Dozens of new reveals and exciting announcements will surely be shown at the event aside from the ones on the show floor as Microsoft, Blizzard, and EA will be having their own conference.
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This time around Microsoft is also releasing the game simultaneously on both Windows 10 PCs and the Xbox One home consoles. But some will be disappointed to learn that this initial release will only be for over-the-air (OTA) TV, meaning that Xbox One still has a way to go before it can replace such solutions as TiVo or Windows Media Center.
Previously, recreation streaming was made a preview software by Microsoft, which…
On the downside, it’s a board game – read b-o-r-e-d game for some – and getting the same thrill as shooting aliens on a Xbox One, is going to be a little hard I suppose.
In a new trailer released at Gamescom 2015 that exclusively looks at the multiplayer for the upcoming Xbox One game Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft says that the game is “primed for players” and “perfected for pros”.
The addition of Windows 10 means Cortana, Microsoft’s voice-activated virtual assistant, will also work with the Xbox One, but you need Kinect to be able to ask questions. Similar to the older version for the Xbox 360, it clicks onto the bottom of an Xbox One controller. Let us know in the comments and make sure to join us tomorrow.
Personally, as many caveats as it comes with, I’m a fan of the Xbox one backwards compatibility, if only because of the coding marvel it is.
Could the surprise pertain to new game features? “You can even keep all your previously saved files, game add-ons, achievements and play with friends on Xbox Live no matter which Xbox console they’re on”.
It’s not surprising that there may be a completely new set of characters in this next outing of Halo Wars because in the first game there was a cast of characters not previously known in the Halo universe.
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Once the app is up, the Xbox should automatically pop up as long as it’s on the same network. Meanwhile, the Creative Director for the game, Sam Lake, expressed his excitement about “Quantum Break” at Gamescom 2015.
