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gaming1 hour ago•5 min saved

Weekend Xbox Free Play Days brings five titles, led by GTA Online

Xbox Free Play Days returns with five games this weekend: Planet Zoo: Console Edition, Crisol: Theatre of Idols, Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, and GTA Online. GTA Online is free to play for all Xbox Series X|S players through July 20 (no Game Pass needed); the other four are accessible via Free Play Days, with Xenoverse 2 also present in some Game Pass tiers. Completion times vary: Looney Tunes can take ~15–20 hours for all 26 achievements, Xenoverse 2 around 80 hours for 1,000G, and Planet Zoo 80–100 hours, with no explicit time limit beyond the weekend.

via TrueAchievements|

#free-play-days #game-pass #gaming

technology21 days ago•5 min saved

GTA 6 Launch Brings a $900 Console Barrier

GTA 6 drops on Nov 19, 2026, but players face a steep hardware price hurdle: PS5 now $650 (Digital $600) and Xbox Series X 1TB $800, with the 2TB version discontinued. No cheaper redesigns due to AI chip shortages, and GTA 6’s Ultimate Edition adds $100. The piece argues this could widen the gaming affordability gap, unlike past generations when hardware often got cheaper after launch.

via GameSpot|

#ai-chip-shortage #gta-6 #gta-vi

gaming21 days ago•37 min saved

GTA VI’s hype collides with sticker shock on consoles

Grand Theft Auto VI is poised to be a system seller, but the rapid price hikes on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles—and rising component costs—could curb uptake, prompting many prospective players to delay upgrades or wait for cheaper hardware even as GTA VI looms.

via The Verge|

#consoles #gaming #gta-vi

technology27 days ago•6 min saved

GTA V and GTA Online Free Next-Gen Upgrade Now Live on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

Rockstar is offering a free next-gen upgrade for GTA V and GTA Online to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S players, delivering improved graphics, performance, and exclusive content. PS4 owners can upgrade by downloading the PS5 version via the PS5 Store (physical discs require verification); Xbox One digital copies can upgrade to the Series X|S version via the Xbox Store or the Xbox website, while physical Xbox discs cannot upgrade digitally. Follow the on-screen prompts on your console or the web to complete the upgrade.

via RockstarINTEL|

#gtaonline #gtav #next-gen-upgrade

gaming27 days ago•10 min saved

Xbox Prepares Eclectic Release Week for June 22–26

Next Week on XBOX rounds up a diverse slate of new games arriving June 22–26 across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass, spanning strategy, action, indie adventures, and puzzle titles, with many releases featuring Series X|S optimizations, Smart Delivery, or Play Anywhere.

via XBOX Wire|

#game-pass #gaming #release-dates

gaming29 days ago•7 min saved

Rockstar Offers Free GTA V Next-Gen Upgrades Ahead of GTA VI Hype

Rockstar announced a free upgrade path for Grand Theft Auto V from PS4/Xbox One to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions starting June 18, featuring up to 4K resolution, HDR, ray tracing, enhanced textures/draw distances, and up to 60fps (with PS5’s 3D audio and DualSense haptics). Existing PC users can upgrade from Legacy to the Enhanced edition for free, while GTA Online’s Kortz Center Heist arrives in July. The move coincides with GTA VI’s upcoming November 19 release, and Rockstar notes GTA V’s story progress can transfer between generations; GTA+ members can access the story library as well.

via Game Informer|

#free-upgrade #gaming #grand-theft-auto-v

business1 month ago•4 min saved

Memory Prices Surge 700% Put Xbox Margins in the Red, Rumor Claims

A Windows Central deep-dive, citing Xbox leadership notes, claims the Xbox division is losing hundreds of dollars per Series X|S due to fixed memory costs driving wholesale prices up about 700% since costed-out. With margins reported around 3% after costs, the piece describes a broader strategic reset including layoffs and potential studio closures, and notes future hardware may rely on third-party manufacturing partners for projects like the Project Helix.

