After the recent Xbox outage even blocked people from playing offline disc-based console games, Microsoft is trying to soothe concerns that you don’t truly own anything under Xbox’s license system. In a statement to The Verge, Xbox technology chief Scott Van Vliet says that while physical game discs are subject to licensing inspections, that shouldn’t […]
Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet said that a licensing service sitting outside Xbox, which the platform depends on, began failing late on July 26 and took roughly 16 hours to clear.
An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening didn’t just cause issues for people trying to play digital games – it blocked people from playing their disc-based games, too. Xbox’s status page initially reported the outage on Sunday at about 11PM ET, and it also prevented people from logging in, launching apps, or finding games […]
Microsoft is testing a Smart Download Client for Xbox that automatically switches to the fastest download server, promising quicker game installs on PC and consoles.
Subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on a recurring basis has been tough to justify recently, even after Microsoft reduced the monthly cost from $29.99 to $22.99. But you can get a better deal on a three-month subscription (valued at $69) by grabbing a digital code at Eneba that costs $39.01 at the time of […]
Microsoft dropped four OG Xbox titles on PC a couple of days ago and they came with a native Xbox 360 emulator baked in. These games are packaged as Xbox 360 files, to the emulator runs them as such, then another emulator takes over to translate OG Xbox code inside the virtualized 360 environment.
The limited test lets players stream select games they already own for up to an hour.
Microsoft is testing free, ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming for Insiders, letting them stream owned games for one hour sessions after watching ads.
Xbox Insiders can stream games from their libraries for free in ad-supported streaming sessions starting today. The free streaming sessions are limited to games you already own, and sessions are capped at one hour. However, ads will only play “before sessions begin.” It’s also optional – you won’t need to watch ads if you have […]
It’s impossible to talk about a new Xbox game without also talking about the state of Xbox. Microsoft’s gaming division is in freefall: Recent headlines are dominated by extensive layoffs, decimated studios, and confusing strategies, most of which stem from years of bad decisions and expensive acquisitions. But it wasn’t always that way. Through its […]