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Reaction Bloated Xbox E3 2019 Press Conference Fails to Capitalise on Sony No-Show
Keanu Reeves was cool
Sony left Microsoft with an open goal by deciding to skip E3 2019, but after that bloated Xbox showing it’s pretty obvious why the Japanese giant decided to wash its hair. As expected, the team in green brought absolutely everything under its umbrella, but this was a press conference lacking in real surprises – or gameplay,...
Round Up What Was Announced at Microsoft's E3 2019 Press Conference?
All the PS4 games from Microsoft's presser
What was announced at Microsoft's E3 2019 press conference? Due to Sony skipping this year's show, Xbox went all out for 2019 with a wide range of announcements pertaining to games, streaming, and the next generation. Exclusive titles from Xbox Game Studios were a major focus, but there was a good chunk of...
Talking Point Did Microsoft Deliver the Goods in Its E3 2019 Press Conference?
The third-party focus
It was a bit of a late one when all was said and done, but Microsoft has finally concluded its E3 2019 press conference. Of course, a large portion of the show focused on exclusive titles from Xbox Studios, but there was a lot of third-party goodness for PS4 owners to munch on. Cyberpunk 2077 impressed in another trailer that...
Rumour PS5 Is More Powerful Than Project Scarlett
But no one really knows for sure
Microsoft was very specific when introducing its next-gen system Project Scarlett, describing it as “the most powerful console we’ve ever made”. That may have been deliberate, as word on the street is that the PlayStation 5 is currently the more capable of the two devices, although that’s hearsay from the E3...
E3 2019 Microsoft's New Xbox Console Project Scarlett Will Eat Monsters for Breakfast
Basically it's a PlayStation 5
Microsoft should have named its Project Scarlett reveal as Project Scorpio Remastered, because we’ve definitely seen this video before. Xbox decided to announce its next-gen console in the most predictable of ways possible: by showing everyday people sitting in front of a green screen reeling off buzzwords like...
E3 2019 Double Fine Acquired by Microsoft, But Psychonauts 2 Still Coming to PS4
That's going to Schafer
Microsoft’s still busy buying up any developers on the brink of financial ruin, with Double Fine the latest team recruited to its spunky new first-party unit. As with previous purchases, the in-development Psychonauts 2 will still release on the PlayStation 4, but that’ll be the last you see from Tim Schafer and his team...
Live Watch Microsoft's Xbox E3 2019 Press Conference Right Here
For the third-party reveals, obviously
Watch Microsoft’s Xbox E3 2019 press conference right here, because it’s not like we have a Sony show to cover this year. We’re fully expecting the team in green to go heavy on third-party reveals, with Cyberpunk 2077 and a new title from From Software rumoured to appear. There’s also a strong chance...
Guide What Time Is Microsoft's Xbox E3 2019 Press Conference?
All the info you need
Funnily enough, Microsoft's presser at E3 2019 will have at least a few games relevant to PlayStation fans, so it'll be worth the watch. Last year, the tech giant went big for its Xbox showcase, bringing us lots of third party announcements and reveals, like Cyberpunk 2077 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It's hard to judge how...
News Sony and Microsoft's Collaboration Was a Mutual Move to Compete with Google Stadia
"The landscape is changing fast"
A few weeks ago, Sony and Microsoft, big rivals within the video game space, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with regards to technology and innovation. This was quite a surprise, even for Sony's staff, but with the future of the industry looking to change a lot over the n
News Cuphead Still Isn't Releasing on PS4, But It Will Come to Tesla Cars
Yes, you did read that correctly
Cuphead, the brutally difficult fan favourite side-scroller from 2017, has now released on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. You already knew that after we reported on the news back in March, but now it's coming to a new platform, cars manufactured by Tesla. Yeah, we're not kidd
News PlayStation Team Was 'Caught Off-Guard' by Sony's Tech Partnership with Microsoft
"Managers had to calm workers"
Sony's recent announcement of a tech deal with Microsoft that will see the two companies come together on research of future cloud solutions took a lot of people by surprise, even those who work at PlayStation itself. In a report from Bloomberg, it is stated that talks between
New best friends?
Well here's an interesting announcement: Sony and Microsoft have revealed that they're working together on a variety of tech-related ventures. The two companies are obviously competitors in the gaming console space with PlayStation and Xbox, but that hasn't stopped them from forming what they call a "strategic partnership". "The...
News Animated Arcade Game Cuphead Skipping PS4
But coming to Switch with Xbox Live support
Xbox One console exclusive Cuphead is no longer a console exclusive, as it will launch on the Nintendo Switch on 18th April. But as Microsoft and the Big N become increasingly pally, it means that the PlayStation 4 looks set to miss out, as there’s no word on a port to Sony’s system. Apparently the...
