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PS4 sales pass 7 million units, while Xbox One licks its wounds and plans a comeback

2014-04-17 13:36:29| Extremetech

Sony's PlayStation 4 is continuing to break sales records, passing 7 million units sold as of April 6. Meanwhile, in the Xbox One camp, Microsoft has remained ominously silent, failing to release sales figures since the end of 2013. Presumably, Microsoft was waiting to see if the release of Titanfall would give the Xbox One a healthy bump in sales -- but now, a month later, we have to wonder why Microsoft is still mute on the matter. Are Xbox One sales truly that embarrassing? And if so, can we expect a dramatic price drop or the release of an Xbox One bundle without Kinect?

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Xbox One and Xbox 360 versions of Titanfall look shockingly similar

2014-04-08 22:31:23| Extremetech

Unsurprisingly, both the PC and Xbox One outperform the aging 360, but the difference is smaller than you might expect. In reality, the Xbox One is something of a half-step between the 360 and PC.

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Microsoft Adds Sci-Fi Series to Xbox Originals

2014-04-08 21:23:38| TechNewsWorld

Microsoft added to its list of original programming for its Xbox gaming system Monday with the announcement of a new science fiction series called Humans. Based on a hit TV series in Sweden, Humans is a cooperative effort of Xbox Entertainment Studios and UK broadcaster Channel 4. It is scheduled to air next year exclusively on the Xbox platform and Channel 4.

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Plex personal media streamer is coming to Xbox One

2014-04-07 21:50:30| Extremetech

Microsoft's big push for independent development on the Xbox One is finally starting to pay off. The popular media streaming application Plex is being ported to the Xbox One, and it's all thanks to open source software and the ID@Xbox program. Watching your video library on your console will soon be easier than ever, and it won't even require jailbreaking the device.

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