Xbox One X

Xbox One X headlines

• The wait for Xbox One X pre-orders to go live "won't be too much longer" says Phil Spencer

  Xbox One X pre-orders will be live soon.

• Xbox gamescom 2017 plans include live show on Aug. 20, hands-on with Xbox One X, 27 playable games, more

  Microsoft has announced its gamescom 2017 plans which includes the first European hands-on opportunity with Xbox One X, along with a live show with news on the console.

• Halo 5 gets a 4K brush up when Xbox One X launches in November, and it looks like this is the E3 news 343 promised you

  Halo 5: Guardians is going 4K, they said, a month later.

• New Xbox One X benchmarks reveal how well existing games perform at 4K - report

  The Xbox One X is much more powerful than a standard Xbox One, that much is clear. But it’s how this power is being used is what’s interesting.

• Oh no, what happened to Crackdown 3?

  Glossing over your first-party console exclusive doesn’t exude confidence.

• Play the Destiny 2 beta early with Virgin Media

  Special event for UK gamers ahead of highly-anticipated worldwide beta launch.

• Xbox One X should sell 17 million systems by 2021

  While 4K TV sales are rising, Microsoft’s latest console still isn’t expected to dominate the gaming landscape.

• Gladiator Arenas in Assassin's Creed Origins are bloody fun, but I'm worried about the stupid enemies

  It’s not a boss fight if the boss doesn’t know how to fight.

• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: "Cross network play between PC and console is definitely something we want to do"

  Team behind battle royale shooter sees no technical barriers to multiformat future.

• FIFA 18: ditching canned animations shows great promise

  FIFA 18 is all about freedom of player movement.

• Microsoft continues to invest in first-party games, but Phil Spencer didn't want to show trailers for games 3 years out

  Microsoft is learning from its mistakes with announcing projects too early and getting fans disappointed.

• Destiny 2 on Xbox One X needs to stick to 30FPS to ensure "the best social action game experience" possible on the system

  Destiny 2 on Xbox One X has been optimized for the best experience possible.

• Destiny 2's "unfaltering 60fps" on maxed out PC settings bodes well for "similarly smooth performance at reduced resolutions"

  Digital Foundry’s John Linneman was able to get his hands on Destiny 2 at E3 2017 this week running at max setting on PC in 4K. Here’s what he had to say about it.

• Spencer: Sony's assertion "we're not keeping Minecraft players safe" as reason for refusing cross-platform play isn't "healthy for anyone"

  The lack of cross-platform play between Minecraft and Rocket League saga continues with Microsoft seeming rather confused over Sony’s explanation for lack of cross-platform play.

• Watch a Microsoft engineer put together an Xbox One X piece by piece

  See an Xbox One X console assembled from scratch.

• New Xbox Live Avatars are coming this fall and they look so much better

  Finally, after all these years, we’re getting new Xbox Live Avatars.

• Far Cry 5 is as subtle as a star-spangled baseball bat to the head

  Some people just want to watch the world burn.

• Forza Motorsport 7: here's the minimum and recommended specs for your Windows 10 PC

  Planning to grab Fora Motorsport 7 for Windows 10 PC? Then give the minimum and recommend specs the once over to make sure your system is ready to roll.

• Final Fantasy 15: Episode Prompto June release date set alongside free Regalia Type-D update

  A release date for the Final Fantasy 15 June content has been supplied by Square Enix.