Some big news is coming from Microsoft today with Satya Nadella announcing that Microsoft are to cut 18,000 jobs, the biggest in their history. Over 12,500 professional and factory positions will be cut from Nokia’s Devices and Service business by the end of the year. Nadella also mentioned plans to merge the Nokia X Line […]
Removal of Kinect GPU reserve allows Destiny to run at full 1080p@30fps
It has been confirmed that Destiny will be running full 1080p@30fps on the Xbox One and it’s all thanks to the new June SDK that gives developers the ability to utilize all of the Xbox One’s resource. Previously, 10-percent of the Xbox One’s GPU power was reserved for Kinect itself and since Microsoft launched a Kinect-less […]
Xbox One Kinect voice control coming to Ireland in July
Before the Xbox one launched last year, there was big emphasis on voice control and how Kinect would allow users to navigate and perform certain task with their voice, much like on the Xbox 360, but with more accuracy. The Xbox One launch came and soon users in Ireland relized that voice control was not […]
GTA V coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC this Fall
Right at the end of Sony’s press conference at E3 2014, we got a glimpse of the upcoming release of GTA V on the PS4. The game will also be heading to the XBox One and PC with transfer support of your online profile from previous generation to the current one i.e Xbox 360 – […]
New Kinect for Windows pre-order goes live, price set at $199/€199/£159. Ships July 2014
The new Kinect for Windows pre-order has just gone live. The unit is priced at $199/€199/£159 and is said to ship by July 2014. The new Kinect stems from the Xbox One and brings enhanced sensors with wider field of view, 1080p video, infrared lighting/night support. Below is a list of the countries the pre-order […]
Microsoft release PC drivers for Xbox One controller
Microsoft have just released the Xbox One controller drivers for PC via majornelson.com. The post details support for the drivers will be added to a Windows update in the future, but gamers can download the drivers manually via majornelsons blog. We have included links to the downloads below, with the drivers available on both […]
Xbox One June update launches with real names and external storage support
Microsoft have just started pushing out the June update for the Xbox One. The new update includes real name support, allowing users to identify other users by the real name along side their gamertag and this is all controller by each user on who see’s your real name. The biggest feature added to date would […]
Halo 5: Guardians announced, arrives fall 2015
General Manager Bonnie Ross of 343 Industries has just announced details on the next Halo game. Dubbed Halo 5: Guardians, the next title will arrive on Xbox One in the fall 2015. Ross further explain that the next Halo will run 60fps and utilize dedicated servers from Microsoft. We have included a snippet from the […]
Microsoft removing gold requirement on apps and bringing games with gold to the Xbox One
Microsoft today announced that apps like Netflix, Sky Go, and YouTube will no longer require users to have an active Xbox Live gold subscription. This should please a lot of Xbox owners as it allows them to use their Xbox for more than just gaming. Microsoft also finally announced games with gold for the Xbox One, which launches […]
Microsoft releasing Xbox One without Kinect this June for €399
Microsoft are kicking of some announcements before E3 starts, and possibly the biggest that would have come is a Kinect-less Xbox One. That’s right folks. Microsoft are set to release an Xbox One bundle on June 9th without Kinect included, making the bundled product no longer mandatory. The benefit of removing Kinect will drop the price of […]