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Let’s Compare Every Xbox Console’s Launch Lineup

New consoles are coming soon and that means people are starting to look at what games will actually be available at launch. Both Microsoft and Sony have finally revealed which games are launching alongside each console in November. Some are disappointed by all the ports and cross-gen games. But is this any different than previous…

Xbox Series X, Series S Preorders Open September 22 At 11 A.M. ET

While online preorders for the PlayStation 5 appeared and disappeared sporadically after yesterday’s showcase, Microsoft has provided Kotaku with the specific time we’ll be able to drop hundreds of dollars on its upcoming consoles next Tuesday. Starting at 8 a.m. Pacific, 11 a.m. Eastern on September 22, folks will have a chance at preordering the…

God Damn The PS5 Is Enormous

Earlier this monthit dawned on us just how big the Xbox Series X is. It’s big! Know what else is big? And in most cases even bigger? The PlayStation 5. While we’ve known the PS5 was going to be large based on stuff like renders and estimates based on the size of the disc drive,…

Nintendo Switch Bans Nicknames Like ‘ACAB’, ‘Nazi’, And ‘Covid’ In Latest Update

A 'bad word' list has expanded based on recent events

Here Are The 172 Xbox Cloud Gaming Launch Games

Tomorrow is the official launch day for cloud streaming with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and Microsoft has revealed the full list of 172 titles users will be able to stream to their Android phones and tablets, from A Plague Tale: Innocence to Yakuza Kiwami 2. It’s not the full Xbox Game Pass library, but a…

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Xbox Series S Was Actually Revealed Back In June

Earlier this week, the folks over at Microsoft announced a lightweight alternative to the beefy Xbox Series X known as the Xbox Series S. But what if I told you that the official reveal wasn’t the first time the world caught a glimpse of the cute little console? In a cheeky bit of preemptive marketing…

The Japanese Internet Reacts To The Xbox Series X and S

This week Microsoft showed off the Xbox Series X and S, and revealed the next-gen consoles’ price tags. So how has the news been received by the traditionally Xbox-spectic Japanese audience? Since the launch of the original Xbox, Japan has been an uphill battle for Microsoft. The company tried hard with the Xbox 360 to…

I Don’t Think We’re Ready For How Big The Xbox Series X Really Is

I know that you know that the Xbox Series X is big. But I don’t think you’re aware of just how fucking big it is Over the last few days not just tech/game sites like The Verge and Gamespot but also Content Creators—specifically, those who specialise in simply taking products out of boxes—have been sent…

How Xbox Series S Compares To Series X

Microsoft is releasing two consoles this fall, and while they’ll both play all the same games, they won’t play all of them the same way. So just how much more powerful is the Xbox Series X than the Series S? It’s impossible to say without actually being able to test both consoles, but based on…

The Xbox Series X Launch Lineup Is Looking Better

Gears Tactics and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla make the Xbox Series X lineup look better than it did a week ago. Prior to this week all we knew was that the Xbox Series X was coming sometime in November. The Series S hadn’t even been officially confirmed. Now we know both will come out on November…

EA Play Coming To Xbox Game Pass At No Extra Cost

Tucked into today’s announcement of the Xbox Series X pricing and release date was the announcement that EA Play, EA’s subscription game service, is coming to Xbox Game Pass at no extra fee. Available only in the PC and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate bundles, EA Play grants players access to exclusive in-game content, early access…

Xbox Series X Will Cost $499, Out November 10

This morning, Microsoft confirmed the price and release date of the new next generation Xbox. With a suggested retail price of $499, the Xbox Series X, Microsoft’s beefier, terafloppier, next-gen console, will be available for pre-orders beginning September 22, with a retail release date of November 10th. This news comes just one day after the…

I Love The Xbox Series S “Speaker” Grill

With Microsoft’s smaller next-gen console finally official, there’s not much to do between now and its release but talk about how excellent the machine’s one defining visual feature is. And I’m not talking about its diminutive size. I’m talking, of course, about the console’s eye-catching “grill”, which you’ve all spent the last 24 hours making…

I Can’t With These Confusing Xbox Names

With the price of one of the next-generation Xbox consoles confirmed and the other one likely forthcoming as Microsoft and Sony’s big game of next-gen pricing chicken drags on, there needs to be a frank discussion about the names of these consoles. A discussion wherein I sit down with Mr. Microsoft and ask a simple…

The Internet Reacts To Xbox Series S

Today, Microsoft revealed its smallest Xbox ever, the Xbox Series S. The internet, inevitably, reacted. Upon first glance, the console does not look like a console, but a speaker, or maybe a washing machine, among other things… But let’s not just judge the way it looks. That’s so superficial! There are many more important things,…

Microsoft’s Next-Gen Xbox Series S Is Only $299

After a series of leaks last night, Microsoft has finallyand officially announced their second next-gen console: the smaller, cheaper Xbox Series S. And it is cheap While the bigger next-gen machines from both Microsoft (Xbox Series X) and Sony (PlayStation 5) are expected to sell later this year for at least $499, this smaller console…

Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising Comes Out This Year, According To Leaked Xbox Listing

Based on a now-deleted Xbox listing that went live overnight, it looks like Immortals Fenyx Rising, formerly known as Gods & Monsters, will be out on December 3 of this year. The listing, screenshots of which were shared online by Twitter user Wario64, shows new art for the game, alongside its new title, which Ubisoft…

Free-To-Play Online Games Still Aren’t Really Free On Xbox One

Yesterday, Rocket League developer Psyonix announced that when the game goes free-to-play later this year you’ll no longer need a paid subscription to play it online on PS4 or Switch. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case on Xbox One. Rocket League will instead be the latest in a long line of free-to-play online games that…

Xbox Is Coming Back To The Tokyo Game Show, But Without Next-Gen News

In years past, Microsoft had massive Xbox booths at the Tokyo Game Show, going head to head with the likes of Sony. But, as it turns out, Japanese gamers aren’t really into Xbox! So, as well as missing the 2012 show, Microsoft really went M.I.A. starting in 2015. Now that this year’s TGS is virtual,…