The new generation consoles have just gone on sale, but Newzoo has already prepared a report on the most popular games on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in the USA. Sony’s audience traditionally prefers exclusives, while Microsoft users prefer subscription games and multiplatform.Note: The MAU data only counts players from the USA and is taken as of November 15.

After Microsoft bought ZeniMax Media, the question seemed to hang in the air: what will happen to the games of the acquired company on third-party consoles? There are still no specifics, but one thing is already clear — at least Bethesda projects will appear on other platforms.

Microsoft‘s next-generation consoles have appeared on store shelves (including Russian ones). The miniature Xbox Series S costs an average of 26,990 rubles, and its older version Xbox Series X — 45,590 rubles.

A drama is unfolding in the Japanese market. Sony is unhappy with PS4 sales in Japan and is focusing on the American market. At the same time, Microsoft is interested in local development studios and plans to make Xbox the second console in the market of the “land of the rising sun”.

On September 30, Microsoft successfully closed the first fiscal quarter of 2021. The revenue of the gaming segment alone turned out to be better than ever before in the history of the company’s first quarters.

The head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, is not sure that the company should maintain a partnership with Nintendo. The placement of titles on the Switch console is under threat. But things could still change if a Japanese corporation agrees to support the Xbox Game Pass.

Phil Spencer, answering the question of whether it would be possible to recoup the $7.5 billion investment without selling Elders Scrolls VI on PlayStation, clearly said: “Yes.” At the same time, the head of the Xbox brand gave several clarifications about the possible multiplatform policy of the company.The issue of the release of new projects by Bethesda, id Software, Arkane and other studios outside Microsoft platforms has been worrying players since September.

Microsoft has announced the launch line of Xbox Series consoles. It will include 30 games, including three projects from the Russian company Gaijin Entertainment.Enlisted

The conflict between Epic and Apple could turn into problems for console manufacturers, according to judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers. Now the court wants to get more information about the principles of closed platforms.

Microsoft has found a way to circumvent Apple’s restrictions on cloud gaming. xCloud streaming service will appear on iOS next year as a browser application, bypassing the App Store.

The main deal of this fall. Microsoft Corporation has announced the takeover of the gaming concern ZeniMax Media. The company will cost the owner of Windows and Xbox $ 7.5 billion.

There will be no deal between TikTok and Microsoft. China’s ByteDance has decided to enter into a partnership agreement with Oracle. It is not yet known whether the White House will accept such a turn of events. But it’s worth considering that Oracle management employs people with close ties to the presidential administration.

Along with details about the Xbox Series X, Microsoft has announced a collaboration with Electronic Arts. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will have access to games from the EA Play library at no additional cost.

The Xbox Series X will cost $499 — now officially. Microsoft’s next-generation consoles will go on sale on November 10, and several large AAA titles will be available to players at the release.Pre-orders on the console will begin to be accepted on September 22.

Insiders leaked the release date and prices for the next-generation console from Microsoft to the network. In response, the company officially revealed the design of the younger Xbox Series S model and confirmed the price at $299.Tonight, insider Brad Sams published a video in which the Xbox Series S design could be seen for the first time.

Now Xbox One remains the only console where you need to pay to play freeplay titles. If the disadvantages for gamers are obvious, then what is the benefit of such a policy for Microsoft and will they be able to abandon it in the future?Kotaku drew attention to this problem after the developers of Rocket League announced the transition to frituplay.

Microsoft has reported on the success of Microsoft Flight Simulator. The project has already attracted more than 1 million players — this is the best start in the entire 38-year history of the series. However, record numbers will not necessarily correlate with sales.In its blog, the company announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator showed the best start among all games for Xbox Games Pass on PC.

Newzoo analyzed the MAU of the main games on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 over the past month. The report not only shows the popularity of projects like Fortnite and GTA V in different countries, but also gives an idea of Sony’s dominance in specific regions (especially on the example of Japan).Analysts say that this year the total revenue from games in the world will be $ 159.3 billion.

Only the day before yesterday, the presentation of the new part of Call of Duty ended, but the next day it became known that everything was not all right with the production of the game. Bloomberg has prepared material about unfair working conditions and unfair treatment of contractors in Activision for many years. The same thing happened with other publishers.