It’s been nearly six month since Microsoft revealed detailed specs for the Xbox Series X game console. Now the company has also revealed the price, release date, and… a cheaper model called the Xbox Series S. The new game consoles go up for pre-order September 22, 2020 for $499 and $299, respectively. And they should […]
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Cloud game streaming isn’t coming to iPhone or iPad anytime soon
Microsoft Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to stream games from the cloud to an Android phone starting September 15th. But iPhones? Not so much. Like other game streaming services from Google and NVIDIA, Apple is blocking Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming service from running on its devices. In a statement provided to Business Insider, […]
Microsoft’s Project xCloud game streaming service launches September 15
Microsoft’s Project xCloud game streaming service is set to come out of beta September 15th, when it will be available as a new feature for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. That means current Xbox Game Pass subscribers won’t have to pay anything extra for game streaming, but it also means that new Project xCloud customers […]
Lilbits 402: Google Pixel 4a in July, Razer Blade 17 today, and a GPD Win Max update
Google’s next Pixel phone is expected to be a mid-range device called the Pixel 4a. Based on a series of leaks, it seems likely that the phone will have a 5.8 inch OLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 processor, 6GB of RAM, a single 12.2MP rear camera, a 3,080 mAh battery, and a plastic body. […]
Full Xbox Series X specs unveiled
We already knew that Microsoft’s next-gen game console was going to be a high-performance device with a custom AMD processor and graphics card, up to 12 TFLOPS of GPU performance, and support for 4K gaming at up to 120 frames per second. But now we know a lot more about the hardware that makes that […]
Microsoft reveals Xbox Series X specs, features
After revealing the design and a handful of features of its next-gen game console in December, Microsoft is spilling the beans on some of the key specs and capabilities of the upcoming Xbox Series X. The game console will be powered by an AMD Zen 2 processor with RDNA 2 graphics for up to 12 TFLOPS […]
Xbox Series X coming in late 2020 (It’s pretty much a gaming PC in console form)
Microsoft has taken the wraps off its next-gen Xbox game console and the Xbox Series X is either a big console or a small gaming PC, depending on how you look at it. It’s not expected to ship until the 2020 holiday season, but Microsoft revealed the basics of the upcoming console during the Game […]
Microsoft’s game streaming coming in October, next-gen console in 2020
Google isn’t the only company getting ready to launch a game streaming service later this year. Microsoft has announced that it will launch a preview of its upcoming Project xCloud service in October, allowing users to stream over 3,500 games over the internet. Users will also be able to stream games from their own Xbox […]
Lilbits 360: Apple and Qualcomm call off their lawsuits
Apple and Qualcomm have announced a new six-year license agreement that starts this month, a multi-year chipset supply agreement, and end to all litigation between the two companies. That’s… a little surprising, quite honestly. The companies have been fighting over patents for years, with the latest court case getting underway just this week. Update: OK, […]
Sony PS5 will feature AMD Ryzen CPU and Radeon Navi graphics
Sony’s next-gen game console is in the works, and Wired has some of the first solid details. First the good news — it has the sort of specs you’d want in a high-end gaming PC including some state-of-the-art AMD silicon that’s not even on the market yet. Now for the less good news — the […]
Razer’s first keyboard and mouse for the Xbox One cost $250
Microsoft’s Xbox One game console already runs a modified version of Windows 10. Now it’s getting more PC-like than ever. Earlier this year Microsoft started enabling mouse and keyboard support for a select group of users. And now we’re starting to see keyboard and mouse accessories designed specifically for the Xbox One. Gaming hardware company […]
The slow death of the disc drive continues (next Xbox One may not have one)
Readers of a certain age probably amassed a significant collection of CDs, DVDs, and maybe even Blu-ray discs in the days before digital downloads largely took over (and vinyl made a somewhat comeback). These days you don’t see a lot of CD or DVD players at electronics stores. And it’s becoming more and more rare […]