Scanning codes into Xbox One is ridiculously fast
One of the benefits of having Kinect included with every Xbox One is how simple redeeming codes will be.
READ MORE >Xbox Live Fitness will allow a la carte purchases for Free members
Until December 2014, Xbox Live Gold members will get Fitness subscription features for free. Like Netflix, Xbox Fitness has a catalog of streaming videos that are part of the membership. However, Xbox Live Free members will also be able to use Xbox Fitness.
READ MORE >"It's rather no-frills, but it's totally a sensible and worthwhile addition to the typical ..."
see all 4 commentsXbox Live Compute won't be exclusive to Xbox platforms
"The cloud" is one of the big features of Xbox One. Games like Forza 5 and Titanfall take advantage of Xbox Live Compute to offload certain...
READ MORE >"I don't see Sony disallowing it, they should allow their developers to shop for the best cloud ..."
see all 26 commentsXbox Games With Gold adds Iron Brigade and World of Keflings in November
Sony today revealed its November lineup of free games for premium members and Microsoft, bless its little white cotton socks, has too. November's 'Games With Gold' titles for Xbox Live Gold members will be Double Fine's Iron Brigade (née Trenched) and A World of Keflings.
READ MORE >"A bit unrelated, but damn, the cover art for those PS+ games looks amazing."
see all 13 commentsPBS app now available on Xbox Live
After an extended session of headshots, fragging, and gibbing, you may want to unwind and watch a documentary on the plight of birds. PBS is now...
READ MORE >"Oh, and PBS isn't always liberal. Some episodes of Frontline have seemed more like ..."
see all 8 commentsGrand Theft Auto 5 joins Xbox 360 Games on Demand
You can now download Grand Theft Auto 5 off the Xbox Games Store. If you don't already have the game, that is.
READ MORE >"Would just like to point out that the "don't install the play disc to the hard drive" thing ..."
see all 7 commentsGames with Gold promotion to remain 'ongoing benefit' on Xbox 360
Microsoft's Games with Gold program was supposed to run through the end of the year. However, Xbox 360 owners will now be able to enjoy two free games per month indefinitely.
READ MORE >Xbox One real name IDs unavailable at launch
Microsoft's plan to allow Xbox One users to identify their friends by their real names is being postponed to a later date.
READ MORE >"Well, at least they dont let out millions of users info and CC#s If you cant do something ..."
see all 6 commentsReport: Xbox greenlights soccer series for original TV content
Microsoft has big plans to bring original TV content to Xbox. Sure, it already has a live-action Halo series in mind. So, what's next? Soccer....
READ MORE >"Just need the tentacle rape cartoons to get Japan in the trifecta."
see all 8 commentsXbox Live Compute makes the cloud free for developers
One of the big features Microsoft is pushing with Xbox One is support for "the cloud." Microsoft revealed today that access to their cloud services will be free for developers.
READ MORE >"They stole that name from Compute Magazine. They don't tell you you have to POKE everything into ..."
see all 8 commentsProject Spark free-to-play model doesn't require Xbox Live Gold
Project Spark will be free-to-play and won't require a XBL Gold subscription on any of its platforms, according to community manager Mike Lescault.
READ MORE >"Me too. It definitely captured my interest. Even more so now that it's F2P"
see all 3 commentsXbox One's friends app showcased in video walkthrough
One of the best new features of the updated Xbox Live experience is the updated Friends app. Taking cues from other social networks, it adds new social features that, simply put, make sense.
READ MORE >"I feel like I still know very little about the PS4 UX compared to the Xbox One. I saw that like ..."
see all 6 commentsHow Microsoft will use trending to make 'a rational marketplace' on Xbox One
On Xbox One, games are games are games. That means indie games and retail games will all appear under one Game Store. Chris Charla, director of the...
READ MORE >"'Trending' will be used to show a huge chunk of adverts, too. The control over price and ..."
see all 36 commentsXbox Live Gold free to try this weekend
With Battlefield 4's multiplayer open beta coming and Grand Theft Auto Online just launched, the coming weekend is a pretty good one for Xboxeers to have Xbox Live Gold membership. If you don't, chin up, as Microsoft is holding a free Gold trial weekend from Friday that'll l...
READ MORE >"Oh what a novel idea, Free to play online and use Netflix ? Woaaaa . Thanks Ms"
see all 5 commentsHalo 3 joins Xbox Games with Gold on October 15
Halo 3 is finally hitting Games for Gold, months after it was originally promised.
READ MORE >"never played any halo games on my xbox 360. I guess this will be the first one."
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" its not impressive since everything can read QR codes really fast now."
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