Tag: Xbox
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Group Says Latest Game Consoles Can Be Power-Hungry Streaming Devices
A recent report focusing on the latest generation of game consoles suggests these high-powered machines offer impressive standby modes, but can gobble up energy depending on how you’re using them. The Natural Resources Defense Council says while Microsoft’s new Xbox lineup and Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles make it easy to stream from services like Netflix…
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Next-Gen Gaming Consoles Are Solid Streamers, Blu-Ray Players — But They Could Be Even Better
Update (11/22/20): We’ve added more details about the PlayStation 5’s Disney+ app after users discovered limitations on playback resolution. Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and X consoles have officially ushered in the next generation of gaming. But while these high-powered devices are clearly focused on video games, the last few console generations…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: AirPlay 2 Comes to Roku Devices, Disney+ Anniversary, and More
This week, we took a good, long look at Roku’s new OS 9.4 and new AirPlay and HomeKit support on certain Roku devices. Meanwhile, more companies are sharing their latest earnings and subscriber numbers. T-Mobile is expanding its home internet service plans, and Microsoft is sweetening the Xbox Game Pass deal with free access to…
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Tubi Is Now Available on Xbox Series X and Series S
Today Tubi announced it is now available on the new Xbox Series XIS. With this new launch, Xbox users can now stream Tubi’s free library of over 70,000 hours of content from FOX, Disney Pixar, anime favorites, and much more. Tubi will also soon feature more than 25 live streaming channels including FOX’s NewsNOW, as…
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Xbox is Offering 30 Days of Disney+ to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Perks Members
Today Xbox announced its newest deal available on its Xbox Game Pass. Starting now, Ultimate Perk members will be able to get 30 days of Disney+ for free. That means eligible users will be able to stream all of the content available in the Disney+ library, including animated classics, National Geographic, Marvel, Star Wars content…
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Vudu will Launch on Xbox Series S and X This Month
Today Fandango announced that Vudu will be launching on certain Microsoft Xbox Series later this month. The on-demand transactional streaming service will be available on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S beginning November 10. Now viewers will be able to access more than a thousand 4K movies and TV shows on Vudu on their…
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Apple TV is Coming to Xbox One, Series S, Series X Next Week
Xbox is adding one more streamer to its list of supported apps. In an announcement today, Microsoft shared that the Apple TV app is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on November 10. Microsoft also shared a list of additional services that will be available when the new consoles…
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Rumors Suggest Apple TV App Could Be Headed to Xbox, PlayStation Consoles Soon
We’ve seen the Apple TV app pop up on various streaming devices and smart TV platforms in past, and new rumors suggest it could be headed to Xbox and PlayStation consoles as well. Windows Central reported on a tweet that purports to show an Apple TV app listing for a small number of testers on…
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Next-Gen Xbox Preorders Start at 11AM ET/8AM PT Sept. 22, PS5 Preorders Underway
Hot on the heels of Sony’s PlayStation 5 pricing and preorder reveals, Microsoft has shared more precise timing info for its own preorder plans. The company shared launch (Nov. 10) and preorder (Sept. 22) dates for its Xbox Series X and Series S consoles during an online presentation last week, but it’s followed up this…
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Sony PlayStation 5 Launches on Nov. 12 for $499.99, Digital Edition Priced at $399.99 (Update: Preorders Underway)
Last week, we learned about several key details about Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen Xbox consoles (perhaps sooner than Microsoft might have planned), and today, we’ve heard Sony’s response. In an online presentation Sony dubbed the “PlayStation 5 Showcase,” the company finally shared more info for its own next-gen hardware. The PlayStation 5 will launch first in…