Netflix, Microsoft To Partner On Lower Cost Ad-Supported Service Tier
Netflix is partnering with Microsoft on a new ad-supported subscription plan, the streaming service revealed in a blog posting Wednesday. “In April, we announced that we will introduce a new lower priced ad-supported subscription plan for consumers, in addition to our existing ads-free basic, standard…
Xbox Cloud Gaming App Coming To Tizen TVs In Samsung Gaming Hub On June 30th
Microsoft presented further evidence Thursday that the new video gaming revolution will not be console-ized. The company revealed today that its Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming platform is coming to an app on the Samsung Gaming Hub in the CE manufacturer’s 2022 smart TVs, beginning…
Dolby Vision Gaming Now Available On Xbox Series X/S Consoles
Eager High Dynamic Range (HDR) video gamers may be pleased to learn that Microsoft announced Tuesday the Dolby Vision dynamic metadata flavor of the contrast and color expanding technology is now available on its Xbox Series X and Series S consoles. Furthermore, owners of the…
Cloud Gaming Coming To Xbox Series X/S, One Consoles
This holiday season, Microsoft will be enabling xCloud gaming for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members through its Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles, the company revealed during its Gamescom 2021 Xbox stream Tuesday. According to the announcement, with the addition, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate…
Next-Gen. Xbox Series X, S Available For Pre-Orders Today
It’s the first day of Fall and the Holidays are right around the corner. Of course that means one thing — new videogames are coming (and Santa’s tongue is firmly in cheek). To help ensure that certain someone (like you) finds a new Xbox Series…
Tech Industry Celebrates SCOTUS Decision On DACA Dreamers
The Supreme Court’s controversial ruling Thursday that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients can continue to live and work in the United States without deportation was roundly celebrated by organizations from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The…
B&O, Microsoft To Collaborate on Xbox Series X Gaming Audio
Well-heeled video gamers may be pleased to learn that Microsoft’s Xbox unit and Danish high-end design-centric AV manufacturer Bang & Olufsen are teaming up to present high-fidelity audio gaming experiences around the forthcoming Xbox Series X gaming console. According to a statement issued Monday by…
Microsoft Reveals ‘Xbox Series X’ Name, Details
Looking ahead to next year’s holiday season, Microsoft formally unveiled Thursday the name and further details of its forthcoming next-generation Xbox console — called the Xbox Series X. The new gaming platform, which previously went by the code name Project Scarlet, will launch around the…
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