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No, it's not the U.S. and it's perhaps the last place that everyone thought it would be. Xbox's fastest-growing market has been revealed to be none other than Japan, which is the home country of their rivals; Sony PlayStation and Nintendo. Talking to IGN Japan, Xbox’s Asia head Jeremy Hinton said: “Japan is our fastest-growing m...
Microsoft is already working on the successors to the next-gen Xbox Series X and S, which only launched late last year in November 2020. According to Xbox Gaming Experiences And Platforms CVP Liz Hamren (via GamesRadar), while Microsoft is pushing cloud services like Xbox Game Pass cloud streaming, consoles will remain at the centre of the Xbox ...
Fortnite is not available on Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gamings service, and that's actually by choice. According to a new deposition made public as part of Epic Games' ongoing court case against Apple, Epic Games regards Microsoft’s xCloud service as competition to its own PC offerings, and that is the reason why. In a statement given by Epi...
Microsoft has posted its financial report for the third quarter of 2021 today, reporting revenue of US$41.7 billion and a net income of US$15.5 billion. According to the report, Microsoft's revenue is up by a whopping 19 percent, and net income has increased by 44 percent. The company is seeing especially strong growth for Xbox and cloud-related...
Starting tomorrow, Microsoft will send out invites to select Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to start testing the Xbox Cloud Gaming limited beta for Windows 10 PCs and Apple phones and tablets via web browsers. According to Xbox Wire, they will also be launching this official website where invitees can play over 100 Xbox Game Pass titles through...
Xbox doesn't offer official regional support in most Southeast Asian countries, with the exception of Singapore. This includes Malaysia, Thailand and others, but all of that might change soon. In an unexpected turn of events, the official Facebook account for Xbox Singapore is now Xbox SEA for some reason. You can find the Xbox SEA Facebook page...
Microsoft is bringing 16 original Xbox and Xbox 360 games to the company’s Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) service today. The 16 games will be available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members and streamable to Android phones and tablets. Microsoft has previously promised both iOS and web browser streaming for xCloud sometime in spring 2021. The...
Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Discord Inc in a deal which may be worth US$10 billion, according to some folks who are deep in the development. Via a brief piece on Bloomberg, no deal is imminent according to the source who asked not to be identified. Another source said that Discord is more likely to go public than sell itself. Still fr...
Xbox Live is now officially Xbox Network. Xbox beta testers started noticing the change earlier today, and Microsoft has confirmed the name change for Xbox's online service. In a statement to The Verge, Microsoft said: “’Xbox network’ refers to the underlying Xbox online service, which was updated in the Microsoft Services A...
Is Xbox VR in the works? The rumours started circulating yesterday as IGN Italy reported that while testing the new Xbox Wireless Headset, a prompt appeared on their Xbox Series X console stating their "VR Headset" requires an update. This popup indicates that the Xbox Series X/S is going to feature some kind of VR support soon. Howeve...
It looks like Zack Snyder's Justice League may have accidentally used an icon or emblem from the Halo franchise. It all started when Twitter user Geoff Reeves visited an exhibition that shows off the costume of Deathstroke (as played by Joe Manganiello) as featured in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. He spotted an emblem on Deathstrokeââ...
Bethesda is now officially under Microsoft. The company splurged over a whopping US$7.5 billion, giving them now ownership over iconic game franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, DOOM, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, and more. Gamers have been wondering if future Bethesda will be exclusive to Microsoft. Well, we now have a partial a...
Update: Bethesda is now officially under the Xbox family. They just released a video celebrating it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy2930hAXnc Original Story: The SEC and EU Commission has approved Microsoft's US$7.5 billion acquisition of Zenimax, the parent company of Bethesda Game Studios. Following its investigation back in Februa...
It looks like the times might be a-changing. The Xbox Series X and S were the UK's best selling consoles in January 2021, outselling both the PS5 and the Nintendo Switch for the first time since launch. According to GamesIndustry.biz, overall console sales increased a whopping 148 percent in the UK, with the Xbox Series X and S selling the best,...
To say that the Xbox is having a good time in 2020 onward is an understatement. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the following stats regarding Xbox, Xbox Series X and S, and its Game Pass numbers during the company's most recent earnings call with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood (via Resetera): The Xbox Series X and S laun...
Let's lay down some facts first. A number of us at Kakuchopurei have been primarily PlayStation gamers. While we have owned Xboxes in the past - specifically the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One - the PlayStation have always been our go-to piece of home console gaming hardware. Its ecosystem, game selection, and the fact that a bulk of our gamer friend...
For more of the good stuff from 2020, head here. It's safe to say that the entire decade of entertainment is ruled by subscription services. Spotify. Netflix. Amazon Prime. Deezer. Even Disney is in on the action with the recent SEA push of its Disney Plus streaming service. Why sell their physical catalog when they can loan out a huge range of ...
The Xbox Series X/S controller has received a new variant colour; Pulse Red. This is in addition to the previously-revealed Carbon Black, Robot White, and Shock Blue. Check it out below: [videopress AWIxbjgF] You can pick up the Xbox Wireless Controller in Pulse Red for US$64.99 or roughly RM260+ starting from 9 February 2021 in most X...
We're only a few months into the next-gen console life-span and Microsoft is already asking if Xbox players want to have some of the features in the PS5 DualSense controller in its new Xbox Series X and Series S gamepads. As reported by TechRadar, the company has given out a survey to Xbox players asking questions like whether the Xbox Series X...
The most recent Xbox podcast hosted by Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb featured a lengthy topic discussion about the recent Bethesda acquisition. The man on point in the discussion? Xbox division head honcho Phil Spencer. He said the following: The Xbox and Bethesda deal's final approval will come in 2021. Right now, Microsoft is "hands-off" w...
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