Category: Guides

The Xbox Series X console design – alongside the name and the Xbox Series X controller – were revealed in December 2019 as part of the annual Game Awards. It confirmed a new approach for an Xbox console – a tower-like design – which has a larger volume than previous systems. Though Microsoft didn’t reveal […]

The Xbox Series X – which previously had the codename Project Scarlett – will be arriving in late 2020. As we get closer to the Xbox Series X release, we now have an in-depth knowledge of the Xbox Series X specs and features, including 8K and 120 FPS support (for supported titles, of course) plus […]

Xbox Series X games are slowly being announced – giving us an idea of what we’ll be playing when the system launches from November 2020. There are plenty of confirmed Xbox Series X games around launch and beyond (many which are also on the PS5 games list), giving us a firm idea of what we’ll […]

Everything we know about the controller coming with Xbox Series X and Series S. The Xbox Series controller is more evolution than revolution – and comes with several fan-requested changes and additions. This includes a Share button and a revamped d-pad – as well as some other more subtle tweaks which might make it worth upgrading. […]

Xbox Game Pass is a Netflix-style service providing access to hundreds of games for a flat monthly fee. There’s a range of heavy hitters available from all generations of all Xbox consoles – from the original Xbox to the Xbox One thanks to Xbox backwards compatibility – including all Gears of War and Halo games, […]

Update: Xbox Series X/S pre-orders are now live. Xbox backwards compatibility of Xbox 360 games was Microsoft’s big surprise back at E3 2015, and since debuting the feature later that year, the publisher rolled out new releases on a month-by-month basis. Though Microsoft wound down its original Xbox and Xbox 360 back compatible efforts in […]

Xbox Smart Delivery is a Microsoft-led initiative launching alongside the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2020. With Xbox continuing to support multiple devices as it enters a new generation of consoles, the Smart Delivery system is designed to assure owners the games they own will follow along with them – and will […]

The Xbox Series’s hard drive enables several of the console’s new unique features. Combining the SSD (solid state drive, where game downloads will be installed) within every console with various technologies under the banner of Xbox Velocity Architecture enables much faster loading times than previous console generations, as well as and quick resuming between multiple […]