Xbox Series X May Get Chromium Edge Browser Soon (HT Tech)

Edge Chromium browser to launch on Xbox soon as Microsoft begins public testing

Adriana MaraisMarch 8, 21Microsoft, xbox

Microsoft has started testing the new Chromium-based Edge browser for Xbox consoles. The browser is currently available to Xbox testers in the Alpha Skip-Ahead group, TheVerge reports. The browser is accessible on the Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. According to the report, the new browser on Xbox will give users access to websites they want to surf on the controller. The Edge browser also supports Google’s Stadia cloud streaming platform. The browser is also likely to help users play more browser-based games. It is also likely…

Microsoft Project xCloud will get better (Microsoft)

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Microsoft is working on 1080p xCloud streams for Xbox Game Pass

Adriana MaraisFebruary 28, 21Microsoft, Project XCloud, xbox

Microsoft is reportedly working on its Xbox Game Streaming app for Windows devices. The app will come with access to streaming games through its cloud-based streaming service, Project xCloud. The app will also offer the ability to stream games in 1080p resolution. WindowsCentral points out that Xbox cloud games were limited to a maximum resolution of 720p for streaming. HD resolution, however, also falls short in terms of user experience. The report points out that 720p streams appear blurry. 1080p for xCloud would bring Microsoft’s game streaming service closer to…

The highly anticipated RPG Cyberpunk 2077 launched on December 10 (CD Projekt Red)

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Cyberpunk 2077 game sales reach 13 million after refunds

Nitin MisraDecember 23, 20CD Projekt Red, cyberpunk 2077, Microsoft, PlayStation, Sony, xbox

Polish game studio CD Projekt Red sold 13 million copies of its troubled Cyberpunk 2077 game on December 20, a figure that takes into account the number of refund requests the company has received. The studio’s expected sales update does not include information on the extent of reimbursements, only net sales figures. Cyberpunk 2077 was so plagued by problems that Sony pulled the title off its PlayStation Store while Microsoft offered a full refund to Xbox users. This figure represents the estimated volume of retail sales across all hardware platforms…

Shares of GameStop climbed 13% in New York City to their highest intraday level since January 2019. Best Buy Co., which only sold the new consoles online, fell 0.9% to 10:28 a.m. (RED ROBOTS MEDIAGRAB via REUTERS)

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PlayStations are hot with consoles attracting rare shopping crowds

Febin MathewNovember 28, 20Microsoft, ps5, Sony, xbox

Sony Corp.’s newest video game console, alongside Microsoft Corp.’s updated Xbox, are arguably the hottest items this Black Friday as shoppers line up in person or swarm in. retailer websites hoping to catch one. GameStop Corp, one of the few retailers to make a brick-and-mortar outlet, saw shoppers lining up as early as Thursday – some even pitching tents – at locations in Norfolk, Va., To Salinas, Calif. . There is always an item or a few items that people cannot find. The big news this year is the Sony…