Xbox One
Ever since consoles moved to the same underlying architecture as modern desktop computers, there has always been an underlying question as to whether those same processors could run regular desktop computer versions of Windows, and subsequently be used for more than just gaming. We’ve had to wait a long while, but for whatever reason one of the 8th Generation Console processors is being enabled for the (mass) market, and the first to jump on that game is the Chuwi Aerobox. We can install Windows, and it’s a crazy ride.
Xbox Game Streaming Demonstrated At Build
Today I got a chance to try the new game streaming ability of Xbox One at a breakout session. For those that are unaware, Xbox Game Streaming will allow...
17 by Brett Howse on 4/30/2015
Microsoft Adds Over-the-Air Tuner Support To Xbox
Back in the day, if you wanted to watch broadcast television on your Xbox 360, all you had to do was build an entire other computer, complete with TV...
33 by Brett Howse on 4/8/2015
Xbox Games With Gold October Preview
October is here, which means an update to the Games with Gold program for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Continuing the trend we have seen since the introduction...
0 by Brett Howse on 9/30/2014
Xbox Games With Gold September 2014 Preview
It is the end of August already, which means two things. School is back, and Xbox Games with Gold has released the upcoming games for September. On the Xbox...
13 by Brett Howse on 8/28/2014
Xbox Games With Gold August 2014 Preview
The latest round of upcoming games for the Games with Gold program have been announced today, and unlike last month, there are no carryover games on the list. As...
6 by Brett Howse on 7/28/2014
Xbox Games With Gold July 2014 Preview
Today Xbox released the list of upcoming games for Xbox Live members under their Games With Gold program. In an odd move, one of the Xbox One games carries...
4 by Brett Howse on 6/26/2014
Microsoft Unbundles Kinect, $399 Xbox One Model Available Starting June 9th
In an interesting reversal of what happened last generation, Microsoft's Xbox One launched at a $100 price premium to Sony's PlayStation 4. Despite Sony building the higher performing console...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/13/2014
Microsoft Q3 2014 Financial Results
This afternoon Microsoft held an earnings call to announce the results of their third quarter for fiscal year 2014. Overall GAAP revenue was down less than 1% over Q3 2013...
25 by Brett Howse on 4/24/2014
Elop to Lead Devices and Studios at Microsoft: This Means Xbox
News spreading online from a leaked memo point former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to become the new lead at Microsoft’s Devices and Studios division. This appointment puts Elop...
41 by Ian Cutress on 2/26/2014
Chipworks Confirms Xbox One SoC Has 14 CUs with 2 Disabled
In our mini-review of the Xbox One I speculated that the shipping version of Microsoft's console featured 14 AMD GCN CUs (Graphics Core Next Compute Units), with two disabled...
47 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/26/2013
The Xbox One - Mini Review & Comparison to Xbox 360/PS4
Earlier this morning Microsoft lifted the embargo on press reviews of the Xbox One. I’ve been playing with final hardware and near final software for a few days now...
286 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/20/2013
Xbox One: Unboxed
We’ve already discussed the hardware of the Xbox One (or Xbone as Brian likes to call it) and compared it with the PlayStation 4, so all that’s left is...
41 by Jarred Walton on 8/8/2013
The Xbox One: Hardware Analysis & Comparison to PlayStation 4
It’s that time of decade again. Time for a new Xbox. It took four years for Microsoft to go from the original Xbox to the Xbox 360. The transition...
245 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/22/2013
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