In the run-up to E3, Microsoft has just announced quite a few new things which will be happening for Xbox One in the near future. It seems like the new Xbox Team has been hard at work reversing quite a lot of what the old Xbox Team set about to do and to remain competitive with the extremely successful Sony Playstation 4.
You can read the entire news article below at the link, written by the new Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, but here are the main bits and a minor explanation of some. Rather than the sometimes long-winded explanations to just say "FREE GAMES!!!11"
http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/xbox-delivering-more-choices
So the old Xbox unveiled at the original E3 is... pretty much gone now, so much has changed on the software side. And begs the question why couldn't these guys have been in charge from the start?
It seems like Microsoft wanted to get these out of the way prior to E3, rather than clog up their limited presentation time announcing these. Makes more room for the games, and if the recent leaked line-ups of both Microsoft and Sony's conferences are anything to go by it's probably good that they did because it's going to be packed with a lot of titles, which may include a reboot of Perfect Dark from Rare and likely will include news on up-coming titles like Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break.
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You can read the entire news article below at the link, written by the new Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, but here are the main bits and a minor explanation of some. Rather than the sometimes long-winded explanations to just say "FREE GAMES!!!11"
xbox said:
- "First, beginning on June 9th, in all markets where Xbox One is sold, we will offer Xbox One starting at $399 (RRP). This is a new console option that does not include Kinect." - Releases June 9th, with a standalone Kinect to come later for any who want one. Price for the Kinect alone is unconfirmed but expect around $75 - $100.
- "Free games with Games with Gold" - All Xbox'ers (both 360 and One) will get a free game per month, 1 of them retail and 1 of them being a choice between 2 digital games. These are then your games, and can be played anytime. You do not lose them at the end of the month. 1 Xbox Live Gold membership will entitle a user to this on both their Xbox One and Xbox 360, if you have both.
- "Deals with Gold" - Xbox Live Gold members will get discounts on titles. A VIP room for Xbox One Gold members will feature free games, deals, and other benefits every month. 50% - 75% are the suggested price drops you'll see, but whether they'll get into Steam territory we will have to see.
- "Popular entertainment apps will be available for all Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners." - Entertainment stuff will no longer be hidden behind the Xbox Gold subscription paywall. So no more paying a subscription to then use a service you pay a subscription to use like Netflix.
http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/xbox-delivering-more-choices
So the old Xbox unveiled at the original E3 is... pretty much gone now, so much has changed on the software side. And begs the question why couldn't these guys have been in charge from the start?
It seems like Microsoft wanted to get these out of the way prior to E3, rather than clog up their limited presentation time announcing these. Makes more room for the games, and if the recent leaked line-ups of both Microsoft and Sony's conferences are anything to go by it's probably good that they did because it's going to be packed with a lot of titles, which may include a reboot of Perfect Dark from Rare and likely will include news on up-coming titles like Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break.
Good moves? Leave a comment!
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