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Sony May be Preparing Its Own Game Pass; Schreier Reports on Project Spartacus

Sony May be Preparing Its Own Game Pass; Schreier Reports on Project Spartacus

Jason Schreier reports that Sony plans to respond to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service with a subscription codenamed Spartacus in the spring. The offer is expected to be available on PS4 and PS5 and will be a combination of PS Plus and PS Now, as well as backward compatibility.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

December 3, 2021

Sony May be Preparing Its Own Game Pass; Schreier Reports on Project Spartacus
Xbox Cloud Gaming Got Visual Improvement Features, but There's a Catch

Xbox Cloud Gaming Got Visual Improvement Features, but There's a Catch

The Xbox Cloud Gaming service has received another feature to improve visual quality. Unfortunately you can only use it in one browser.

hardware & software

Przemyslaw Dygas

November 30, 2021

Xbox Cloud Gaming Got Visual Improvement Features, but There's a Catch
Cloud Gaming Officially Available on Xbox Consoles

Cloud Gaming Officially Available on Xbox Consoles

Xbox Cloud Gaming beta launched today on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles. The service is available to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, and enables them to, among other things, test games without having to install them.

video games

Miriam Moszczynska

November 17, 2021

Cloud Gaming Officially Available on Xbox Consoles
GeForce NOW With FPS Cap; Game Optimization is the Reason

GeForce NOW With FPS Cap; Game Optimization is the Reason

Some GeForce NOW subscribers are clearly unhappy with how the service currently works. In one subscription plan, the company decided to cap the fps limit in games.

hardware & software

Miriam Moszczynska

November 15, 2021

GeForce NOW With FPS Cap; Game Optimization is the Reason
Sega and Microsoft Enter a 'Strategic Alliance'

Sega and Microsoft Enter a 'Strategic Alliance'

Sega and Microsoft have established a „strategic alliance”. As part of the collaboration, we are to receive games conceived as part of the 'Super Game'. All this based on Microsoft Azure's cloud services.

video games

Agnes Adamus

November 1, 2021

Sega and Microsoft Enter a 'Strategic Alliance'
Samsung Announces New Competitor For GeForce Now

Samsung Announces New Competitor For GeForce Now

Samsung is going to introduce a cloud gaming feature to its TVs. So far, the company is very tight-lipped when sharing details about the new service.

hardware & software

Miriam Moszczynska

October 27, 2021

Samsung Announces New Competitor For GeForce Now
Death Stranding Locked in GeForce Now's Xbox Offer

Death Stranding Locked in GeForce Now's Xbox Offer

Microsoft Edge enables us to run games from Steam on Xbox via the GeForce Now service - except for Hideo Kojima's latest work.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

October 25, 2021

Death Stranding Locked in GeForce Now's Xbox Offer
Gamescom 2021: Dying Light 2 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on GeForce Now

Gamescom 2021: Dying Light 2 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on GeForce Now

The GeForce Now service, as we learned at gamescom 2021, will soon acquire two big new games - Dying Light 2 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

hardware & software

Mateusz Lugowik

August 26, 2021

Gamescom 2021: Dying Light 2 and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on GeForce Now
Xbox Cloud Gaming to Debut on Xbox One and Xbox Series in December

Xbox Cloud Gaming to Debut on Xbox One and Xbox Series in December

Phil Spencer hopes you were good. Microsoft's show at gamescom revealed that cloud gaming will be coming to 8th and 9th-gen consoles this December. The feature will enable us to play next-gen titles, even on last-gen consoles.

video games

Michael Zegar

August 25, 2021

Xbox Cloud Gaming to Debut on Xbox One and Xbox Series in December
Xbox Cloud Gaming With Major Change on PC

Xbox Cloud Gaming With Major Change on PC

Xbox Cloud Gaming on PC can now be used via the Xbox app. However, you will need to meet certain requirements in order to use it.

hardware & software

Przemyslaw Dygas

August 10, 2021

Xbox Cloud Gaming With Major Change on PC
Netflix Will Offer Game Streaming Starting Next Year

