Enlarge / Despite the prominent “Xbox” in this image, Microsoft suggests some of these popular Activision titles could persist on PlayStation “into the future.” Microsoft now says that it has “committed to Sony” that “Call of Duty and other popular Activision titles” will be “available on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement and into the future […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) You might have heard the news: Microsoft has announced plans to acquire gaming behemoth Activision Blizzard King and its subsidiary development studios. The deal is valued at $68.7 billion—or roughly 17 acquisitions of the Star Wars series—and that kind of money doesn’t get spent without an expectation of major moves (and […]
Enlarge / Play it loud with Microsoft’s newest game-specific Xbox gamepad. (credit: Sam Machkovech) While Ars Technica is in the loop about a lot of gamepad launches, we mostly look at gamepads that offer significant features and upgrades. Those features can boil down to accessibility, luxury, value, quirkiness, or dramatically new gimmicks. In today’s case, […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Microsoft) Xbox Series X or S owners in need of more storage space may be in luck if they have a spare SSD, according to one modder’s experiences. Writing in a step-by-step post on the Chinese video-sharing site Bilibili, a user has discovered that it’s potentially possible to use any […]
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) As leaked a few weeks ago by a QuakeCon scheduling slip-up, a re-release of iconic FPS Quake slipped onto console digital storefronts on Thursday, slightly ahead of the project’s official announcement. The $10 release is out now. Those who own Quake on Steam or from the official Bethesda.net store can access this update […]
Fig. 1: The PS5 is among the quickest consoles ever to reach 10 million worldwide sales. When Sony announced Monday that it had sold 10 million PS5 consoles to consumers, it trumpeted the system as “the Fastest Selling Console in Sony Interactive Entertainment History.” The certainly sounds impressive, but it lacks the specificity we’d like […]
Enlarge / Another sim racer bites the dust—and this time without a new one in its place. (credit: Xbox Game Studios / Turn 10 ) Microsoft has long boasted about the backward compatibility of its Xbox consoles , which means you can also expect to play hundreds of past-gen games on newer systems like Series […]
Enlarge / Xbox Game Streaming works on a wide variety of devices—and they all now benefit from Microsoft’s upgraded servers. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Microsoft) Microsoft continues flipping crucial switches and toggles for its cloud-powered Xbox Game Streaming service, and this week’s update is easily the biggest yet. The Xbox Game Streaming […]
“Launch sequence initiated.” Starfield‘s release date has been confirmed. Half an hour before Sunday’s Xbox and Bethesda game-reveal event, one major announcement found its way out of the bag: the cinematic reveal for the upcoming space-exploration adventure game Starfield. “Cinematic” should be in scare quotes, because Bethesda Game Studios has advertised that this trailer, as […]
Enlarge / If you want to play Xbox Game Pass titles on a weaker device, you’ll need to sync to the subscription service’s cloud library—and Microsoft is bullish that people will do just that from here on out. (credit: Microsoft) Ahead of Xbox’s next major game-reveal event, slated to air online this Sunday, the console-maker’s […]