We reported late last month on a rumour that the Xbox One will be launching to a total of only 13 countries this holiday season. Microsoft have now confirmed this rumour with a recent update to the Official Xbox website.
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Microsoft Explain why Achievements are better on Xbox One
5th August, 2013 by Mat Growcott
We've all seen the new improvements made to the Xbox One achievement system, but what about if you want to play a cross-gen game on Xbox 360? What incentive do you have to pick up, say, Watch Dogs on Xbox One instead of Xbox 360?
Read More Xbox One Will Allow Self-Publishing for Indies
24th July, 2013 by Allison Hill
According to GameInformer, the Xbox One will be doing another 180. Previously, games could not access digital distribution without a publisher, but now Microsoft is reversing this policy. Self-publishing will now be available to independent developers on the Xbox One. This is welcome news, as the popularity of independent games has soared in recent years. Microsoft claims the backlash from consumers and developers is what drove them to make this decision. I don’t blame them after getting called out simply…
Read More You Can Play Xbox One Games as they Download
17th July, 2013 by Mat Growcott
There seems to have been a lot of confusion on this one, but Microsoft have confirmed that you will be able to play from a partial download on the Xbox One. The PS4 can do it too - it was a feature they explained quite heavily. This is a rather important feature for those that plan to buy digital (and it's one that I hope Valve are working on for Steam), so it's nice to see that everybody is on an even field.
Read More Next “Free Gold” Games Aren’t Halo 3, Assassin’s Creed II
1st July, 2013 by Mat Growcott
Halo 3 and Assassin's Creed II will be free at some point in the future, but not now. Instead, Microsoft are offering Defence Grid: The Awakening
Read More Oops. Microsoft advertises a Sony product
6th June, 2013 by Steven van Eekeren
Microsoft's official Dutch Windows Facebook page made quite a blunder earlier today when they posted an image featuring 4 games and asked followers to name each of them. Let's give it a go shall we?
Read More Get $10 free store credit from Microsoft
22nd May, 2013 by Steven van Eekeren
Microsoft are feeling generous today handing out $10 to everyone who signs up to receive a notication on when preorders start for the Xbox One. Reports say the money gets added to your Xbox Live account as store credit within a couple of hours of registration and can be used on anything found on the Marketplace. To avail of this limited time offer click here and sign up.
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