Microsoft related news and articles

Sources close to the negotiations have confirmed that Microsoft are close to finalising a deal to purchase Obsidian Entertainment.

Microsoft have announced a bundle that comes packaged with Fortnite, an Xbox One S with a 1TB hard drive, including one wireless Xbox One controller.

Microsoft have announced that soon Xbox One gamers will be able to make use of mouse and keyboard peripherals as controls for any game they want to.

The current generation of consoles is selling particularly well, with numbers of hardware sold soaring to highs that platform holders never even expected. Sony have just celebrated over 500 million PlayStation consoles sold worldwide, and Nintendo is moving ever closer to their goal of 20 million Switch consoles sold by the financial year ending March […]

Developer Rare and Microsoft have announced a new milestone for Sea of Thieves. The game has been played by 5 million players since it launched in March.

Microsoft are planning not one but two new consoles for release in 2020. Intriguingly, one of the two consoles seems set to be a “cloud console”.

Microsoft has recently made a post on their blog informing that they will be attending Gamescom next month, with a new hardware which they plan to reveal.

On Friday Microsoft’s stock price hit its highest point ever, ending on $105.18 per share, up by 3.2 percent during this week.

Since the advent of streaming, the ways in which games are played has shifted. There is a clear trend that gaming is steering away from consoles which currently dominate the landscape.

Sony will probably keep rejecting cross-platform with Microsoft and Nintendo, at least in near to mid future as it is in Sony’s best interest.