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Microsoft confirms Xbox Series X will have a 12 teraflop GPU

February 26, 2020
We already know the Xbox Series X is going to be significantly faster than Microsoft’s current consoles, but in a blog post by Xbox head Phil Spencer, the company revealed a few more details about how big of a leap it’s going to be. Most notably, Microsoft confirmed that the Series X will feature up to 12 teraflops of GPU performance. Previously, the company only vaguely said it was…
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Xbox boss expects to keep a console under his TV for the next 10+ years

February 26, 2020
Microsoft is planning to launch both the next-gen Xbox Series X and the Project xCloud gaming service this year. But is that a coherent strategy? Isn’t a cloud future one without dedicated gaming devices? Well, that’s not how Xbox boss Phil Spencer sees it. Cloud gaming is going to echo music and movie streaming, Spencer said during an interview with Insomniac Games founder Ted Price for the…
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Electronic Arts pulls out of GDC over coronavirus concerns

February 25, 2020
Electronic Arts is not going to officially participate in the Games Developers Conference in San Francisco in March. The massive publisher told staff on Monday, February 24, that it is limiting its presence at the annual gathering of game creators. This comes amid growing…
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NZXT launches H1 mini-ITX case that looks like an Xbox Series X

February 25, 2020
You don’t need to wait for Microsoft to put a tower of gaming power next to your TV. PC-hardware manufacturer NZXT is launching a new case that looks similar to an Xbox Series X, but with maybe even more style. The H1 is NZXT’s first small form-factor mini-ITX enclosure…
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants games to embrace diverse business models

February 25, 2020
When it comes to selling games, Microsoft is all-in on subscriptions. But it’s not emphasizing the Game Pass subscription service to the exclusion of other business models, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said in an interview with Insomniac Games founder Ted Price for the Game Maker’s Notebook podcast. Instead, Spencer thinks the industry should explore every potential business model both to make…
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Cyberpunk 2077 supports Xbox One and Series X cross-buy

February 24, 2020
Xbox boss Phil Spencer revealed today how the company’s gaming ecosystem is going to work going forward. In addition to the powerful new Xbox Series X hardware, Spencer detailed Smart Delivery. This initiative ensures that if you buy a first-party Microsoft game on Xbox…
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'Minecraft Earth' gets a bit more physical thanks to new NFC-enabled minis

February 23, 2020
When the mobile-based Minecraft Earth was announced last year, it immediately drew comparisons to Pokémon Go because of its use of augmented reality and location-based activities. But it was very different (as senior editor Jess Conditt will attest), since it didn’t require you to actually go outside to partake in its mining and building gameplay. Now, Mattel has added another play…
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