“Microsoft did not target the highest-end graphics” – Xbox One engineer
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A Microsoft engineer says the company purposefully didn’t aim for the highest possible specs on the Xbox One.
Speaking in a video touting the power of the Xbox One, Microsoft’s silicon development general manager Greg Williams told Engadget that Microsoft's engineers “purposefully did not target the highest-end graphics”.
"We targeted more as a broad entertainment play and did it in an intelligent way," he said.
However, Williams was quick to add that the Xbox One’s components – particularly its proprietary chips that were made on site – were still top-notch.
"It's not the first time that Microsoft has done a chip. The people who are here have clearly done them before and we've done them within Microsoft before.
Battlefield 4 release date announced
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Battlefield 4 will be available from October 31, DICE has announced.
The game is confirmed for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC.
“Powered by the advanced Frostbite 3 engine, Battlefield 4 delivers a genre-defining all-out war experience brought to life with unmatched visual and audio fidelity, superior character animations, and dynamic destruction that ensures no two matches are alike,” said DICE.
The indies react: No self-publishing on Xbox Live hands money to competitors
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Destructoid has gathered a number of developer reactions to the news that Microsoft won’t allow self-publishing on the new Xbox Live.
It's worth noting that Sony, Nintendo, and Valve all allow self-publishing on their respective game distribution platforms.
Brian Provinciano, creator of Retro City Rampage:
Triple-A development "fundamentally broken" – former Trion Worlds GM
The current model of triple-A game development is fundamentally broken, according to former Trion Worlds general manager and CCO Scott Hartsman.
Speaking with Massively, Hartsman made it clear that he was talking about the system rather than companies or individuals.
“I don't know of anyone who's hired with the intent of treating people disposably. No one ever wants that, even the companies frequently perceived as ‘evil’,” he said.
Remedy explains absence of Alan Wake sequel
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Remedy creative director Sam Lake has taken to YouTube to explain why his studio is developing a new IP rather than an Alan Wake sequel.
Yesterday at Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal, Remedy announced a new IP by the name of Quantum Break, but many were hoping for Alan Wake 2.
“After the first game, we worked hard to make the sequel happen,” said Lake.
Overhauled Xbox Live still won't allow indies to self publish
Although Xbox Live is getting an overhaul, indie developers won’t be able to self-publish on the platform, Microsoft has confirmed.
With the launch of the Xbox One, the company is merging its Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Indie Game, and Xbox Games on Demand channels into one consolidated marketplace.
However, unlike PlayStation and Nintendo – both of which allow self-publishing in their respective eShops – Microsoft is insisting that indie developers be represented by third-party publishers or Microsoft itself.
Ryse an Xbox One exclusive, launch title
Ancient Rome first-person hack ‘n’ slash Ryse is an Xbox One exclusive, Crytek has announced.
It will also be a launch title for Microsoft’s new system.
Announced during E3 2010, Ryse was described as "Microsoft's new Gears of War/Halo mega launch title".
Microsoft backpedals on Xbox One used game, always online statements
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Microsoft has stated that comments made today by its own employees about the Xbox One's always-online and used games functions were just “potential scenarios” rather than facts.
Regarding used games, Microsoft had told Wired earlier today that if an Xbox One game disc was used with an Xbox Live account it wasn’t registered to, the player would be given the option to pay a fee and install the game from the disc.
Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison then told Eurogamer that a second hand market would exist.
Forza Motorsport 5 screenshots
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At today's Xbox One reveal, Microsoft Game Studios announced Forza Motorsport 5 for that console.
The game will be available for the console from its launch day on.
MGS also promised it was working on 14 other games for the Xbox One that would all come in the 12 months following the console's launch.
Call of Duty: Ghosts screenshots
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Activision has released half a dozen screens of COD: Ghosts running on an Xbox One.
The big announcement today was that the game featured dogs as members of the player's squad.
The game – the tenth in the Call of Duty franchise – is in development at Infinity Ward, whose last COD title was 2011's Modern Warfare 3.
Thursday 23 May
“Microsoft did not target the highest-end graphics” – Xbox One engineer
The indies react: No self-publishing on Xbox Live hands money to competitors
Triple-A development "fundamentally broken" – former Trion Worlds GM
Overhauled Xbox Live still won't allow indies to self publish
Wednesday 22 May
Tuesday 21 May
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