Category: Console

Microsoft officially introduces the Xbox One S

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Fresh from E3 2016 is Microsoft‘s new console. After being leaked with press images before its actual introduction, the Xbox One S is indeed now smaller in size and comes with a redesigned physique.

xbox-leak

Headlining the updated internals is its support for 4K Ultra HD content, 4K Ultra HD Bluray, and HDR technologies for gaming and video playback. A USB port has also been moved up front for easier access while a new IR blaster is now built into the device. In addition, the new console no longer features a Kinect port and now demands a separate USB adaptor for it.

Photo from The Verge
Photo from The Verge

In terms of form factor, we see a refreshed design for the streamlined controller. It now has textured grips and a Bluetooth functionality for better wireless range controlling either the Xbox or a normal Windows PC.

Additionally, there will be a limited edition model having a 2TB hard drive for $399 and will be available in August. After which, there will be a 500GB variant for $299 and a 1TB version for $349.

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Microsoft officially introduces the Xbox One S

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Fresh from E3 2016 is Microsoft‘s new console. After being leaked with press images before its actual introduction, the Xbox One S is indeed now smaller in size and comes with a redesigned physique.

xbox-leak

Headlining the updated internals is its support for 4K Ultra HD content, 4K Ultra HD Bluray, and HDR technologies for gaming and video playback. A USB port has also been moved up front for easier access while a new IR blaster is now built into the device. In addition, the new console no longer features a Kinect port and now demands a separate USB adaptor for it.

Photo from The Verge
Photo from The Verge

In terms of form factor, we see a refreshed design for the streamlined controller. It now has textured grips and a Bluetooth functionality for better wireless range controlling either the Xbox or a normal Windows PC.

Additionally, there will be a limited edition model having a 2TB hard drive for $399 and will be available in August. After which, there will be a 500GB variant for $299 and a 1TB version for $349.

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Microsoft officially introduces the Xbox One S

Kevin Bruce Francisco

Fresh from E3 2016 is Microsoft‘s new console. After being leaked with press images before its actual introduction, the Xbox One S is indeed now smaller in size and comes with a redesigned physique.

xbox-leak

Headlining the updated internals is its support for 4K Ultra HD content, 4K Ultra HD Bluray, and HDR technologies for gaming and video playback. A USB port has also been moved up front for easier access while a new IR blaster is now built into the device. In addition, the new console no longer features a Kinect port and now demands a separate USB adaptor for it.

Photo from The Verge
Photo from The Verge

In terms of form factor, we see a refreshed design for the streamlined controller. It now has textured grips and a Bluetooth functionality for better wireless range controlling either the Xbox or a normal Windows PC.

Additionally, there will be a limited edition model having a 2TB hard drive for $399 and will be available in August. After which, there will be a 500GB variant for $299 and a 1TB version for $349.

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Sony confirms working on porting more PS2 games to PS4

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There recently was a new game released which included PS2 titles that all ran on a PS4 using an emulator. In light of this, Sony also confirms that they are working on bringing more PS2 games to the current console.

ps2-ps4-backwards-compatibility

The topic of backward compatibility regained traction once more as a new PS4 game (Special Edition Star Wars Battlefront) included PSN codes to download additional titles. These include:

Super Star Wars
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Star Wars: Racer Revenge
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

From those, three of which are titles from the classic PS2 console and were reported to be up and running using what they can deduce as an emulator (you can read how they came to this conclusion and more about the picture quality at Eurogamer.net).

On a related note, Techradar shot a question to Sony regarding the existence of the said emulator and received a confirmation from a representative:

“We are working on utilizing PS2 emulation technology to bring PS2 games forward to the current generation. We have nothing further to comment at this point in time.”

This simply means that backward compatibility for the PS4 is officially possible. For now, we’ll just have to wait for the announcement of which games will be ported over — could be a lot considering the vast library of PS2 games released.

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Sony confirms working on porting more PS2 games to PS4

Kevin Bruce Francisco Leave a comment

There recently was a new game released which included PS2 titles that all ran on a PS4 using an emulator. In light of this, Sony also confirms that they are working on bringing more PS2 games to the current console.

ps2-ps4-backwards-compatibility

The topic of backward compatibility regained traction once more as a new PS4 game (Special Edition Star Wars Battlefront) included PSN codes to download additional titles. These include:

Super Star Wars
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Star Wars: Racer Revenge
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

From those, three of which are titles from the classic PS2 console and were reported to be up and running using what they can deduce as an emulator (you can read how they came to this conclusion and more about the picture quality at Eurogamer.net).

On a related note, Techradar shot a question to Sony regarding the existence of the said emulator and received a confirmation from a representative:

“We are working on utilizing PS2 emulation technology to bring PS2 games forward to the current generation. We have nothing further to comment at this point in time.”

This simply means that backward compatibility for the PS4 is officially possible. For now, we’ll just have to wait for the announcement of which games will be ported over — could be a lot considering the vast library of PS2 games released.

{Sources 1, 2}

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