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Phil Spencer confirmed Xbox is working on handheld console prototypes, but how can it compete in a space dominated by phones, Nintendo, and the Steam Deck? 🤔 This week on Real Time Strategy, Kaitlyn and Sam discuss Xbox’s handheld ambitions, why Take-Two sold Private Division, and 20 years of the Nintendo DS. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/egzp6xAd #Xbox #NintendoDS #SteamDeck #Podcast

In case you missed it, last week on Real Time Strategy, Kaitlyn and Sam dive into Phil Spencer's reveal that Xbox is working on a handheld console. Could it be Xbox's answer to the PlayStation Portal? A local play device? Or something totally new? Plus, they talk Take-Two selling Private Division and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo DS. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/egzp6xAd #Xbox #NintendoDS #SteamDeck #Podcast

Attention all gamers! 🎮 Exciting news from Microsoft's "Updates on the Xbox Business" podcast: Phil Spencer confirms that Starfield and Indiana Jones will not be coming to PS5...yet. 🚫 But don't worry, the reports about Xbox abandoning exclusivity have been debunked. 🙌🏼 Get the full scoop on the future of Xbox exclusives in our latest article. #Xbox #Starfield #IndianaJones #PS5 #GamingRevealed

Here’s What You Need to Know About Xbox After the Xbox Podcast #microsoft #nintendoswitch #philspencer #playstation #xbox #xboxgamepass

PS2 is still Sony’s best-selling console of all time. The last time Sony reported about the console’s sales the number was put at 155 million. However, in episode 481 of the Official PlayStation Podcast titled “Here’s To You, Jim”, we learned that the console’s sales numbers closed at 160 million. https://lnkd.in/dp8aJQGT #ps2 #ps5

PS2 is still Sony’s best-selling console of all time. The last time Sony reported about the console’s sales the number was put at 155 million. However, in episode 481 of the Official PlayStation Podcast titled “Here’s To You, Jim”, we learned that the console’s sales numbers closed at 160 million. https://lnkd.in/d-PMRErJ #ps2 #ps5

The latest GI Microcast discusses reported closures at Take-Two, why Microsoft has more to talk about than how many Xbox consoles it has sold, and more -- and it's available to download or watch now

Let us paint you a picture: During a presentation at Sony’s research centre, employee, Ken Kutaragi, was amazed by 3D computer graphics and wanted to bring them to the video game industry. Sony then made a deal with Nintendo to develop a CD add-on for the SNES called “PlayStation”. They announced this deal during the 1991 Consumer Electronics Show. However, Nintendo announced a separate deal with Philips for their own add-on. As a result, Sony went on to develop their console - PlayStation. Henceforth, in this episode, we answer: How did the PlayStation come about? How did it become the market leader today? And what will the future of PlayStation hold? Join us for the final episode of our three-part ‘Console Wars’ series, ‘Console Wars: PlayStation’ now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Spotify - https://lnkd.in/eQkSz-Gs Apple - https://lnkd.in/enh-qNK9 #PlayStation #Sony #gaming #gameindustry #console #marketing #business #brand

Question: Do people with Amazon Fire TV sticks even have Xbox controllers? My understanding was that the most common usage of game controllers was people with Apple TVs due to the long running built in Bluetooth controller support by Apple from PS4 and XB1 to PS5 and XSX controllers. I'm honestly still confused by whether there is a market of Amazon Fire TV viewers that can play Xbox games. The service may be there, but are the players and controllers? ----- No Xbox? Have no fear with Amazon Fire TV Stick YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gPQHV9xq ----- VideoGameChronicle: "New Microsoft advert highlights that ‘you don’t need an Xbox to play Xbox’. PLAYERS CAN NOW STREAM GAMES TO THEIR TV USING AMAZON FIRE STICKS" Microsoft has released a new advert highlighting the ability to play Xbox games without a dedicated console. While it has been possible to play Xbox games via the cloud on PCs, mobile devices, and select smart TVs and VR headsets for some time, support for the feature was this week extended to some Amazon Fire TV Stick devices. To do so, players have to install and launch the Xbox app from their Fire TV device, sign in with a Microsoft account, sign up for Game Pass Ultimate if they haven’t already and connect a controller to play. A new advert promoting the launch of the Xbox app on Amazon devices, which takes the form of a Scream parody, is titled ‘No Xbox? Have no fear with Amazon Fire TV Stick’. Viewable above, it hammers home the point that you can play Xbox games without a console. Xbox partnered with Samsung to bring Xbox cloud gaming to the electronics company’s TVs in 2022, and Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer previously hinted at plans to bundle Xbox Game Pass with TV streaming sticks. “The cloud will allow us to completely remove these barriers to play worldwide,” Spencer said back in 2021. “Of course, there’s still a place for consoles and PCs and frankly, there always will be, but through the cloud, we will be able to deliver a robust gaming experience to anyone connected to the internet, even on the least powerful, least expensive devices, devices people already own. “And with the cloud, gaming players can participate fully in the same Xbox experience as people on local hardware. We couldn’t do that if we weren’t part of Microsoft.” A recently unearthed patent seemingly provided the first proper look at Microsoft’s own shelved Xbox streaming device. First announced in 2021 and codenamed ‘Keystone’, it was being designed to let players stream Xbox games to TVs or monitors without the need for a console. However, Xbox deprioritised work on it after failing to produce it cheaply enough to be able to sell it at the desired price, which Spencer said was in the $99-$129 range. This week Microsoft announced plans to raise Xbox Game Pass prices and introduce a new subscription tier that does not include day one releases. VideoGameChronicle: https://lnkd.in/gbT2ZVsy #gameindustry #gamestreaming #cloud #microsoft #xbox #amazon

Is the Xbox Series X getting a Series S makeover? Here's what we know #popularblog #popular #blog https://lnkd.in/gDXhvSUd #heres #makeover #popularblog #series #techreview #xbox