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• Xbox's Project Scarlett won't do VR because 'no one's asking for it'

  Phil Spencer, Xbox head honcho, said in a recent interview that Microsoft has no plans to push Xbox Scarlett into the virtual reality space -- because apparently no one is waiting for them to do so. Spencer, speaking with Stevivor, was in part responding to a derisive remark he'd ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft wants Xbox Scarlett to support cross-gen Play Anywhere

  Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed at last week's X019 fan event that Microsoft intends for the Scarlett to support the Xbox Play Anywhere, offering an easy way into the new console generation. Specifically, he told Stevivor," Our goal for our first-party games is that your entitlements ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Xbox Game Pass adds 50 games including Yakuza and (almost) every Final Fantasy

  Xbox revealed at today's X019 show that it was adding several new games to the library of Game Pass -- including at least one series that'd previously been PlayStation-exclusive. Game Pass is perhaps Microsoft's biggest weapon in the ongoing arms race against the other consoles. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft rolls out first preview of Xbox-to-Android streaming

  Microsoft today rolled the first preview of its Xbox Console streaming feature, meaning you can stream games from your Xbox One to your Android device -- provided you're in a very specific group of people. "Preview," in this case, means its not going to be available to everyone. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft sweetens All Access with an Xbox Scarlett upgrade

  Microsoft has upped its bid for console buyers' attention by adding a future upgrade to Xbox All Access. Now, not only can you lease an Xbox One console from Amazon, but you also have the option to upgrade to the mysterious Project Scarlett console when it eventually comes out next ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft now lets you control your Xbox with the Google Assistant

  Microsoft today revealed it's collaborating with Google to bring the Xbox Action to the Assistant -- meaning you'll soon be able to control your console by saying "Hey Google." With this update, you can command Google to turn your Xbox on and off, boot up apps, resume paused games, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft pledges to fight climate change with carbon neutral Xbox

  Microsoft is joining Sony on the efforts to combat climate change by switching things up on the console front. In the former's case, it's starting a pilot project to make 825,000 Xboxes carbon neutral. As part of the UN's Playing for the Planet alliance, Microsoft joins several ...

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• How to connect your PS4 & Xbox One controllers to your iPhone or iPad

  The new iOS 13 finally allows you to connect your PS4 or Xbox One controllers to your iPhone or iPad. Here's how to connect ...

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• CHEAP: Pssst, hey kids. Get 30% off this Xbox One controller and PC adaptor on Amazon UK

  As the next generation consoles loom, expect similar deals to this Xbox One controller.

  • Matthew Hughes

• Microsoft is listening to you via your Xbox One (Update: not anymore)

  Update (August 22, 2019): In a story published on August 21, Microsoft told Vice it's stopped listening to recordings from Xbox products: We stopped reviewing any voice content taken through Xbox for product improvement purposes a number of months ago, as we no longer felt it was ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Xbox confirms Project Scarlett is the only console it has in the works

  Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirms the company isn't working on a cloud gaming console -- and not to expect one any time in ...

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• Microsoft removes Cortana from the Xbox One in latest update

  Microsoft is retooling the Xbox Home page yet again, and this time, in addition to "streamlining" the interface, they're ...

  • Rachel Kaser