The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2022

Xbox One S | Photo by Tyler Pina / The Verge. Microsoft has stopped manufacturing all Xbox One consoles. To focus on production of Xbox Series X / S, we stopped production for all Xbox One consoles by the end of 2020,” says Cindy Walker, senior director of Xbox console product marketing, in a statement to The Verge. “To

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GeekWire

MARCH 1, 2022

(Xbox screenshot). In a piece of news that’s rife with opportunities for puns, none of which I will make, Microsoft announced that the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator is now on its Cloud Gaming platform. It premiered as a PC game in 2020 and later became a console exclusive for the Xbox Series X|S in 2021.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

Microsoft says it has worked closely with Valve to get Xbox Cloud Gaming working on the Steam Deck. While Steam Deck users have been able to access the Xbox game streaming service, it wasn’t possible to use the handheld controls to play games. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Sources have told the Xbox News Cast podcast that Microsoft plans to enter the next hardware cycle with a traditional console and a dockable handheld variant similar to the Nintendo Switch. Speaking on this week's episode, "MAGG" also supports previous rumors indicating the next generation of Xbox could launch in 2026.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

The Xbox One, left, is officially out of production, as Microsoft focuses on its newest consoles, right. Microsoft has discontinued its Xbox One video game console — or rather, it’s been discontinued for over a year. At the end of its run, there were three models of Xbox One on the market.

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The Verge

JUNE 16, 2021

Microsoft will let Xbox One owners play next-gen Xbox games through its xCloud service. The news was buried in a blog post recapping Microsoft’s Xbox + Bethesda showcase, with the company confirming plans to leverage Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) for Xbox One consoles.

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Venture Beast

MARCH 22, 2021

Microsoft is deprecating Xbox Live branding throughout the Xbox interface in favor of "Xbox Network." Microsoft is deemphasizing the product. Read More.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2021

Microsoft is working with TV manufacturers to make an Xbox app available on devices soon. The software giant is planning to bring its Xbox Game Pass service to TVs through its xCloud streaming technology, opening up more ways to get access to Xbox games. We don’t even know what they will look like.

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The Verge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Microsoft is committing to launching its next-generation Xbox Series X console in November. The company had previously only confirmed a vague “holiday 2020” release date for the Xbox Series X, but at least we know the month now. Microsoft had been planning to launch the Xbox Series X and Halo Infinite simultaneously this fall.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

(Xbox Image). Microsoft’s Xbox department announced on Wednesday that Xbox users can once again stream their gameplay directly from their consoles to Twitch. It’s been made available directly through the Xbox’s in-game menus, under the Capture and Share tab as an option for “Live streaming.”

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Microsoft has taken to Twitter to confirm that the Xbox Series S is a real, and the budget version of its next-gen console will cost $300. Read More.

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GeekWire

JULY 27, 2021

Microsoft’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings report mostly contained good news for the Xbox department. While 2021’s slow release calendar has created a sluggish market for third-party games, Xbox reported continued growth on hardware sales and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. Xbox Series S (top) and X.

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The Verge

JANUARY 22, 2021

Microsoft has reversed its controversial Xbox Live price increase. The company announced a price hike on Friday that would have doubled the cost of a yearly subscription to the service, which is required to play games online on Xbox consoles, to $120 for many users. Now, though, Microsoft says the price will stay the same.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2021

Microsoft has been the subject of many memes about its Xbox naming decisions in recent years. The Xbox Series X follows the Xbox One X, and the Xbox Series S is the successor to the Xbox One S, and before that there was the Xbox One. A post shared by Xbox (@xbox). The Xbox box meme.

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The Verge

MARCH 7, 2021

Microsoft has started publicly testing its new Edge Chromium-powered browser on Xbox consoles. Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group can now access the new Microsoft Edge on Xbox One or Xbox Series S / X consoles. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

AUGUST 5, 2020

Microsoft isn’t planning to rename Xbox Live or discontinue Xbox Live Gold. Rumors of an Xbox Live rename appeared this week, after Microsoft announced changes to its services agreement. This language update is intended to distinguish that underlying service, and the paid Xbox Live Gold subscription.

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GeekWire

MARCH 22, 2021

(Xbox Live Image). After 18 years, Microsoft is retiring the Xbox Live brand. Members of the Xbox Insider program, an opt-in service that lets customers get early access to new Xbox features, reported that their Xbox’ UI had begun to replace references to Live with “the Xbox network.”

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

Microsoft is officially halting production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles. “As As we ramp into the future with Xbox Series X, we’re taking the natural step of stopping production on Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,” says a Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to The Verge.

