Xbox One Chatpad Announced

Microsoft revealed that they will be a releasing a redesigned dashboard on the Xbox One’s in November which will bring Windows 10 to the console. It consists of a 1TB Xbox One unit that is custom-designed, with a black and silver two-tone color complete with accents, blue highlights, lights, and even in-games sounds-hear the Plasma Grenade charging sound when the console boots, and many more. This means that games like Fallout 3, Far Cry 3, Rainbow 6: Vegas, and more will be backwards compatible.

So there’s plenty going on in the Xbox camp, with lots to look forward to in the coming months, especially as Windows 10 is now out and we can start to see exactly how the OS and the Xbox One will complement one another.

Speaking back in June at E3, Microsoft’s Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, said: “Our goal is to deliver the largest games catalog ever on Xbox, and Xbox backwards compatibility allows us to do just that”.

Add, review and edit your scheduled recordings from your Windows 10, iOS or Android PC, tablet or phone while you are away from home easily.

A new way to chat. “Microsoft is privileged to be working with Seagate as our trusted partner for this important designed for Xbox peripheral”. The Chatpad plugs into the bottom of the Xbox One controller.

So for those at the Xbox 360 platform who are part of the Xbox 360 Preview Program, Major Nelson published a step-by-step guide to enable your Xbox 360 to display the new beta feature.

Software galore. Microsoft discussed three exclusives coming in 2016, including Quantum Break, a game with an in-game TV show, set to launch on April 5, and Crackdown 3.

Xbox also announced the Red vs. Blue tournament, the Halo World Championship, which will offer $1 million in prize money to its best players. The console will be shipped out to the stores on October 20th, a week before the launch of Halo 5.