Albert Penello
Microsoft was surprised that Sony dropped 4K Blu-Ray
Xbox lead planner Albert Penello didn’t predict Sony would focus on 4K streaming over 4K discs.
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Xbox One has no secondary, hidden GPU stresses Microsoft's Penello
Xbox One was rumoured to have a second GPU ages ago, amid theories that Microsoft was holding back the full potential of its console to further bolster it in new updates down the line. The company’s product planning director Albert Penello has poured cold water on the claims.
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Xbox One controller will be compatible with PC, Penello debunks "100% wrong" rumours
Xbox One controllers were rumoured to be incompatible with PC, following claims that Microsoft was planning on releasing a PC-only pad. The company’s director of product management Albert Penello has now stepped forward to debunk the claims.
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Xbox One wins 'Product of the Year' 2014 award in consumer survey
Xbox One has scooped its first consumer award. Microsoft’s next-gen console won the top home entertainment gong in 2014’s Product of the Year awards.
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Xbox One: optical headsets restricted to stereo, Dolby Digital support coming post-launch
Xbox One’s digital optical output only allows headset sound in stereo, according to a few console reviews out there online. Microsoft’s Albert Penello has stepped in to say that full Dolby Digital support is coming after the console launches.
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Xbox One DRM rumours re-surface after Call of Duty: Ghosts offline issues, Microsoft replies
Xbox One DRM concerns appeared again over the weekend after one gamer got his paws on a console and copy of Call of Duty: Ghosts ahead of the machine’s November 22 launch. It was claimed that the shooter couldn’t be played offline, and Microsoft’s Albert Penello has now stepped in to address the matter.
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Xbox One day one patch is not "really an optional thing," says Penello
Xbox One will require a day one update to the system in order for it to function, according to the firm’s senior director of product management Albert Penello.
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Xbox One: cloud-based backwards compatibility would be "problematic," says Penello
Xbox One isn’t backwards compatibility, but while the prospect of cloud-based Xbox 360 streaming is absolutely viable, Microsoft’s Albert Penello has explained why right now, it’s “problematic.”
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Penello: Microsoft "crunching" but Xbox One SDK bugs not as "dire or dramatic" as rumoured
Microsoft’s Albert Penello has spoken out to calm yesterday’s rumours that the Xbox One’s SDK is in a sorry state indeed.
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Xbox One: new video explains why it's built for the future, watch here
Xbox One has received another new video from Microsoft, this time explaining why the console’s use of the cloud, SmartGlass and Kinect mean it’s a machine built for the future. Watch it here.
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Xbox Live Compute gives free cloud tech to all devs, including dedicated servers
Microsoft is making its Xbox One cloud servers free for all developers to use, including dedicated server support for all multiplayer games.
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Xbox One achievements will not be automatically recorded unless devs want it
Xbox One’s DVR recording function was said to capture every single achievement you unlock earlier this week. Microsoft has now clarified the matter to say that it’s a feature that devs need to turn on in their games first.
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Xbox One: Penello addresses concerns over Kinect advertising capture
Microsoft came under fire earlier this year after word spread that the company would use the Xbox One’s new Kinect sensor to track expressions and the audience for advertising purposes. Albert Penello has now taken to the internet to address those fears and debunk the strategy.
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Xbox One video capture shareable over Xbox Live only at launch, YouTube & Facebook by 2014
Xbox One’s DVR functionality will be shareable over Xbox Live only come the console’s launch, with YouTube and Facebook sharing set to follow by next year, according to Microsoft’s Albert Penello.
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Xbox One: stand it vertically "at your own risk", warns Microsoft
Xbox One should be played horizontally, Microsoft’s senior director of product management and planning Albert Penello has warned.
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Xbox One won't get a lot of "stuff" 360 has for "for a while", admits Penello
Xbox One will miss out on some features Xbox 360 has had for a while now, according to Microsoft senior director of product management and planning Albert Penello.
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Forza 5 & Ryse: "I don't see anything better on a competing platform", says Penello
Microsoft’s Albert Penello has stated that when it comes to Xbox One launch titles Forza 5 and Ryse: Son of Rome, he doesn’t see anything better on competing platforms.
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Xbox One always-online backlash "surprised" Microsoft, says Penello
Microsoft’s director of product planning, Albert Penello, has said if he were to go back and “redo one thing” pertaining to the Xbox One reveal, it would have been not to introduce the “always online” functionality to consumers so early in the current market.
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Xbox One cloud could be used to replicate Gaikai streaming on PS4, suggests Penello
Xbox One’s cloud functionality could be used to stream games in a similar fashion to Gaikai on PS4, Microsoft’s Albert Penello has suggested.
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Xbox One Family Sharing and ability to trade, loan digital games to be "revisited" in the future
Microsoft senior director Albert Penello, like Xbox chief product officer Marc Whitten, believes the scrapped “family sharing” plan announced alongside Xbox One will return someday, along with the ability to trade downloaded games.
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Albert Penello latest
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Xbox One has no secondary, hidden GPU stresses Microsoft’s Penello
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Xbox One controller will be compatible with PC, Penello debunks “100% wrong” rumours
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Xbox One wins ‘Product of the Year’ 2014 award in consumer survey
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Xbox One: optical headsets restricted to stereo, Dolby Digital support coming post-launch
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Xbox One DRM rumours re-surface after Call of Duty: Ghosts offline issues, Microsoft replies
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Xbox One day one patch is not “really an optional thing,” says Penello
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Xbox One: cloud-based backwards compatibility would be “problematic,” says Penello
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Penello: Microsoft “crunching” but Xbox One SDK bugs not as “dire or dramatic” as rumoured
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Xbox One: new video explains why it’s built for the future, watch here
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Xbox Live Compute gives free cloud tech to all devs, including dedicated servers
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Xbox One achievements will not be automatically recorded unless devs want it
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Xbox One: Penello addresses concerns over Kinect advertising capture
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Xbox One video capture shareable over Xbox Live only at launch, YouTube & Facebook by 2014
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Xbox One: stand it vertically “at your own risk”, warns Microsoft
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Xbox One won’t get a lot of “stuff” 360 has for “for a while”, admits Penello
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Forza 5 & Ryse: “I don’t see anything better on a competing platform”, says Penello
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Xbox One always-online backlash “surprised” Microsoft, says Penello
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Xbox One cloud could be used to replicate Gaikai streaming on PS4, suggests Penello
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Xbox One Family Sharing and ability to trade, loan digital games to be “revisited” in the future
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Xbox One – Kinect will overcome its “perception problem,” says Microsoft’s Penello
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Xbox One Illumiroom projector too expensive for home use, now just for research says Penello
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Xbox One: claims of lowered shipping volumes are incorrect, says Penello
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Xbox One console delays explained, voice-control localisation is key issue says Penello
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“Xbox One games are not region locked”, Microsoft clarifies import stance
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Microsoft exec clarifies quote on “meaningless” PS4 & Xbox One specs