Soapbox Crackdown 3 Is Proof That Microsoft Is Still Playing Catch-Up to Sony
Liam questions what Microsoft does with its time
My Xbox One rarely sees the light of day, but since its release last week, I've been playing Crackdown 3. It's dumb, mindless fun that doesn't move the needle in the slightest. Announced nearly five years ago, it needed to be more than that for Microsoft, though – a company in dire need of something...
News Sony: Nintendo's Doing Wonderful Things with the Switch
Platform holder doesn't subscribe to the console war
Shawn Layden may be underfire in the media for his comments on console cross-play this week, but he’s got nothing but good things to say about PlayStation’s competition. Asked about both Microsoft and Nintendo during his DICE keynote, the Worldwide Studios chairman was refreshingly...
News Microsoft Plans to Bring Xbox Live Support to All Other Platforms Except PlayStation
Sony missing from new Xbox initiative
This is an interesting story. As reported by GamesIndustry, Microsoft has scheduled in a talk at GDC 2019, set to take place next month, and it highlights the corporation's plans to spread Xbox Live beyond its own platforms. The talk is titled 'Xbox Live: Growing & Engaging Your Gaming Comm
News PSN Alone Generated More Revenue Than the Entirety of Nintendo in 2018
Online network also bigger than Microsoft's entire gaming division
How big is the PlayStation Network these days? The answer: very big. Sony’s online storefront generated an eye-watering ¥1,373 billion yen (~$12.5 billion) of revenue in 2018, which is more than the entirety of Nintendo during the same period. To put this in perspective: the...
News Social Media Scuttlebutt Says Microsoft Is Sniffing After Sony Studio
Money talks
Microsoft has been snapping up mid-sized studios like corporate acquisitions are going out of fashion, and now the social media rumour mill is aflame with speculation that the team in green is about to snap up a studio that’s worked with PlayStation in the past. This opens the floor to a raft of possibilities, from Supermassive Games...
News Obsidian, InXile Will No Longer Make PlayStation Games
Both join the Xbox family
Microsoft has added two more former multiformat developers to its first-party roster, meaning that both Obsidian Entertainment and InXile Entertainment will no longer make PlayStation games. The former is perhaps best known for Fallout: New Vegas, while the latter created Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. Both studios have...
News Obsidian Entertainment Likely to Leave PlayStation Behind
Microsoft's sniffing
Obsidian Entertainment, the studio perhaps best known for Fallout: New Vegas, looks like it will be leaving PlayStation behind, as reports suggest that it’s about to be acquired by Microsoft – although nothing, as yet, has been signed. Ironically, the developer’s been in financial trouble for a fair few years, after...
News Xbox Gamers Are More Hardcore Than PlayStation, Says Microsoft
You filthy noobs, you
Microsoft’s getting stomped globally by the PlayStation 4, but it believes that “hardcore gamers” gravitate towards the Xbox One ahead of Sony’s system. Aaron Greenberg, one of the marketing bigwigs at the Redmond firm, told IGN Italia at Gamescom 2018 that he believes the most engaged players prefer to game in green...
E3 2018 There'll Be No Cross-Console Play in Fortnite on PS4
Battle bust
An E3 2018 story so predictable we could have penned it ten days ago and published it when it was confirmed: Fortnite will not feature cross-console play on the PlayStation 4 as Sony doesn’t allow it. While the Nintendo Switch newcomers will be able to play with Xbox One, PC, and mobile players, any PS4 peasants will
E3 2018 Did Xbox Really Need to Copy Sony's Iconic Start Up Screen?
Sony Interactive Entertainment presents
Sony Computer Entertainment presents. The black screen with the plain white font. It may have changed to Sony Interactive Entertainment in more recent years, but it’s been a part of every PlayStation exclusive for over 20 years. The word is thrown around a lot, but it really is iconic at this stage. So what...
Reaction Microsoft's E3 2018 Press Conference Was Killer for PS4 Owners
A great show for Sony fans
We’ve always said that you can’t truly judge an E3 press conference until you work it; the sheer number of news articles in the aftermath is the real test of how many games were on display. And let us tell you, Microsoft just sent us into overdrive in a way that not even some Sony briefings have: there were an insane...
Round Up All PS4 Game News from Microsoft's E3 2018 Press Conference
A full recap of Microsoft's show
To be fair to the Xbox maker, Microsoft put on a rock solid press conference at this year's E3, showing off a whopping 50 upcoming games. While a bunch of them (15, in fact) were exclusive to the console, a ton more were just getting a world premiere. That means the vast majority of these games are also coming...
