Enlarge / Virtual Keanu Reeves rests on his laurels after the latest Cyberpunk 2077 patch. But should he get up and do more before relaxing? We look into it. (credit: CD Projekt Red) A surprise Tuesday presentation from game studio CD Projekt Red confirmed that its historically buggy 2020 game Cyberpunk 2077 is finally getting a “current-gen” […]
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 […]
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’s bullishness about Xbox as a cloud-gaming platform got a lot bolder on Tuesday with the surprise launch.of a previously teased change: an upgrade to the server […]
Halo Infinite. [credit: Xbox Game Studios ] After getting a sizzle-reel reveal this weekend, Halo Infinite‘s upcoming multiplayer mode received a deeper-dive video on Monday meant to clarify what we should expect from the series’ first cross-platform, free-to-play shooter later this year. The best news echoes a 2017 Microsoft pronouncement: split-screen gameplay is back. Microsoft […]
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 […]
Enlarge / The PS5 is bigger than Xbox Series X in more ways than one (at least, in the United States). (credit: Sam Machkovech) While we’re still waiting on exact sales numbers for last year’s newest video game consoles, select stats have begun to emerge that, at least in the US, give a clear lead […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Getting older video games to run on newer consoles may seem like a simple idea: the new boxes are faster, so older, weaker games should just work, right? Things never quite work out that way, especially when architecture changes dramatically between console generations, which is why we’ve been […]
Expand / Why play with new games on those expensive consoles if you’re able to emulate older ones? Following a console is launched, it typically requires hackers weeks or even years now to discover a hole at the console’s safety that enables them set up homebrew applications like emulators. So it could come as a […]
Expand / / L-R: Xbox Collection X, PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection S. (charge: Sam Machkovech) Even though this year’s hottest consoles have just been on store shelves for over two weeks, we have already released thousands of words regarding the Xbox collection X/S along with also the PlayStation 5. Between weeks of all technician previews, picture-filled […]