Although certain markets, namely Europe, have benefited from a free title with every new Xbox One purchase, those in the United States haven't been so fortunate. But as of next week, certain Stateside retail outlets will include a free digital copy of Forza Motorsport 5 for a limited time only.
Microsoft pushed a rudimentary system update for its Xbox One console exactly one month ago, and at the time, we were informed that a further, more significant update would be following in March. As per a blog post from Larry Hryb, AKA Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson, the new bundle of features will begin rolling out as of today, and will include improved party and chat support, as well as preparing systems for next week's big release of Titanfall.
Microsoft’s Xbox One is one heck of a gaming console, and we’ve had more than enough evidence to support that. The company’s efforts to brand it as such is no hidden truth, either; from massive advertising campaigns to discount/bundle offers are more than enough indicators that the software giant wants an Xbox One console in pretty much every living room in the world. Now taking things a notch further, the company is launching another bundle and discount offer that might make it the best time to get on an Xbox One console if you don’t already own it.
Microsoft's Xbox One has enjoyed a relatively solid first couple of month in terms of sales and general reception, but now the launch phase has commenced, the real work starts in the console's battle for supremacy against Sony's PlayStation 4. This year will see an exciting range of games and peripherals released for the Redmond's entertainment system, and leading the way is today's announcement of the official Xbox One Media Remote. Revealed to the world by Larry Hryb, better known in gaming circles as Major Nelson, it offers all the features one would expect of a remote, and will launch next month for the price of $24.99. Further details can be seen after the break!
Titanfall is one of the most highly-anticipated début games we've seen in a long time, and with the exception of last year's monumental release of Grand Theft Auto 5 from Rockstar Games, it's probably the most-hyped title of the past four or five years. If you too cannot wait to get your hands on this title, which releases on March 11th in North America, then we're giving away some invite codes of Titanfall beta for Xbox One. So, if you're in ownership of Microsoft's latest and greatest console, and would like to test the waters of Titanfall before its release, then check out the details after the break!
The Xbox 360 may have won the last major console battle over the PlayStation 3, but even though the latest machines have only been around for a couple of months, Sony's latest PlayStation 4 is already establishing a degree of authority over its Redmond-made rival. By the close of the year, the PS4 had sold 1.2 million more units compared with the Xbox One, and even though the latter did sell more in December in the United States, sales figures for January by NPD Group indicate that Sony's new machine outsold its adversary by a ratio of almost 2-to-1, but there’s a small surprise lurking inside the numbers.
Microsoft has just unveiled a new stereo headset for the Xbox One, the features of which will make for a premium in-game and general entertainment experience. But if you already have a headset that you wish to use with your Xbox One rather than buying a whole new one, then the good news is that you can hook it up to your new console by means of a legitimate Xbox One Headset Adapter, which the Redmond is selling separately. Further information can be seen after the break!
The Xbox One entertainment system only arrived back in November, but with the dust having settled and the early adopters busily getting to grips with the new interface, Microsoft has officially announced that the first system update is headed next week. The Redmond company, which only yesterday unveiled Satya Nadella as its new CEO, has a lot going on at the moment with the Windows 8.1 Update 1 also in development, but as per Xbox LIVE's very own Major Nelson, the forthcoming update will include quite a few noteworthy enhancements.
Now that the hectic release period is over, and the holiday push is just a memory, all attention has now turned to what 2014 may or may not have in store for Microsoft's Xbox One. With gamers already desperate for new titles to play and with some Xbox services still to go live for the new console, every morsel of information is being greeted with both excitement and skepticism in equal measure.
Microsoft's Xbox One console is going head-to-head with Sony's PlayStation 4 and while in excess of a million more PS4s were sold in 2013 than Xbox Ones, market research firm NPD is reporting that it's Microsoft's offering that had the upper hand during December.