Live Watch Third-Party Reveals at Microsoft Xbox's E3 2018 Press Conference
Cyberpunk 2077? Splinter Cell? Assassin's Creed?
Microsoft Xbox’s E3 press conferences always prove a worthy watch for PlayStation fans, as they’re often packed to the rafters with titles that will wind up on PS4 anyway. This year is expected to be no different, with Cyberpunk 2077, Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and more all...
News PS4 Is Way Ahead of Xbox One in Total Console Sales, Says New Data
EA spills the beans
As we've known for some time now, Microsoft no longer publicly shares Xbox One sales figures. Meanwhile, Sony's been more than happy to spread word of the PlayStation 4's success on numerous occasions, with the company's most recent statement claiming that the current-gen console has moved close to 80 million units. It's always...
News Ridiculous Rumour Suggests Microsoft Is Eyeing Up EA
Unlikely acquisition seems very unlikely
In arguably the most bizarre rumour we’ve read since Shenmue III and Final Fantasy VII were being touted as potential announcements at E3 2015, there’s bonkers talk of Microsoft lining up an acquisition of Electronic Arts – the publisher of FIFA and Madden. The actual basis for the...
News Xbox One X's UK Launch Sales Eclipse the PS4 Pro
But there are caveats
Microsoft’s mid-gen refresh the Xbox One X launched with sales in the region of 80,000 units in the UK, dwarfing the 50,000 units launch of the PlayStation 4 Pro last November. It’s a decent start for the Redmond manufacturer’s much anticipated machine, matching the Nintendo Switch’s debut sales back in March. Of...
News Microsoft May Bring First-Party Franchises to PlayStation in the Future
Halo, goodbye?
Microsoft already publishes multiformat games with Minecraft, but as the organisation increasingly looks to expand the reach of its services and subscriptions, there could come a time when it releases franchises like Halo and Gears of War on PlayStation platforms. That’s according to boss Phil Spencer, who’s revealed in an...
News Microsoft Says Single Player Games Are Becoming Complicated
It's complicated, man
Sony’s portfolio is flooded with primarily single player experiences, but as part of a wider discussion regarding the future of solitary releases, Xbox Publishing boss Shannon Loftis believes the economics are becoming increasingly complicated. Speaking with GameSpot, she noted how gamers’ insatiable demand for better...
Gamescom 2017 Microsoft's Still Talking to Sony About Cross-Console Play
Put 'em on voice mail
Anyone bored of this one yet? We know we’re supposed to be as outraged at Sony’s cross-console play obstruction as day one DLC and DRM, but – it’s just not going to happen, is it? Hounded about the prospect at Gamescom 2017 – as all PlayStation and Microsoft executives will be from now until the end of time – Xbox...
News Microsoft Would 'Love' to Work with Sony on Major Minecraft Update
But it ain't happening yet
Sony has blocked Microsoft from releasing Minecraft’s big ‘Better Together’ update on the PlayStation 4, and this story’s probably going to rumble on until it changes its mind – or everyone gets tired of talking about it. The patch aims to unite communities across consoles, but as announced at E3 2017, the...
News Industry Is Better When Nintendo Is Strong, Says Sony
Platform holder doesn't think it'll be easy for Xbox One X
Sony’s weighed in once again on the early success of the Nintendo Switch, stressing that it believes the increased presence in the space is a “good thing”. PlayStation Europe president Jim Ryan spoke earnestly about the positive reception the hybrid hardware has received, noting that...
Soapbox Publishers Can't Bloody Win When It Comes to E3
Ramsey's sick of the hypocrites
I write about video games for a living, so I'm used to seeing people overreact on the internet. I've grown accustomed to seeing people spew hilarious hyperbole on a regular basis - hell, I've done it myself - but there's something about E3 that rubs me the wrong way. Namely, the annual Los Angeles event brings out...
E3 2017 Microsoft's Saying Stupid Things About the PS4 Pro
"It's a competitor to Xbox One S"
If you hadn’t noticed, Microsoft’s marketing with Xbox One X revolves around techno babble that only a select few understand. In fact, even back when Project Scorpio was revealed last year, it’s been flaunting specifications, and it’s made damn sure you know that they’re stronger than the PlayStation 4...
Reaction Xbox Is Still Two Steps Behind PlayStation
Microsoft's surmounted the power gap but forgotten the software
Xbox fans waited a year for last night’s press conference. That’s not a slight, but it needs to be put into context: there’s been no PlayStation Experience equivalent over the past 12 months from the folks in Redmond; the company certainly didn’t hold any media briefings at the...
Poll Has Xbox One X Left You Feeling Green with Envy?
