{"id":13429,"date":"2024-02-21T23:37:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T22:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/pushing-buttons-the-end-of-the-toxic-console-war-between-xbox-and-playstation\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T23:37:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T22:37:16","slug":"pushing-buttons-the-end-of-the-toxic-console-war-between-xbox-and-playstation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/pushing-buttons-the-end-of-the-toxic-console-war-between-xbox-and-playstation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: The end of the toxic \u2018console war\u2019 between Xbox and PlayStation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Xbox\u2019s \u2018big announcement\u2019 is an opportunity to call an end to manufactured rivalries<\/p>\n

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Microsoft\u2019s big Xbox announcement last week turned out to be something of an anticlimax: just four games, none of them particularly earth-shattering, are making their way to PlayStation or Nintendo Switch in the near future. (Annoyingly, Microsoft\u2019s executives refused to name them, but it was later reported by Famitsu and the Verge that the games in question are Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush, which lines up with what I\u2019ve heard from other sources.)<\/p>\n

Microsoft is neither exiting the console market nor taking all its games multiplatform, as whipped-up rumour mongers had wildly speculated. And the (excellent value) Xbox Game Pass subscription service is remaining exclusive to Xbox and PC.<\/p>\n

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\nIn this week\u2019s newsletter: Xbox\u2019s \u2018big announcement\u2019 is an opportunity to call an end to manufactured rivalries
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\nMicrosoft\u2019s big Xbox announcement last week turned out to be something of an anticlimax: just four games, none of them particularly earth-shattering, are making their way to PlayStation or Nintendo Switch in the near future. (Annoyingly, Microsoft\u2019s executives refused to name them, but it was later reported by Famitsu and the Verge that the games in question are Sea of Thieves, Grounded, Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush, which lines up with what I\u2019ve heard from other sources.)
\nMicrosoft is neither exiting the console market nor taking all its games multiplatform, as whipped-up rumour mongers had wildly speculated. And the (excellent value) Xbox Game Pass subscription service is remaining exclusive to Xbox and PC. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: Xbox\u2019s \u2018big announcement\u2019 is an opportunity to call an end to manufactured rivalries \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Microsoft\u2019s big Xbox announcement last week turned out to be something of an anticlimax: just four games, none of them particularly earth-shattering, are making their way …<\/p>\n

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