What console does Microsoft have?

Both Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles are sold at Microsoft Store. Our smallest, sleekest console yet, the Xbox Series S delivers the speed and performance of a next-gen, all-digital console at an accessible price point.
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Is Microsoft Xbox or PlayStation?

Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox is spreading the wealth by rolling out a handful of its previously Xbox-exclusive games to Sony's (SONY) PlayStation and Nintendo's (NTDOY) Switch. The announcement came in the form of a podcast hosted by Xbox chief Phil Spencer, Xbox president Sarah Bond, and Xbox studio head Matt Booty.
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What is Microsoft most successful console?

Microsoft's best selling console the Xbox 360 was released in 2005 and sold around 85.73 million units.
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Is Microsoft making Xbox anymore?

But in a practical sense, it is very unlikely that Xbox will shut down entirely; the brand name still commands attention, after all. It is more likely that we'll see a shift in purpose—that perhaps Xbox will become a third-party developer, or it will focus more on selling Game Pass than selling consoles.
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Is The Xbox 360 a Microsoft?

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.
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What is the Best Gaming Console? (PS5 vs Xbox Series X vs Nintendo Switch)

Is Xbox shutting down 2024?

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The Xbox 360 Store and the Xbox 360 Marketplace (marketplace.xbox.com) will be retired on July 29, 2024.
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Is Xbox 360 shutting down?

On July 29, 2024, Xbox will stop supporting the ability to purchase new games, DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace (marketplace.xbox.com)
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Is Xbox selling to PlayStation?

Microsoft Is Taking Four Xbox Exclusives to PlayStation, Nintendo Switch. Over the past decade, Microsoft has sweetened the appeal of owning an Xbox by making three large game acquisitions and several smaller ones.
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How old is Microsoft Xbox?

The Xbox launched in North America on November 15, 2001. Popular launch games included Halo: Combat Evolved, Project Gotham Racing, and Dead or Alive 3. All three of these games would go on to sell over a million copies in the US.
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Is Xbox One still supported?

While Microsoft will still support Xbox One hardware and games like Minecraft running on the previous generation, no internal studios are working on new games for the Xbox One anymore.
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Did Xbox admit defeat?

Microsoft conceded defeat in the high-stakes video game console wars for the first time, admitting on Thursday it will never be able to catch up to Sony and Nintendo.
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Did Xbox lose the console war?

Xbox "in third place" behind PlayStation and Nintendo, with a sales market share of 16%. In its proposing findings of fact submitted on the first day of Microsoft's court battle with the FTC over the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has claimed Xbox has officially "lost the console wars".
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Which console is faster?

In the battle of the spec sheets, the PS5 appears to lose out against the Xbox Series X. Both have 8-core CPUs from AMD, but the Xbox's are clocked at 3.8GHz while the PS5's are 3.5GHz. Both consoles also use AMD graphics processors, with the Xbox's providing 12 teraflops of power to the PS5's 10.28 teraflops.
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What console is more popular?

The PS2 has become the best-selling video game console of all time. As of February 2024, it had sold over 158 million units worldwide. The latest PlayStation 5 console has sold around 54.7 million units as of the most recently measured period.
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Are PlayStation getting Xbox games?

Four of Xbox's previously exclusive games will be making the jump to PlayStation and Nintendo's consoles, Microsoft has announced. It was also suggested that the company will share details of the next version of its Xbox console before the end of 2024.
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What was the last Xbox console?

Xbox Series X|S.
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How old is the oldest Xbox?

The original Xbox was released on November 15, 2001, in North America, February 22, 2002, in Japan, and March 14, 2002, in Australia and Europe. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console market.
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What was Xbox originally called?

"First, there were our code names, which were WEP – 'Windows Entertainment Project' – designed to make Microsoft executives comfortable," he revealed. "Midway – 'Midway between a PC and a console or 'Battle of Midway' – you decide – and DirectX Box, which was shortened to xbox in email very early on.
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Is PS5 getting Xbox games?

It's official: Microsoft is bringing some Xbox-exclusive games to PS5 and Nintendo Switch.
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Is Xbox coming to PS5?

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has announced that four as-yet unnamed Xbox titles that were previously only available on team green's platform are bound for PS5 and Switch. Speaking on the official Xbox podcast, Spencer confirmed “we've made the decision to take four games to the other consoles”.
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Are the console wars over?

The console wars aren't over, but they've mutated into a new phase. That's my takeaway after Microsoft revealed a new chapter for its Xbox business, where it both competes with and supports its biggest rivals. A new episode of the Official Xbox Podcast dropped Thursday as a response to several rumors from last week.
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Is Xbox 1 shutting down?

Highly doubtful that will happen anytime soon. Many game developers and publishers still support the Xbox One range of consoles. It certainly won't be shutdown yet.
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Why was Xbox 360 a failure?

The interviews suggest that Xbox 360 units that fail early in their life do so because of problems in the system design, parts supply, material reliability, and manufacturing issues as well as a system not tolerant to faults.
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Will PS4 servers shut down?

Is Sony shutting down PS4 servers? Sony has not made any official announcement about ending support for PS4 servers. In fact, the company late last year said it may continue to make games for the PS4, even as it plans to move forward with PS5-exclusive games, Axios reported in October.
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