Microsoft’s Xbox Gamescom press briefing will be streamed live

“I’ve seen a lot of people wondering about the quality of the streaming, maybe thinking about whether it’s worth upgrading to Windows 10″.

Adding keyboard and mouse support is yet another indication of the deeper integration between the console and Windows 10 OS the company is aiming at.

How long before the Xbox is just a specialized type of home computer? That’s because third-party studios struggled out of the gate to optimize for the Xbox One’s architecture, running into performance snafus that forced them to make visual compromises.

Named after the AI companion in the Halo series, Cortana is Microsoft’s answer to Siri – and she’s heading to the Xbox One dashboard. The keyboard, trackpad, and no screen controls won’t work.

Development of “Quantum Break” began in 2013 and while there have been numerous gameplay trailers released as the game nears its release date, IGN reported that more details will be coming during Gamescom 2015. Essentially, the Redmond giant wants to gradually transform its Xbox One console into a PC. Windows 10 streaming, for now, is also a one-way affair.

One of the planned events for the gamescom 2015 is meant for fans who have no chance of attending the trade fair in Cologne, Germany. But we’re going to take this with a pinch of salt until the technology is closer to market.

It isn’t immediately clear exactly what apps will be launching on Xbox One, but Microsoft tells us that it is conceivable that the Xbox One could run the sorts of boring Office apps usually confined to PCs using the system.

The integration is working the other way too.

Microsoft have given a further update on the situation surrounding the Xbox Live service via the support team. That is right. You will soon be able to enjoy all your favorite Xbox One titles away from your TV.

The image had games like Ryse: Son of Rome for Xbox One and Fallout: New Vegas for Xbox 360 in the names of games that would go free for the next month.

Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Will Tuttle posted the information on the official Xbox website, where he promised to cover everything that will happen during the Xbox exhibit at the biggest consumer gaming convention in the world. “We appreciate it”, Microsoft said in their statement via GameZone.