If you’re still playing Gears of War 4’s multiplayer, this weekend has something special on offer. The Coalition team has decided to enable competitive cross-play for this weekend in hopes of gathering data on what it’s like for Xbox One and PC gamers to go head-to-head. Unifying the PC and Xbox audience has recently been a priority at Microsoft, and 2016 has seen some massive steps forward. The ...
When Microsoft launched the Xbox One, it showcased the console’s unique value-added proposition by partnering with a variety of companies, not just game developers. Xbox Fitness was a launch title for the platform that utilized the Kinect 2.0 sensor to provide feedback on user form and to track calories burned. Unfortunately, Microsoft just announced that it would sunset the service, effective ...
Microsoft’s Xbox division took a significant hit in Q1 2015 after holiday price cuts drove unit shipments upwards, but decreased the amount of profit Redmond earned on each system. The company reports that Xbox division revenues fell by $306 million or 24% compared with the first quarter of 2014. Microsoft chalks up 20% of the decline to price cuts, with a 4% drop thanks to currency adjustments and a strong ...