Update: The official Xbox YouTube channel appears to have inadvertently leaked a trailer for the special edition console, though the formal reveal is still planned for April 20. The original story follows. Microsoft has begun teasing a Cyberpunk 2077 announcement, possibly hinting at a hardware reveal. Both the Xbox Twitter account and the Xbox.com site […]
Microsoft Looks Like It's Teasing A Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One
Xbox appears to be teasing something related to the highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. Upon visiting Xbox.com, you’re greeted with a fake “hacked” screen that quickly flashes images and lines of code across a distorted view of the Xbox homepage. After a few seconds of this, the noise goes away and you get a clear message […]
How Microsoft Teams will use AI to filter out typing, barking, and other noise from video calls
Last month, Microsoft announced that Teams, its competitor to Slack, Facebook’s Workplace, and Google’s Hangouts Chat, had passed 44 million daily active users. The milestone overshadowed its unveiling of a few new features coming “later this year.” Most were straightforward: a hand-raising feature to indicate you have something to say, offline and low-bandwidth support to […]
Microsoft Experimenting With Digital-Only Events Through "Remainder Of 2020"
Update: In a statement to Eurogamer, Microsoft has acknowledged it is “adjusting our event calendar and strategy. For the remainder of 2020 we are embracing the opportunity to experiment with new platforms to provide our partners, customers and developers the highest quality, digital-first experiences.” Appearances at trade shows may be decided on a case-by-case basis. […]
Microsoft Explains Why That Recent Halo: MCC Update Was So Big
In March, Halo developer 343 Industries released a gigantic update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The update was 60 GB, which makes it much bigger than some brand-new games. Some people expressed frustration over this. After all, even a blazing-fast internet connection would require quite a while to download such a large update. The […]
Microsoft announces Teams for consumers, Skype daily active users up 70% to 40 million
As part of its Microsoft 365 for consumers news today, the company announced Microsoft Teams for consumers and new Skype metrics. Skype has passed 40 million daily active users, an increase of 70% month over month. Furthermore, Skype to Skype calling minutes are up 220% month over month. Less than two weeks ago, Microsoft shared […]
Microsoft Reveals The Power Of Xbox Series X
Today on Xbox Wire, Microsoft revealed the full specs for Xbox Series X, and let Digital Foundry and Austin Evans take this powerful hardware for a test drive. The hardware used for these hands-on sessions isn’t the final model that will ship to retail, but Microsoft is clearly comfortable enough at this point to say […]
Microsoft unveils DirectX 12 Ultimate with improved ray tracing
Microsoft is moving on to the next generation of its DirectX gaming APIs for Windows and Xbox. DirectX 12 Ultimate enables developers to unlock all of the hardware features on PC and in the Xbox Series X. This includes a number of methods for improving game visuals and performance. DirectX 12 Ultimate is getting that […]
Microsoft Dunks On Sony’s PlayStation 5 Reveal With Xbox Release Date
Update (3/18/20): Talk about jumping the gun! The initial Thanksgiving release date has been rolled back by none other than Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, who tweeted out the following. An Xbox product page in some regions inaccurately listed the launch date for Xbox Series X as Thanksgiving 2020. We are committed to launching Holiday 2020. So […]
Microsoft Teams struggles as coronavirus pushes millions to work from home
Microsoft Teams users in Europe are reporting major issues accessing the service today, at a time when millions of people are relying on technology to help them work and study remotely. As people around the world are increasingly working from home in an effort to avert a COVID-19 catastrophe, cloud-based collaboration and communication tools will […]