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Famitsu this week has new details on Final Fantasy XV. The details ranges from staff information to expanded character descriptions to random development tidbits from a lengthy interview with director Tetsuya Nomura. Get all the details below. Staff Director and Character Designer: Tetsuya Nomura Co-Director: Hajime Tabata Total Visual Director: Takeshi Nozue Composer: Yoko Shimomura [...]

We had a chance to speak with Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten this evening, following the company's DRM policy changes on Xbox One, and figured if we're already talking about changes, how about that the $499 price? "We really believe deeply in the value that we're delivering. Not just for the first day of launch, which we think is going to be amazing, with amazing games and entertainment experiences, but what this architecture can deliver over the long term." said Whitten. "We feel good about our price." What about changing the price by removing the Kinect? "We still absolutely believe in Kinect. It's a core part of the architecture. Frankly, it's really critical that you build it as something that's always there, always part of the platform. So that game creators, experience creators can know they can rely on it. And you, the user, that there's always a consistent experience. That it's not just an accessory." Consumers aren't the only ones happy with today's changes. Both GameStop and rental service GameFly have applauded Microsoft for today's Xbox One policy shift.Xbox One sticking with $499 price, Kinect still 'core part' of experience originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Though Microsoft has changed its stance on the digital rights management-based requirements for the Xbox One, the company remains committed to cloud computing. "Our vision around Xbox One and what you can do because of the power of both the architecture of the console, and also the cloud and the Xbox Live service, remains unchanged," Xbox Chief Product Officer Marc Whitten told Joystiq. When asked why Microsoft would not simply offer an offline mode akin to the one featured on Steam, Whitten said "that's absolutely" what Microsoft is doing. Whitten listed a host of examples of how cloud computing still exists as part of the Xbox One plan, noting players will "see great games like Titanfall take advantage of the cloud processing power" as well as have the ability to get games from the online marketplace and use them on any console. "We're going to continue to really invest in how those experiences work," Whitten added. During E3 2013, Fairfax "Mackey" McCandlish, lead designer on the always-online Titanfall, told Joystiq that cloud computing on the Xbox One allows Respawn to "spin off dedicated servers" whenever it wants. "Instead of having everything prepared ahead of time, or misallocate different areas, or have some places be too slow or too much, we can just say 'cloud, find us the right number of computers,'" he added.Microsoft's cloud computing 'vision' for Xbox One remains unchanged originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Gamestop is pleased with Microsoft's announcement that the Xbox One will allow games to be traded in as usual, a spokesperson tells Joystiq. On June 6, Microsoft announced a system for Xbox One that would allow games to be shared only once, and only to someone the player has known for more than 30 days on Xbox Live. Under this system, retailers would have to sign up with Microsoft to resell Xbox One games. Today, Microsoft reversed this decision. "Gamestop welcomes today's announcement from Microsoft about changes in functionality for its next-generation console, the Xbox One," Gamestop says. "This is great news for gamers and we applaud Microsoft for understanding consumers and the importance of the pre-owned market." Gamestop makes the majority of its profit from used game sales, and following reports that the Xbox One wouldn't support used games, GameStop's stock fell 5 percent. Currently, Gamestop's stock is up 2.5 points in after-hours trading, almost 6 percent.Gamestop: 'We applaud Microsoft' for reversing Xbox One used-game rules originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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