Inside Xbox March Recap | From Microsoft
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is Coming to PC and Adding Halo: Reach
On
today’s show, the crew was joined by Brian Jarrard from 343 Industries,
who shared a couple of pieces of exciting news. First, we announced
that Halo: The Master Chief Collection is
officially coming to PC! Built specifically for the PC audience,
players will be able to experience generation-defining campaigns and
iconic multiplayer
modes, many for the first time, on Microsoft Store and Steam. On PC,
titles within Halo: The Master Chief Collection will
be released individually over time to ensure that we are partnering
with
the community and investing the time into development to create a
premier PC experience. We’ll have more to share during the Halo
Championship Series Invitational at SXSW on March 15-17. We also
announced that we’re bringing Halo:
Reach to Halo: The Master Chief Collection for
Xbox One and PC! Players will be able to experience this legendary
title in stunning 4K/60fps and we’ll have more to share in the future.
Are You Ready for E3 2019?
At
Xbox, planning for E3 2019 has kicked into high gear and we couldn’t be
more excited for what we have in store for our fans. As you
may have heard, Bonnie Ross head of 343i, recently confirmed we’ll
learn more about Halo Infinite at the show. Our community team is hard
at work getting ready for the return of Xbox FanFest, one of our
favourite events at E3. And we’re stoked to announce
that in collaboration with AEG and L.A. Live, Microsoft Square will
soon be renamed Xbox Plaza and will be a big part of what we have in
store for E3 in June. Cool, right? We’ll have more to share on how
Xbox Plaza is shaping up, all things FanFest and so
much more goodness on E3 2019 in coming weeks and months ahead so be
sure to stay tuned to Xbox Wire, This Week on Xbox and Inside Xbox for
all the latest info.
The Phantom White Special Edition Joins the Xbox Wireless Controller Family
Controller announcements The Xbox
Wireless Controller – Phantom White Special Edition is the second controller in our Phantom Series following the Phantom
Black Special Edition.
The
design is the optimal blend of luxury and Sci-Fi, embodying a new slant
on technical beauty. You can grab the Phantom White Special Edition at
retailers worldwide beginning
April 2 for $99.95 AUD, or pre-order yours today at select retailers,
including your local Microsoft Store or online.
State of Decay 2 Lets You Choose Your Own Apocalypse
During today’s Inside Xbox segment, we revealed more about the two all-new terrifyingly awesome difficulty levels coming to State
of Decay 2 with the free Choose Your Own Apocalypse Update (that we mentioned late
last year) coming to Xbox Game Pass members and current players
starting on March 26. Dread Zones will offer exciting challenges for
experienced players, such as deadlier zombies, plague-infected
juggernauts, a faster-acting blood plague, and fewer resources
to scavenge. Want the ultimate challenge? Nightmare Zones are grueling
endurance tests for hardcore players, featuring wandering groups of
freaks and hostile humans capable of scoring lethal headshots against
your survivors.
A Closer Look at the Future with Project xCloud
On
today’s episode of Inside Xbox, we gave viewers their first real look
at Project xCloud, a vision for game-streaming technology that
will complement our console hardware and give gamers more choice in how
and where they play. We’re developing Project xCloud not as a
replacement for the video game console, but as a way to provide the same
choice and versatility that lovers of music and movies
enjoy today. We’re adding more ways to play Xbox games. We’re excited
to share more about the technology in the coming months, including the
first details of how and when you can help us to test it in real-world
scenarios later this year.
Spatial Sound and the Wireless Display App are Changing the Game
As
you might have heard, Xbox One currently supports Spatial Sound that’s
specifically mixed for Dolby Atmos. During today’s show, we announced
that the team is working to bring Spatial Sound to your whole Xbox One
experience, regardless of whether it was specifically mixed for it. That
includes all your games, movies, TV shows, and music content. Think as
it as up-scaling for sound. To put it in
simplest term: In the near future, all the content you experience
through Xbox One is going to sound like it’s been mixed for Spatial
Sound. We also announced that the team is in the process right now of
rolling out the Wireless Display app, which is available
in the Microsoft Store today. This app lets you project from your
desktop or laptop PC or even your tablet onto the biggest and best
screen in the house. Go check it out now!
DayZ Shambles Out of Xbox Game Preview
Bohemia Interactive’s DayZ has
been a big hit on Xbox Game Preview, so we
were happy to share on today’s episode that this intense RPG shooter
will be coming out of XGP on March 27. Yes, you and your friends will be
able to take on zombie hordes, as well as other players, in an attempt
to stay alive. You’ll need to scavenge the
world for weapons, food, water, weapons, and medicine, dealing with
both zombies and competing players as you try to survive the outbreak.
It’s one of the most intense experiences on Xbox One, and we’re excited
for the full version to be released.
We hope you enjoyed the show, and we’ll see you next month!
13th March 2019