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When the last generation of game consoles launched, you would have been hard pressed to get your hands on limited launch-day stocks without an early pre-order. This time around, Microsoft hopes to combat that problem by managing hardware stock and shipments so that retailers have systems available for walk-ins on November 22. “You want people Continue Reading →

Dig out your camping gear and stake your spot in line now, ladies and germs. The Xbox One is hitting stores on November 22. And for those keeping track, that’s almost a full week after the PS4’s November 15 retail launch. Because that matters. Don’t live in the U.S.? No problem. Microsoft has said that Continue Reading →

The highlight is what makes sports come alive, and Microsoft knows that. With the Xbox 360’s ESPN app, which debuted in November 2010 and was expanded two years later to include the sports giant’s full slate of live programming, Microsoft demonstrated a strong focus on delivering sports through the console. Now the company is moving Continue Reading →

Microsoft has already delayed the launch of the Xbox One in numerous markets over localization and language support issues, but it’s been revealed on Thursday that the console’s voice commands will only be available in five markets at launch. As spotted by Videogamer, the small print at the bottom of Microsoft’s ‘Get the Facts’ page Continue Reading →

Xbox 360-owning Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to access live cable television channels through a new app that launched on Tuesday on Xbox Live, Microsoft and Time Warner announced. The companies originally announced their collaboration on the app in June. It is available only to U.S.-based Xbox Live Gold members. The TWC TV Continue Reading →

The Xbox One might a little harder to find than expected when it launches later this year. China’s Economic Daily News reports that Microsoft is having yield issues with Xbox One components and that it may cut its initial planned shipments of the console from 7 million to 6.2 million. We already know that Microsoft Continue Reading →

Microsoft officially did away with Microsoft Points on Monday through an Xbox 360 software update, available now in the U.S., that converts the alternate currency into real money. The update process took about five minutes on Polygon’s office Xbox 360, and afterward we could detect no change in the appearance of the console’s Dashboard — Continue Reading →

If the last thing standing between you and a brand new Xbox One this fall was a fear that you’d be watched by the government, you’re in luck. Last week, Microsoft pulled yet another one-eighty for its upcoming console, announcing that the Xbox One no longer requires the Kinect camera plugged in for the system Continue Reading →

Microsoft listed off a list of titles coming to Xbox One back at E3, but it’s Gamescom time, folks, and that means we get to find out about quite a few more games coming to the console. As of August 19, the list of Xbox One games has grown to 50, with titles that should Continue Reading →

Another backflip? Back in May, Microsoft said that you’ll need have the motion-sensing Kinect plugged in at all times in order for your Xbox One to function, but now they’re reversing course once again. We already knew that you could turn off the Kinect, but now Microsoft says it doesn’t have to be plugged in Continue Reading →