Xbox One Vs. PS4: Sales Disaster? Specs, Graphics Cited As Polls Continue To Show Sony’s Dominance
Sony's Chief Executive of Computer Entertainment, said he was "thrilled" by sales figures that confirmed 5.3m PS4s have been sold globally compared to 3.9m Xbox Ones, and many gamers are citing Microsoft's next-generation console's graphics and specs flaws as potential reasons.
Microsoft Studio manager Mike Ybarra recently tweeted about dropping the price of Xbox One downloads to compete with physical discs, Forbes reports.
"Lot of people asked for better deals on our digital marketplace, so we're testing some...," he tweeted, before announcing a sale on Ryse: Son of Rome for $39.99, Forbes also reports.
Respawn has released a demo of Titanfall on the Xbox One and is allowing gamers to test the servers on its beta version.
Respawn founder Vince Zampella said that the engineering team had requested a bigger server workload after the demo plan was originally to hold a limited test, The Inquirer reports.
Later he added that some data centres might have been nearing capacity, and he worked on dealing with messages from people experiencing issues and reporting bugs, the Inquirer also reports.
But Titanfall Beta isn't the only thing Xbox One fans are talking about.
Microsoft has announced that Nutjitsu and Worms Battleground will be among two of the first indie titles to reach Xbox One as part of its ID@Xbox scheme, GameSpot.com reports, leaving many gamers wondering if it will be the next-generation console's next big hit.
EA Sports will release the official game of the 2014 FIFA World Cup for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on April 15th but there are no PC, Xbox One or PlayStation 4 versions of the game in development, GameSpot.com writes.
When questioned about the lack of Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions, Producer Matthew Prior told GameSpot that due to the international appeal of the game, they expect the vast majority of fans to be playing on current-gen systems, GameSpot.com also writes.
Elder Scrolls Online is slated as one of the Xbox One's most popular games for 2014, TechnoBuffalo.com reports.