Articles about Xbox – Page 9 of 18

How Microsoft is changing the social features on Xbox One and the Windows 10 Xbox app

Xbox One Preview members and users of the Xbox beta app on Windows 10 will start seeing a number of tweaks… Read More

Xbox One, Playstation 4 U.S. sales reach record highs as Sony ousts Microsoft in December

U.S. sales of the Xbox One and Playstation 4 hit record-highs last month. The NPD Group reported its monthly console sales… Read More

Snoop Dogg angry with Xbox Live problems, asks Bill Gates what the f*** he’s doing

Embed from Getty Images Xbox Live went down on Wednesday and one legendary rapper isn’t happy. Microsoft’s gaming servers are having… Read More

Microsoft: Windows 10 reaches 200M devices, growing faster than any previous version

Less than six months after its release, Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is running on more than 200 million devices, outpacing… Read More

Video Review: Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller impressions

Microsoft has crafted what is likely the best controller ever made for any video game controller in history. The Xbox… Read More

Forza 6 Xbox One Limited Edition Console Unboxing & Impressions

The Forza Motorsport 6 Xbox One Limited Edition Bundle features an Xbox One console with a custom blue paint job, complete with… Read More

Microsoft brings 16 more Xbox 360 games to Xbox One, including Deus Ex and Halo: Reach

Last month, Microsoft released a killer feature for the Xbox One: backward compatibility for Xbox 360 games. While many welcomed the news,… Read More

Xbox One Elite controllers are selling out, despite their high price

If you are planning on purchasing an Xbox One Elite Controller sometime soon, well, you’d better get a move-on. According… Read More

Sony tops Microsoft for U.S. console sales in November

Sony topped Microsoft for U.S. consoles sales during a busy shopping month in November. One month after Microsoft sold more… Read More

How kids (and parents) can get started on Minecraft: Advice from Xbox Live’s Major Nelson

GeekWire’s John Cook has a problem, and it might sound familiar to a lot of parents out there: His 6-year-old son… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Here’s our show from the Microsoft Store, and a chance to win an Xbox One

This week’s GeekWire podcast is sponsored by the Microsoft Store. Check out their 12 Days of Deals. We had a… Read More

Microsoft announces Black Friday deals, including lowest price ever for an Xbox One

You may not think of Microsoft as a retailer. But the Redmond-based company does sell quite a bit of merchandise,… Read More

Microsoft overhauls Xbox One experience with a renewed focus on gamers

When the Xbox One debuted, some gamers were disappointed that Microsoft seemed to be leaving behind its gaming heritage for… Read More

Here are the 104 Xbox 360 games you’ll be able to play on Xbox One with backward compatibility

Microsoft delivered on its promise to make more than 100 Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One this holiday… Read More

Microsoft’s Halo 5 racks up $400M in first week, becomes biggest Halo launch ever

Halo 5: Guardians seems to have lived up to all the hype, tallying $400 million in first-week sales and becoming… Read More

Sony sells 4M PS4 consoles in latest quarter, building momentum as holiday approaches

Sony sold 4 million PlayStation 4 consoles in the September quarter, an increase of more than 21 percent from the… Read More

The business of Halo: Why the Halo 5 launch matters so much to Xbox

Xbox chief Phil Spencer really wasn’t overstating anything when he told a GeekWire Summit audience this month that “Halo is Xbox.” “It’s… Read More

Podcast

Amazon’s surprise, Snapchat’s secret, and the best video-game controller ever made

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon posts record job growth and a surprise profit, and bites back… Read More

Microsoft stops reporting Xbox console unit sales, shifting focus to Xbox Live active users

Microsoft is making a major change to the way it reports results for its Xbox business — ending its longstanding practice… Read More

Review: Microsoft’s vastly superior Xbox Elite Controller might just be worth the crazy price

The new Xbox Elite Controller is over-engineered, extra-complicated and, at $150, three times the price of a regular Xbox One controller. And… Read More

The most important technology of 2018? Tech, business and science leaders predict the future

At our recent GeekWire Summit, we made a point of asking two consistent questions as part of our broader conversations… Read More

The New New Microsoft: Revamped divisions debut with earnings this week

Apps, The Cloud, and Windows/Devices. Microsoft uses fancier terms, but that’s the simple way of looking at the company’s new financial reporting… Read More

Minecraft, Microsoft and more: These kids have lots of feedback for the Head of Xbox

GeekWire invited dozens of kids and their parents to our offices in Seattle recently for a special video series that… Read More

Xbox leader Phil Spencer on Minecraft’s future, the PS4, Microsoft’s eSports plans, and more

Has Microsoft recovered from its early missteps with the Xbox One? What will be the impact of Xbox One backward compatibility?… Read More

Sounders tease ‘huge’ announcement with mysterious Halo 5 connection

Seattle Sounders FC is prepping for a Halo 5-related announcement tomorrow. The soccer club today posted a short video and tweet… Read More

GeekWire Summit is one week away! Check out the agenda for our biggest event ever

We’re one week away from the GeekWire Summit, our biggest event ever and a must-attend conference for anyone interested in… Read More

Apple just unveiled its own game console, inside the new Apple TV

Apple is finally getting serious about video games in the living room. Today, at a special event, Apple unveiled an all-new Apple… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Former Xbox chief Robbie Bach on lessons learned from Microsoft’s console business

Can strategic lessons from Microsoft’s Xbox business provide a framework for the revival of the country? Our guest on the GeekWire radio… Read More

Watch the action-packed Halo 5 opening cinematic

With Halo 5 is less than two months from its highly-anticipated debut, Xbox today released the game’s opening cinematic. The 3-minute,… Read More

Microsoft’s new NFL app for Xbox One debuts today with ‘Next Gen Stats’

Microsoft’s revamped NFL app debuts today on the Xbox One. As we noted earlier this month, the app has a… Read More