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TechSpot

JUNE 21, 2022

Microsoft confirmed to VGC this week that supply constraints are currently affecting Xbox wireless controllers. Customers across Europe say they've gotten scarce, and prices online have risen.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Anonymous insiders told YouTube channel Moore's Law Is Dead (MLID) that Microsoft canceled plans for a mid-life Xbox Series upgrade codenamed Xbox Elite. Channel host Tom N/A said AMD was already in "late development" on a chip for the refreshed console before Xbox pulled the plug. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Hours after Microsoft’s Xbox Series S console widely leaked , the company has gone on the record to confirm its existence. In a tweet, Microsoft describes the Series S as offering “next-gen performance in the smallest Xbox ever” and lists the price as the previously leaked figure of $299. Let’s make it official!

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The four generations of Xbox hardware, as of 2020. The original Xbox is in the back left. Ed Fries, one of the original team members at Microsoft that co-created the Xbox, shared a bevy of behind-the-scenes stories from his time at the tech giant as part of a celebration of the Xbox project’s 20th anniversary.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 17, 2023

Microsoft said the change will not affect your ability to play games or DLC that have already been purchased. This applies to content on the console as well as on the Xbox One and Xbox Series via backward compatibility. As such, Microsoft invites gamers to continue purchasing games and DLC. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Microsoft has been planning a second, cheaper and less power next-gen Xbox console. Codenamed Lockhart , it’s designed to take most of the key next-gen improvements found in the Xbox Series X and provide them at a lower price point for gaming at 1080p or 1440p. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As the UK's Competition and Markets Authority closely examines Microsoft's $68 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard, plans for an Xbox mobile game store emerged in Microsoft's filings.

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Venture Beast

JULY 27, 2021

Xbox Game Pass is growing for Microsoft along with its Xbox Series X/S hardware. And the company is expecting more coming out of E3. Read More.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Microsoft is starting to test its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) integration with Xbox consoles today. Some Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha rings will be able to access the xCloud integration today, a feature that lets you click play on an Xbox Game Pass game and stream it immediately. Image: Microsoft.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

(GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) One of the less visible reveals from Microsoft’s dramatic document leak is that Xbox head Phil Spencer and the Microsoft board of directors were interested in making a bid to acquire Bellevue, Wash.-based It would simply be an Xbox studio with Valve’s name on it.

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The Verge

JANUARY 22, 2021

Microsoft is increasing the prices of its Xbox Live Gold subscription soon. The software giant has started notifying existing Xbox Live Gold members of the changes in certain markets, and it will see the price rise by a dollar to $10.99 Microsoft quietly removed its 12-month option last year, which used to be priced at $60.

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The Verge

MAY 24, 2021

Xbox games on the Surface Duo. Microsoft teased the potential for an Xbox handheld-like experience with the Surface Duo during its unveiling nearly two years ago, and it’s finally appearing today. Microsoft is updating its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) app for Android, and it includes dual-screen support for the Surface Duo.

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TechSpot

MAY 11, 2023

Roanne Sones, Microsoft's head of Xbox devices, reiterated the company's resolve towards introducing features like Quick Resume to PC gaming at an event celebrating the full unveiling of the Asus ROG Ally – the Windows-based handheld ships on June 13 for $700. Microsoft previously explained why implementing Quick Resume on.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 5, 2022

(Xbox Photo). Microsoft plans to increase the base price for some of its first-party, internally-produced video games in 2023. Xbox’s first three big releases of the year — Forza Motorsport, Redfall, and Starfield— will launch during the first half of 2023 at a starting MSRP of $69.99. USD on all platforms.”

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TechSpot

JANUARY 13, 2022

With the all-new Xbox Series X/S on the horizon, Microsoft announced in July 2020 that it was discontinuing the Xbox One X and the all-digital Xbox One S, leaving only the standard version of the Xbox One S (with the disc drive) as the sole remaining previous-gen Microsoft console still.

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GeekWire

MARCH 3, 2021

Amazon is bringing new voice control capabilities to Microsoft’s gaming consoles with the surprise release of a new “Alexa for Xbox” app. The new app appears in the Microsoft Store and was discovered overnight by several outlets that follow Microsoft closely, including MSPoweruser and Windows Central.

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The Verge

MAY 11, 2021

Microsoft is introducing a new “Console Purchase Pilot” program that will give selected Xbox Insider members the chance to register to reserve an Xbox Series X or Series S console directly from the company through their existing Xbox One consoles. Check the Xbox Insider Hub on Xbox One for details.

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Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

According to the recent leaks, the Xbox crypto wallet might actually come to life. Microsoft Bitcoin plans revealed the mystery, but it actually created a bigger mystery as people are left in limbo in terms of transparency and details about the leak.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Xbox Series S might have leaked earlier this week before being officially unveiled, but Microsoft was hiding it in plain sight months ago. Xbox chief Phil Spencer appeared in multiple interviews in July, ahead of Microsoft’s Xbox games showcase, and he hid an Xbox Series S on the shelves behind him.

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