via Wccftech|

#asha-sharma #business #margins

gaming1 month ago•11 min saved

Alien: Isolation 2 Teases Expanded, Tense Survival Horror on a New World

Preview of Alien: Isolation 2 shows a new protagonist on the planet Kurosaki Station, with claustrophobic interiors and hostile exteriors, weather-driven tension and a strong audio design, offering more player agency, tools to distract and escape, and an evolving Xenomorph that learns—expanding the Survival Horror formula of the original.

via XBOX Wire|

#alien-isolation-2 #creative-assembly #gaming

gaming1 month ago•4 min saved

Magicians: The Devil’s Deal Turns Stage Tricks into Lethal Reality

Magicians: The Devil’s Deal is a first-person single-player action-adventure from Uppercut Games announced for 2027 on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Xbox Play Anywhere and Game Pass. Players control Jacob Menteuro, a betrayed stage magician who enters Theatreland, a hellish underground London, using Tricks—stage-magic powers—to solve puzzles, manipulate the environment, and defeat rival Masters bound by a devilish pact, in a story of betrayal, revenge, and deception.

via XBOX Wire|

#first-person #game-pass #gaming

news1 month ago•13 min saved

Fable Revival Sets February 2027 Release, Jack of Blades Returns

A new Fable revival trailer confirms a February 23, 2027 release on PS5, Xbox, and PC, with Isabel of Wraithmarch narrating a darker origin-story and the notorious Jack of Blades returning as a looming villain. A post-launch expansion, Order of the Hero, adds a new region and powers and will be included in the Premium Edition.

via Kotaku|

#fable #isabel-of-wraithmarch #jack-of-blades

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Agent 47’s Origins Reborn: Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered Coming 2027

HITMAN Classic Trilogy Remastered brings updated visuals, improved performance, and a new Photo Mode to Hitman: Codename 47, Silent Assassin, and Contracts on Xbox Series X|S in 2027, with an option to toggle between the original and enhanced graphics, preserving the trilogy’s stealth-focused gameplay in a single definitive collection.

via XBOX Wire|

#hitman #io-interactive #remaster

technology1 month ago•7 min saved

FF7 Rebirth: Switch 2 Gains Ground, Xbox 60fps Mode Remains Flawed

Digital Foundry’s final take on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth finds Switch 2 benefiting from substantial optimizations that push toward a stable 30fps with DLSS upscaling, at the cost of some texture detail and draw-distance cuts. Xbox Series X|S delivers mostly solid 30fps, but the 60fps mode remains plagued by frame drops and a camera judder bug, with Series S often rendering at lower resolutions. Overall, Switch 2’s 30fps performance stands out as the more consistently reliable target among the tested platforms.

via Digital Foundry|

#dlss #final-fantasy-7-rebirth #performance

gaming1 month ago•9 min saved

Xbox Series X|S Controller Revision Drops Legacy Audio Port

Microsoft appears to have removed the legacy Xbox One audio port from the latest Xbox Series X|S controllers, starting with the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition pad; if this change extends to standard Series X|S controllers, a long-running accessory port used by some headsets and audio adapters could be discontinued, while the 3.5mm jack remains for general headset use.

via Pure Xbox|

#audio #controllers #forza-horizon-6

gaming2 months ago•13 min saved

Grove Street Games Reveals BeastLink: A New PS5 Kaiju-Action Experience

Grove Street Games, the GTA Trilogy dev, announced BeastLink, a brand-new PS5 action game described as a multiplayer kaiju battle in fully destructible cities, with releases planned for Xbox Series X|S and PC and an early-access launch tipped for summer 2026. The reveal trailer drew mixed reactions over its visuals and concept, and PC players will participate in a closed beta starting May 8.

via PlayStation LifeStyle|

#beastlink #early-access #gaming

gaming2 months ago•7 min saved

Xbox Quick Resume explained: how it works and how to disable it per game

Xbox Quick Resume is enabled by default on Series X|S, letting you jump back into recently played games with almost no loading; you can view and manage active Quick Resume entries in My Games & Apps or via the Guide, remove or quit individual sessions, and disable Quick Resume per game if it causes issues (notably in online multiplayer titles). A 2026 update added a Quick Resume group on the Home screen for easier access.

via TrueAchievements|

#gaming #gaming-guide #per-game-settings