months of launch – with the PS5 the clear favourite
When asked to choose which upcoming console they were most excited about, 84 per cent named PlayStation 5, compared to 15 per cent who are most anticipating Xbox Series X.
Read More »Xbox tells developers to make next-gen game upgrades free of charge
"Developers and publishers ultimately decide how they deliver their games, and we work with them to provide the best possible experience based on their needs"
Read More »Will Rishi Sunak become the ‘next-gen Chancellor’ with £500 giveaway?
£500. For every adult. In the same year as a new console generation. You couldn't make it up.
Read More »Phil Spencer: Xbox All Access could be critical to Xbox Series X launch post-pandemic
“Xbox All Access [will let you] get into a new hardware generation without the big upfront cost”
Read More »Overhaul vs continuity – PS5 and Xbox Series X’s differing approaches to next-gen UI
"A complete rearchitecting of the user interface… very few pixels left from PS4 gen"
Read More »The SSD revolution – developers on why fast storage is the real game changer for PS5 and Xbox Series X
Th next gen will also bring the first SSD-equipped consoles, capable of loading data one hundred times faster than ever before. Developers tell us about the impact on engineering and design, as well as some exciting possibilities for the future
Read More »Read the May issue of MCV/DEVELOP online now! Featuring CCP’s Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, developers on next generation hardware, how in-game ads can change the world and much more
Also remote management, Get Packed and Stadia, XDev and Kind Words
Read More »Microsoft says it “set some wrong expectations” for Inside Xbox stream
"Clearly we set some wrong expectations & that’s on us."
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