Microsoft’s Gamescom Showcase Also Included Some Awesome Tech Announcements

Arguably Microsoft’s biggest reveal was a new Windows 10 style Xbox One dashboard to replace the current one. As content is freely available over the air, the company states that there will be no time limits or other constraints imposed on recordings (other than storage capacity), enabling Xbox One owners to build collections of TV shows, movies and sporting events.

New gameplay footage was revealed, highlighting not only a return to what made the original fun, but also the use of “The Cloud” to create a completely destructible city on an epic scale. All future Xbox 360 Games with Gold titles will be compatible with Xbox One.

Microsoft Studios and 343 Industries have released new trailers for Halo 5, the newly announced Halo Wars 2 and the Halo World Championship.

While those who pre-order the Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One can immediately install the newest Halo game, they’ll need to wait until the official release date of October 27, 2015 to play it.

Microsoft has now limited support for first party titles only which cover games that Microsoft is either publishing or developing itself. This means an upgrade to the Xbox interface, and also the ability to start streaming and playing your games across console, TV and your Windows 10 devices (laptops, tablets and phones). This option is all about choice, but even so, it has seemed like a missed opportunity for Microsoft to offer something that matched the Xbox One in branding. Let us know in the comments down below! The push comes as the video game industry grapples with a shift in how people play games – with many of them opting to forgo consoles altogether in favor of more casual smartphone games.

There is only one thing to make certain so far though.

This one snaps to the base of the Xbox One controller and permits you to type serenely while talking with your companions. Chatpad, which is a small keyboard that connects to your controller, allows you to write messages, search for games and apps, alter the volume and enter codes.