Microsoft respond to Xbox Series S backwards compatibility concerns

Microsoft has revealed that its upcoming next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and S, will feature a unique functionality to help users manage the systems’ storage space.Jason Ronald, the director of programme management on the Xbox team, recently discussed the new feature with Microsoft’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb during a podcast.

Microsoft Outlook is down leaving users unable to access their emails.Thousands attempting to log-in to their email accounts have been met with a “service unavailable” error message.The Outlook.com platform began reporting issues on Thursday morning and Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating the cause.A message on the company’s service status website said the fault has left users unable to access emails, and it is “collecting additional data from the affected infrastructure to aid in our

2K Games has announced that NBA 2K21 will be a launch title for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.The publisher confirmed the release dates for the upcoming next-gen consoles on the NBA 2K21 Twitter account. The sports game will release alongside the Xbox Series X and S globally when the consoles are released on November 10.

Bethesda’s original founder, Christopher Weaver, has said that he believes Microsoft will “let Bethesda be”, following the tech giant’s purchase of the developer’s parent company, ZeniMax Media.Weaver, who is no longer in the gaming industry but still owns part of ZeniMax Media, stated in an interview with Inverse that Microsoft is unlikely to change how Bethesda currently operates.

Xbox Series X, it’s been reported that the console runs backwards compatible titles to a higher standard than previous generations.Over the last week, multiple outlets have received early units for the Xbox Series X. Today, publications have revealed their thoughts and reported that the console is operating older titles at a much higher degree.Digital Foundry have provided an in-depth look at the system, focusing on how it operates backwards compatible titles from the Xbox One era.

recently announced it had acquired Bethesda, Microsoft has revealed that it is still open to buying further video game studios.Following the acquisition, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, and head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, spoke to CNET in an interview about the companies futures together. When speaking about the merger, Nadella mentioned that it is determined to keep looking forward.“We’ll always look for places where there is that commonality of purpose, mission and culture,” he said.

Microsoft’s recently discontinued Xbox One X console saw a massive spike in sales yesterday (September 22).The jump in sales comes on the same day that Microsoft launched the pre-orders for its upcoming Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles.

Peter White Television EditorParamount Network is set to rebrand to the Paramount Movie Network as it plots a focus on television movies.The move is the latest change at ViacomCBS following the merger and comes after the company revealed that its upcoming streaming service is to be called Paramount+.As part of the move, the network has cancelled a slew of non-scripted titles including Ink Master, Wife Swap and Battle of the Fittest Couples, while other titles including Bar Rescue and Lip Sync

All Access, which allows you to pay for your Xbox from £28.99 per month.

PlayStation 5 will not support backwards compatibility for games from the PS3 or its predecessors, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan.While it was previously confirmed that the PS5 would support up to “99 per cent” of PS4 games, the same courtesy will not be extended to previous console generations.

Xbox Series S will be unable to play Xbox One X enhanced games.As picked up by Video Games Chronicles, the suggestion that the Xbox Series S will be unable to draw upon the Xbox One X comes from a Digital Foundry reaction video to the console.

Ubisoft has announced that Watch Dogs: Legion will arrive alongside the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S when those systems launch in November, and will release in October for current-gen consoles.Following Microsoft’s announcement that the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles will release on November 10, Ubisoft took to Twitter to reveal that Watch Dogs: Legion will be a launch title for the next-gen consoles.Check out the tweet below.Watch Dogs Legion will launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4,

Microsoft and Electronic Arts revealed Wednesday a partnership to offer video game subscription service EA Play in Xbox Game Pass. Later this year in the holiday window, the service will be included within Xbox Game Pass Ultimate — the top tier subscriber package — and Xbox Game Pass for PC for no additional cost.

announced Wednesday that its next-generation console, the Xbox Series X, will cost buyers roughly $500 and be released on Nov. 10.Players can pre-order the console online beginning Sept.

After releasing details about the Xbox Series S yesterday (September 8), Microsoft has officially announced the price and the release date for the Series X model.Much like the Xbox Series S, the Series X will launch the same day on November 10 and retail for £449GBP/$499USD. Additionally, the console can be paid for monthly through Xbox All Access at £28.99/$34.99 with no upfront cost and comes bundled with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership.

Xbox has announced details of its budget-price entry into the next-generation as the popular gaming brand reveals its ‘smallest console ever’. Microsoft, the company that produces Xbox consoles, released details of the Xbox Series S over social media on Tuesday morning.

Microsoft has confirmed that it is making a more compact version of its highly anticipated next-gen Xbox Series X console. "Let's make it official! Xbox Series S | Next-gen performance in the smallest Xbox ever," the company tweeted from the official Xbox Twitter account overnight on Monday.