Xbox head Phil Spencer has admitted that demand for the Xbox One Elite controller has “exceeded planning”, leading to a shortage this holiday season. “It adapts to your hand size and play style, so you get better control across all gaming genres”. We’re still waiting for Microsoft to reveal its complete list of new titles coming to the Xbox One Preview Program this month.
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On being asked by a fan on Twitter when the next list of Xbox 360 titles that will be compatible with the Xbox one will be released, Spencer merely let on that the backward compatibility titles for the Xbox One will be a monthly affair.
I never bought into the “best Xbox lineup in history” hyperbole that was being thrown about this year. For example, Fable 2 and Gears of War 3 are available now. Games are the focus. The best lineup; next year will also be the best lineup.
The Xbox One had a very solid month at retail in the United States during the month of October, and Microsoft seems eager to continue the positive trend in the coming year to move into a position where it can threaten the dominant position of the rival PlayStation 4 from Sony. That leads to really a great success on it.
Another part of Microsoft’s gaming efforts is extending the Xbox “value proposition” to PC with the Windows 10 Xbox app and streaming capabilities, among other things. Chances are, most console gamers have heard of Squidgrip, so this may not be news to them, but if you’re looking to buy an Xbox gamer a quick stocking filler, then this is a must-buy. You can see a pattern with the Xbox One games to PC.
Exclusives can be crucial for a modern gaming platform, but they also represent a risk because a failure tends to affect the long-term prospects of the series and the associated companies. And to be fair, not the same, console user Xbox Live Gold paying subscribers, these are free customers.
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“The ability to build a subscription business on the back of that now, you can start to see some light for that opportunity”, Mehdi said about getting PC users to convert to paid subscriptions. And does Microsoft’s 2016 lineup have potential to be even stronger than this year’s? They’ve got an equally impressive slate that should arrive next year with titles like Gears of War 4, Quantum Break, Crack Down, ReCore, Sea of Thieves, and others.
