XCloud

18

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Podcasts

Bitcast 114 : Riding Through Tsushima Making Xbox Showcase Predictions

In Bitcast 114, MaDz Gaming joins the crew to talk about the last big release for the PS4 in Ghost of Tsushima, makes their final predictions for the Xbox showcase, talks Xbox Series S, xCloud launch, PS5 production, and more! Google Play Itunes SoundCloud Spotify https://youtu.be/hiXG-VbYnh8

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16

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Xbox Announces Game Stack Development Conference for August

Xbox is beginning to fire on all cylinders in the lead up to next-generation. While all eyes are focused on the Xbox Games Showcase next week, the next development conference has also been scheduled. A new episode of Game Stack Live will take place at 10am PST / 1pm EST…

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16

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Xbox Announces xCloud will Launch in September, to be Included with Game Pass

Project xCloud has been testing for quite a while now but in that time it was never fully shared how this would be handled once it rolled out for all users. Now we know. Starting this September, xCloud will be a new feature that will be added to all Xbox…

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08

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

How Project xCloud is Assisting Game Development Remotely

When it comes to gaming, we focus on the end product. We get excited about game launches, play games daily to our heart's content, and are critical when our expectations aren't met. In reality however, we are the beneficiaries of the end product of years of planning, coordination, and complex…

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23

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Head of Xbox Wants to “Provide Players a Choice of Where to Stream”

After the news yesterday of Mixer shutting down and transitioning to a partnership with Facebook Gaming, the Xbox team faced a healthy amount of backlash due to both the handling of the announcement and the fact that many people don't trust Facebook nor want to partake in working with them.…

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10

Jun

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Xbox Updates Series X Ecosystem Details Including xCloud and Hellblade 2 on Unreal Engine 5

The jockeying between Xbox and PlayStation is kicking into gear and you can expect a full out assault over the next few months in the battle for mind-share. Today, Xbox updated the main Series X page with additional details on the Series X, the ecosystem, and what players can expect…

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15

Apr

By Ains

Articles

Xbox Heading into Next Generation in a Position of Strength

One of my favorite things to analyze is the how the big three (PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox) continually adjust their methodology in relation to evolving market conditions. It’s fascinating, at least to me, to see how these billion dollar companies adjust to the trends that we, the players, set in…

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07

Apr

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Project xCloud Prepares to Expand to Western Europe

The Xbox team has been slowly expanding the xCloud offering over the past few months and now, several Western European Nations can enroll for a future expansion. With that in mind, we continue to evaluate the COVID-19 situation and will begin rolling out the Project xCloud preview across 11 Western…

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09

Feb

By Karl Dwyer

Articles

Article : A Brief History of the Console and the Future of Gaming

Stick with me here as I might skip over some key influences, or even what you personally might recall as major milestones in early days of gaming. This article is from the perspective of a "seasoned gamer"; really no pun intended. I grew up in the UK at a time…

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16

Jan

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Console Streaming Rolls Out Worldwide to Xbox Insiders

The Xbox team announced a major expansion to its Console Streaming offering as they continue to test the xCloud infrastructure for full rollout later this year. As of today, Xbox Insiders in "all Xbox One supported countries" are now able to test the feature. "Xbox Console Streaming is our new…

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06

Sep

By Ains

Videos

Industry Perspective Premier : Will the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett be the Last Consoles?

In this debut episode of Industry Perspective, I look at the future of cloud gaming and what it means for the generations of consoles after the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett. https://youtu.be/VOVKIUqIZ6E

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23

Jul

By Seasoned Gaming

Latest News

Xbox VPs Discuss the Architecture and Model Behind xCloud

Kareem Choudhry, Corporate VP of Gaming for Microsoft, sat down with Fortune to discuss the ideas and architecture behind Project xCloud. It's an interesting watch and gives you context on how they are building the server farms to support Xbox One and Scarlett compatibility. https://youtu.be/4c6mZkbDXXM Our Take xCloud has tremendous…

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24

May

By Ains

Articles, Latest News

Article : The State of Xbox

The State of Xbox Gaming consoles have been around for decades and in that time we have seen a wealth of changes in how they are designed, marketed, and adopted. Yet, I can say with confidence we have never seen a console evolve over the course of a generation as…

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23

Feb

By Ains

Articles

Article : Making Sense of Xbox as a Service on Other Devices

I was traveling this week which allowed me less than time than usual to be up to date on all things gaming industry related. This morning, while getting caught up, I saw nearly endless posts, opinions, videos, arguments, and worse relating to Xbox Game Pass potentially coming to the Nintendo…

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