4Kin' hell
Microsoft announced the new instalment in the Xbox One hardware family today: the Xbox One X. It wasn’t – as many fans had projected onto it – a new-generation console; instead it’s a mid-gen upgrade similar to the PlayStation 4 Pro, capable of boosting existing Xbox One software to a higher resolution and including bells and...
Live Watch Assassin's Creed, ANTHEM Reveals at Xbox's E3 Press Conference
Join us for the third-party blockbusters
We’re not an Xbox website, but we all know that Microsoft’s big E3 2017 showcase will be host to a plethora of titles you’ll be playing on the PlayStation 4, so we’d be remiss not to put the Green Giant’s press conference live. We’re anticipating full reveals of ANTHEM as well as Assassin’s...
E3 2017 PlayStation Wishes Microsoft Luck Ahead of Press Conference
It may need it
Proof once again that the console sparring only takes place on message boards: PlayStation has wished Microsoft luck ahead of its E3 2017 press conference. The platform holder sent the following message to its Redmond competitor: “E3 is always an exciting time, good luck out there!” Well, shucks – isn’t that nice? The guys...
News Sony: We're Not Frightened of Xbox Scorpio
Company won't be losing any sleep
Sony’s been busy conducting interviews with some of the biggest publications in the industry, and it’s inevitably been asked about Project Scorpio – the upcoming PS4 Pro-esque upgrade for the Xbox One, which is scheduled to release later this year. And it’s admitted that, while it’s eager to see what...
News There's One Xbox Scorpio Feature PS4 Pro Needs to Steal Soon
Universal supersampling
Sony's decision to allow developers to do whatever they want to with the PlayStation 4 Pro certainly has its benefits: it puts less pressure on already taxed teams and it gives studios more freedom to explore what they feel is best for their game. But there is a catch: with so many different approaches, a few games don't take...
Reaction Will Sony Be Scared of the Xbox Scorpio?
Sting in the tail
Xbox's premium console Project Scorpio has been a source of conversation ever since a 90 second trailer outed the device at E3 2016 almost 12 months ago. With manufacturer Microsoft saying very little about the system since, it's become a bit of a fan's fancy – there's been so much speculation on enthusiast forums like NeoGAF...
Talking Point Should PlayStation Be Paying Attention to Xbox Game Pass?
PlayStation Plus +
Microsoft made an interesting announcement today: Xbox Game Pass. The service, which is similar in principle to EA Access, will see you paying $9.99 per month in order to access a rotating selection of 100 games. You'll be able to download this software to your console and play it in its entirety for the duration that it remains...
News PS4 Sales Double Xbox One, Claims Report
Sony supposedly has a gigantic lead
Ever since Microsoft stopped reporting on its Xbox One numbers, actually gauging the difference in sales between the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 has been difficult. We obviously know that Sony's system is in the lead - it's been the world's best selling console since 2014, after all - but just how big is the...
News Remember When Xbox Paid Donald Trump to Fire Fake PlayStation Employees?
Seems he understands 'cyber' after all
Haha, it's always fun to turn back time – especially where American presidential candidate Donald Trump is involved. Back in 2004, the console wars were arguably at their fiercest: Sony was lapping the competition with the PlayStation 2, but like a rowdy American neighbour, Team Xbox was working incredibly...
News Narrow Margins Force PS4 from Top of US Hardware Charts for First Time in 2016
You win some, you lose some
Outrageously attractive Xbox One fire sales pushed the PlayStation 4 from the top of the US hardware charts for the first time in eight months last month – although speculation suggests that Sony's system was just 10,000 units off the pace. Microsoft's console was widely available for considerably less than the Japanese...
News Sony Really Needs to Address This PS4, Xbox One Cross-Play Thing
Another dev chimes in
This saga regarding cross-play on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is really frustrating, isn't it? As gamers, we obviously want it to happen – but as "industry pundits" (if we can call ourselves that), the way it's being discussed is infuriating. Obviously, Sony has supported cross-platform play with the PC since the early...
Talking Point Is Sony Scared of Xbox's Scorpio?
Neo way
Microsoft jumped feet first into the iterative hardware space at E3 2016, announcing Project Scorpio for… Well, the end of 2017! Sony, on the other hand, opted to keep the PlayStation 4K closer to its chest, confirming that it is working on an upgraded console, but refusing to share specifics until the platform is officially announced –...
E3 2016 Sony's Surprised Microsoft Announced Xbox Scorpio Over a Year Ahead of Time
Suggests that PS4K may release very soon after reveal
Sony boss Andrew House has admitted that he was surprised Microsoft announced the Xbox Scorpio this week considering that it's almost 18 months away. "The dynamics of the tech industry are such that there's a much heavier emphasis on immediate gratification than there was," he told The Guardian...