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Xbox One was showcased on Jimmy Fallon recently, and during the show Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said the console was three times as powerful as Xbox 360. Given the leap of 512MB RAM to 8GB those maths simply don’t stack up. Spencer has now taken to Twitter to correct what he said.

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Crackdown 3 was rumoured for an E3 showing after an Agility Orb logo was spotted during Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal even in May, but it never showed up. Microsoft Game Studios boss Phil Spencer has said given the right time and team, he wants to see the series return.

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Minecraft Xbox One studio 4J Studios is now in talks with Microsoft over the possibility of save transfers between the Xbox 360 game and incoming next-gen edition. Last week it was both confirmed and denied that the saves would work, which confused a lot of people. We’ve got some clarity here.

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Xbox One may not be as heavy-handed with content restriction as it first appears, according to some new chatter from Microsoft’s Phil Spencer. He has said in a new interview that players will be able to share their game library with people outside their household.

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Minecraft Xbox One is to be considered a new product when compared to its PC and Xbox 360 counterparts, according to Microsoft’s Phil Spencer. The exec has promised bigger worlds, the ability to take your creations to multiple devices, but he has said the leap may rule out save transfer between Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of the game. Bad times brah.

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Microsoft Studios’ corporate vice president Phil Spencer has said the firm’ 24-hour online authentication and game trading policies on Xbox One are for the moment “definitive” and fixed, but it will remain open-minded regarding future policies.

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Xbox One’s 24-hour authentication procedure is justified by the popularity of online multiplayer today, according VP at Microsoft Game Studios, Phil Spencer.

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Xbox One’s daily check-ins will take a matter of kilobytes, not megabytes according to Microsoft Studios’ corporate vice president Phil Spencer. The exec has re-iterated that phone tethering is a viable option for those with shaky internet, and he has stated again that if you don’t have online access, then Xbox 360 is the console for you.

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Xbox One’s reveal is not a sprint, and will play out across E3 2013, gamescom and TGS, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has suggested in a new interview. Public reaction and opinion can only be formed fully once the product is on retailer’s shelves, he has said.

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Xbox One will get more exclusive announcements at gamescom in August, as well as a ‘surprise’ Xbox 360 reveal at E3 next week.

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Microsoft Studios corporate vice-president Phil Spencer has promised the firm will release more digital hits on Xbox One along the lines of Minecraft. In fact, Spencer commended Sony on how it handles the digital space.

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Xbox One won’t lay existing XBLA games. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has suggested that if you want to continue playing them you should keep your Xbox 360.

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Xbox One title Quantum Break has been discussed by Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, who feels Remedy’s shooter will push boundaries in how we perceive games and live-action content. The game will run alongside a TV show, similarly to Defiance.

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Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has said he expects the indie scene to flourish on Xbox One and Xbox Live, despite plans to disallow self-publishing.

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Xbox One is still a games console, despite fears that it’s a really expensive TV box. Microsoft has confirmed it aims to invest at least $1 billion into the creation of new games for the format, while execs Phil Spencer and Don Mattrick have shed light on the console’s core title strategy.

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Xbox One is not a US-centric console, Microsoft Games Studio’s vice-president Phil Spencer has stressed, and has called Europe ‘critical’ to the company’s success moving forward.

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Phil Spencer has said Microsoft may return to a 1 vs 100 game in some capacity with Xbox One, as the company learned a lot from the XBL quiz game.

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Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer has announced that historic IP from veteran developer Rare Ltd. may make an appearance at E3 this year.
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Halo 4 is the most expensive game Microsoft has ever produced.

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Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer believes Nintendo is primed to port Xbox 360 games to the Wii U.

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