Netflix Will Offer Game Streaming Starting Next Year

Netflix is currently the most popular streaming platform in the world. It will probably expand to video game streaming starting next year. For this purpose, it has hired a former employee of EA and Oculus.

other

Iltutmis

July 15, 2021

Netflix Will Offer Game Streaming Starting Next Year
God of War Available on PC Thanks to PS Now

God of War Available on PC Thanks to PS Now

From this weekend, all PlayStation Now subscribers can play one of Sony's biggest hits of recent years, namely the PS4 game God of War. The title can also be streamed directly on PC.

video games

Michael Kulakowski

July 7, 2021

God of War Available on PC Thanks to PS Now
TV Ads in PC and Console Games? Yes, But Only With Player Permission

TV Ads in PC and Console Games? Yes, But Only With Player Permission

The possibility of the appearance of commercials straight from television in games on PC and consoles through the platform PlayerWON is not an inconvenience, but giving power over this type of advertising into the hands of players. At least that's what Simulmedia says in a new article.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

July 7, 2021

TV Ads in PC and Console Games? Yes, But Only With Player Permission
Hideo Kojima May be Working on a New Game for Microsoft

Hideo Kojima May be Working on a New Game for Microsoft

According to rumors, Hideo Kojima and Microsoft are negotiating a deal that will result in a new cloud-based game for Xbox and PC. That said, we won't see the result of this collaboration until a few years from now.

video games

Iltutmis

July 2, 2021

Hideo Kojima May be Working on a New Game for Microsoft
TV-like Ads Coming Soon to PC and Console Games

TV-like Ads Coming Soon to PC and Console Games

Electronic Arts, Hi-Rez Studios and other publishers will be able to display advertising spots in their games. All thanks to the playerWON platform from Simulmedia.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

July 2, 2021

TV-like Ads Coming Soon to PC and Console Games
Xbox Cloud Gaming Debuts on Windows 10 and Apple Mobile Devices

Xbox Cloud Gaming Debuts on Windows 10 and Apple Mobile Devices

After nearly a year of exclusivity on Android devices, the Xbox Cloud Gaming service (also known as xCloud), which lets you play „in the cloud” over the Internet, is now available on Apple smartphones and tablets and select Windows 10 browsers. To use it, you'll need an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription.

video games

Milosz Szubert

June 29, 2021

Xbox Cloud Gaming Debuts on Windows 10 and Apple Mobile Devices
Xbox One Will Run Next-gen Games Through Streaming

Xbox One Will Run Next-gen Games Through Streaming

Will it be possible to run games from the Xbox Series X/S on the Xbox One? Of course not, but Microsoft plans to change that with its Xbox Cloud Gaming service.

video games

Jacob Blazewicz

June 16, 2021

Xbox One Will Run Next-gen Games Through Streaming
Game Pass Could be Even Cheaper; Service Confirmed on Smart TV

Game Pass Could be Even Cheaper; Service Confirmed on Smart TV

Three days before its joint conference with Bethesda, Microsoft announced the expansion of its Xbox Game Pass service to TVs and dedicated streaming devices, as well as further development of its game library. New, possibly cheaper subscription variants are also being prepared.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

June 10, 2021

Game Pass Could be Even Cheaper; Service Confirmed on Smart TV
Games on Netflix? The Company Plans to Expand Its Offer

Games on Netflix? The Company Plans to Expand Its Offer

Netflix is thinking about expanding the offerings with a video game streaming service? That's what a report from The Information suggests.

video games

Hubert Sledziewski

May 22, 2021

Games on Netflix? The Company Plans to Expand Its Offer
Google Claims Stadia is Doing Fine

Google Claims Stadia is Doing Fine

Nate Ahearn - head of product marketing at Google - summed up the current situation of Google Stadia in a recent interview, and in his opinion it is „alive and well”. More than 100 more titles will debut on the platform this year.

video games

Bart Swiatek

May 17, 2021

Google Claims Stadia is Doing Fine