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Microsoft will add free Project xCloud gaming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

Jul 16, 2020

Microsoft’s Project xCloud remote-gaming service has faded somewhat as the world has retreated indoors. This September, however, Project xCloud will become part of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service for no additional cost. Microsoft began calling for people to help test its Project xCloud service last September, and we went hands-on with Project xCloud soon […]

Microsoft Xbox Series X to apply 4K, HDR, and faster frame rates to older games

May 28, 2020

Microsoft said Thursday that its upcoming Xbox Series X will implement performance boosts for older games that weren’t even designed for them, including 4K upscaling, automatic HDR, and even framerate doubling to up to 120Hz.The company is using these new features to...

Microsoft reveals the first Xbox Series X games: Watch every trailer

May 7, 2020

It’s beginning to feel a lot like E3—or at least, as much as it can this year. This morning Microsoft hosted the first of its Xbox 20/20 events, showing off the first ever footage of games running on the upcoming Xbox Series X. (And yes, most of these will make their...

DirectX 12 Ultimate unifies ray tracing, speed-boosting graphics tricks across PCs and Xbox

Mar 20, 2020

Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, a new version of the graphics technology underpinning both Windows and the upcoming Xbox Series X. Unveiled on Thursday, it’s one of many announcements originally scheduled for GDC 2020 that are carrying on despite the...

The backbone of the Xbox Series X’s ultra-fast storage technology is coming to Windows

Mar 16, 2020

Microsoft’s reveal of the Xbox Series X already makes the console look like a top-of-the-line gaming PC in terms of its specifications. But Microsoft said Monday that at least part of its revolutionary new storage architecture, DirectStorage, will be coming to real...

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