Friday, April 28, 2023

Games

Games

Each console has a variety of games. Most games released on the original Xbox are backwards compatible and can be played directly on its successor, Xbox 360. Backward compatibility with Xbox 360 titles was added to Xbox One

Games using the Xbox and Xbox Live brands have also been released for Microsoft WindowsWindows PhoneAndroid, and iOS devices. Xbox games can also be played using the Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming service.

Services

Microsoft has used the razor and blades model to sell the family of Xbox consoles, selling the console at or below the price of its manufacturing costs, while earning revenue from licensing fees it collects from publishers and developers and from its services offered to players.[62]

Xbox network

Main article: Xbox network

Xbox network (formerly known as Xbox Live) is an online service with over 65 million users worldwide (as of July 2019).[63] It comprises an online virtual market, the Xbox Games Store, which allows the purchase and download of games and various forms of multimedia. Online gaming on the Xbox first started on November 15, 2002, worldwide. The service is still active and continues to be played by gamers.

Xbox Games Store

Main article: Xbox Games Store

Xbox Games Store is an online marketplace made for Microsoft's Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles. The marketplace is where you can buy games and movies through digital download.

Xbox SmartGlass

Main article: Xbox SmartGlass

Xbox SmartGlass is a companion application for Xbox 360 available for Windows 8Windows 10Windows PhoneiOSAndroid (version 4.0 and above),[64] and Windows Server 2012. It was announced by Microsoft during E3 2012 and released on October 26, 2012, coinciding with the release of Windows 8.[65] It connects with the Xbox 360 and allows more interactive entertainment, allowing mobile devices to potentially serve as second screens and remote controller. Currently[when?] Windows 8 and Windows RT Tablets and PCs, Windows Phone (7.5 and 8) iOS devices, and Android smartphones (4.x) are compatible with SmartGlass,[66] providing information such as Halo 4 stats and Forza Horizon GPS.[67] Users of Windows Server 2012 can currently download the application from the Windows Store after installing the Windows Desktop Experience feature in the Server Manager.[68]

Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming[69] (codenamed xCloud during development) is the Microsoft's Xbox cloud gaming streaming service.

Content filter

In 2019, Microsoft released a content filtering to stop swearing and toxicity in online gaming. The service enables players to report messages, Gamertags, photos, and any other toxic content on its platform.[70]

Xbox Game Pass

Main article: Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service from Microsoft for use with its Xbox One and Windows 10. The Xbox Game Pass grants users access to a catalog of games from a range of publishers for a single monthly subscription price. The service was launched on June 1, 2017.

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