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Xboxes Bring Losses, so Microsoft Won't Cut Margin From Game Sales
During the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, a Microsoft representative admitted that the company does not make money on Xbox consoles. Profits are generated by paid services, games and add-ons, so there's no expectation that the Redmond giant will give up its 30 percent profit margin on Microsoft Store.
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Hubert Sledziewski
May 6, 2021
FPS Boost Supported by 97 Xbox Series S/X Games
Microsoft is very quickly expanding support for FPS Boost on their consoles. Currently, we can run it in 97 games on Xbox Series S/X. Among them are titles from the Battlefield, Far Cry and Metro series.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
May 4, 2021
Xbox is Doing Great - Microsoft Boasts Financial Results
Microsoft's financial report showed great results for its Xbox division. It reported big increases in revenue from console, game and service sales.
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Adrian Werner
April 28, 2021
FPS Boost Tested in BF5, Titanfall 2 and Mirrors Edge
Editors at Digital Foundry have tested the Xbox Series X/S console's FPS Boost feature on six titles. The list included three installments of the Battlefield series, two Titanfalls, and Mirror's Edge Catalyst.
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Bart Swiatek
April 26, 2021
FPS Boost Added in 13 XSX Games; 12 of Them Run at 120 Hz
Another 13 games will take advantage of the FPS Boost option on Xbox Series X/S. This time, the support was added to EA's games.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
April 22, 2021
Xbox Live Gold No Longer Required for Free-to-play Games
Starting today, Microsoft console owners can play free-to-play titles that require a network connection without having an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.
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Hubert Sledziewski
April 21, 2021
What Is Xbox All Access? Price, conditions and everything you need to know
Xbox All Access is a new service from Microsoft that lets you buy an Xbox for a small amount of money paid regularly over 2 years. Below you can find everything you need to know about Xbox All Access. Price, conditions, advantages and disadvantages.
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Matthias Pawlikowski
March 31, 2021
Changes to Xbox Network - Free-to-play Will be Truly Free
Testing is underway for the next update to the Xbox Network platform, and with it comes a major change. Microsoft will finally let us play free multiplayer games without an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 25, 2021
Xbox Network Replaces Xbox Live
Microsoft has decided to change the name of the Xbox Live platform. From now on it will be known as Xbox Network, which should make it easier for customers to distinguish it from the Xbox Live Gold service.
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Bart Swiatek
March 23, 2021
Several Bethesda Games Will Get 60 FPS Patch on Xbox Series X|S
Microsoft has announced the release of an update for TES V: Skyrim, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Prey and Dishonored: Definitive Edition that will enable gaming at 60 fps on Xbox Series X|S.
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Paul Musiolik
March 13, 2021
Xbox Will Run Steam and Epic Games Store Titles, Including Death Stranding
The new version of the Microsoft Edge browser for Xbox consoles will enable us to use platforms originally intended for PC, such as Steam and Epic Games Store.
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Karol Laska
March 9, 2021
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S May Get AMD's DLSS Equivalent
According to a certain prominent youtuber, AMD's answer to Nvidia's DLSS - FidelityFX Super Resolution - will also work on the GPUs of 9th-gen consoles.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 5, 2021
Joe Biden Wants to Know the Reason for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Chip Shortage
The new US president, Joe Biden, has signed an executive order, which is expected to result in an investigation to explain the shortage of chips for the production of the PS5, Xbox Series X/S and GeForce RTX 3000 GPUs, among others.
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Witold Ciemierz
February 26, 2021
John Carmack: PS5 and Xbox Series X Should be Auctioned Off by Manufacturers
Legendary game developer John Carmack has spoken out on the low availability of GPU, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. He proposes a controversial solution to curb the activities of scalpers.
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Lukasz Stefaniak
February 22, 2021
FPS Boost Will Improve Performance of Old Games on Xbox Series X/S
Microsoft has revealed the first titles with support for the FPS Boost feature. It makes Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs 2 and a handful of other titles run much smoother on the Xbox Series X console than on XONE.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 17, 2021
PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Failed to Best Sales of PS4 and XOne
Analysts at Ampere Analysis say Microsoft's latest consoles failed to beat the Xbox One's score from seven years ago, while Sony equaled PlayStation 4's achievement. Nintendo, on the other hand, broke its own record.
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Adrian Piotrowski
February 12, 2021
PS5 Scalpers Attempt to Improve Their Image
In an interview with the editors of one of the industry websites, the so-called scalpers - intermediaries who buy goods in bulk and resell them for profit - complain about how badly their business has been perceived recently.
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Bart Swiatek
February 11, 2021
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Became a Gold Mine for Scalpers
It's been a while since the release of next-gen consoles, but their availability still leaves much to be desired. PS5 and Xbox Series X and S are in short supply in many countries, which makes both devices of great interest to scalpers who are just waiting for the opportunity to resell the goods at inflated prices.
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Adam Lukaszewski
February 3, 2021
Xbox Series X and S Shortages May Last Until June
Microsoft is warning of availability issues for the Xbox Series X|S. Stock shortages could occur up to June this year.
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Paul Musiolik
February 2, 2021
Xbox X/S Series Drive Good Results of Microsoft's Gaming Division
Microsoft boasts excellent financial results for the previous quarter. Of note is the significant revenue growth from the gaming division, driven by the launches of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles.
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Adrian Werner
January 28, 2021