Tag: Xbox

Microsoft launches new recycled Xbox controller, on sale now

Microsoft has in the past week, launched a new Xbox controller which is made up of a few recycled materials including old CDs, water jugs and much more. Microsoft is even using old old gamepads, auto headlight covers with some materials coming from old Xbox controllers. The launch coincides with Earth Day which is on 22nd April this year. The controller doesn’t have any special features over a normal controller, […]

Microsoft has improved the boot time of the Xbox Series X and S

Microsoft has been working on hard on improving the overall experience of its Xbox Series X and Series S. In the latest test builds, available to Xbox Insiders members. In the latest version, Microsoft has improved the boot time on both models by around five seconds. This affects the cold boot time. Microsoft has simply made the bootup animation shorter, from around nine seconds to four seconds and this was […]

Microsoft is not making Xbox One consoles anymore

Microsoft is struggling to keep up with demand for the new Xbox Series X, even though it has now been on sale for well over a year and as we all know, Sony is in the same situation with the PlayStation 5. Sony is planning on keeping manufacturing the PlayStation 4 to customers who want a new console can purchase one, even it is not the latest and greatest. However, […]

The Xbox Series X mini fridge will go up for pre-order on 19th October for £89

Its been a running joke since the Xbox Series X was announced that it looks like a fridge, it even went as far as making full size fridges prior to the consoles launch last October and sent them out to YouTubers. However, the company is now doing something more general release, it is making a mini fridge in the same shape as the Xbox Series X, it’ll go up for […]

Xbox gets access to the new Chromium based Edge browser

Microsoft has released a new update for the Xbox for September, which includes support for the new Chromium version of Edge for the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X/S consoles. The support brings it bang up to date with the Windows version, with support for a mouse and keyboard, as well as proper support for web apps and Google Stadia. Support on Xbox for the new version of Edge […]

Microsoft announces a new wired Xbox Stereo headset

Microsoft has announced a brand new wired Xbox Stereo headset, which is essentially a wired version of the new wireless headset the company revealed earlier this year. The wired version is quite a bit less expensive than the wireless version and understandably it is missing a few features when compared to the wireless model. The wired one comes in art £54.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US, its […]

Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming service to launch on iOS soon

Microsoft is getting ready to launch its xCloud game streaming service on iOS soon, but through Safari due to Apple’s restrictions on this type of app. Microsoft has been testing the service in beta with a small subset of users but Microsoft has now said that it is planning to launch xCloud in a matter of weeks. xCloud doesn’t have an official app on iOS, due to how Apple restricts […]

Apple TV app on Xbox now supports Dolby Vision

For the past year, Apple has been making its Apple TV app available on lots of other third party platforms, with support for Smart TVs, games consoles and other streaming devices. Apple launched support for the Xbox in November 2020 and now it is adding support for Dolby Vision, for an improved HDR viewing experience, so long as the TV you use supports it too. Xbox consoles do support Dolby […]

Xbox Live Gold no longer needed to play online, for some games

As of this week, Microsoft has updated its policies for what Xbox Live Gold is required for, most notably free-to-play games such as Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite won’t need an active subscription to be able to play online with friends. This change affects Xbox One and Xbox Series S and X users and more than 50 games are eligible for this new change. This change does come after […]

Microsoft introduces new Xbox Wireless Headset

This week Microsoft has introduced a new wireless gaming headset for the Xbox but it’ll also work with PC too. It comes in at £89 / $100 and has support for spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. Microsoft has said that the new headset works seamlessly with the Xbox Wireless protocol, ensuring very low audio lag and no voice issues. The headset has a new dual beamforming microphone which can manage […]