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16 ways to play: SmartGlass support for Xbox One doubles the controller cap

With the new Xbox this November, Microsoft's bringing a new iteration of SmartGlass to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. And with said new iteration comes promised SmartGlass ubiquity. Microsoft GM and SmartGlass team lead Ron Pessner told Engadget as much in an interview this week on all things SmartGlass for Xbox One. You'll need to download a new (still free) SmartGlass app to your Smart device of choice come launch day (the new app won't function with Xbox 360, just the One).

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PunisherRevenge4314d ago

Wow....this is gonna be an excellent feature for the X1.

joeorc4314d ago

its stupid you are getting disagree's for this, i mean think of spark with every one player being able to use their tablet to move control and play against each other in a dble blind type of gaming, like many board games like for example:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

this is like perfect for that kind of set up.

PunisherRevenge4313d ago

@joeorc...I don't get it ether it's just way too many Xbox haters on this site.

FrigidDARKNESS4314d ago

Yelp. I posted this info a week ago that the x1 can power 16 smartglass unit simultaneous.

Bundi4313d ago

I actually remember your comment and thought of it the moment I read the headline. Gave me a chuckle.

G ahead and predict another outlandish feature and watch it materilze! Cloud power can enable time travel? Xbox has extra 3gig DDR Ram hidden in controller? Speak dammit speak!! What is in our future?!

joeorc4314d ago (Edited 4314d ago )

This really is a fantastic feature, look out though, lots of Nintendo fans are on the war path about How Microsoft and Sony are just copying "the created WiiU 2nd Screen Gaming "innovation" that Only Nintendo innovates, and that both Microsoft and Sony are just copying Nintendo's lead.

Never Mind that Microsoft showed this off working with windows CE many years ago. with the PC for wireless net work gaming on handhelds connected wireless to the PC over a network.

IcicleTrepan4314d ago

Think of 1v100 with this for entire family :)

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"Leaked and Vanished" A New The First Descendant Season 3 Trailer Briefly Breaks Cover

A new Season 3 trailer has accidentally been leaked and removed, but The First Descendant fans have managed to share it with the community.

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Ten Years Later - Still Going Strong: Dying Light: Retouched Update Releasing June 26

Hey Survivors! Tymon here, your favorite Dying Light Franchise Director.

It's been an absolutely wild month here at Techland! We're in the thick of what I'm calling the "Summer of Dying Light," delivering updates and big news across all three Dying Light games. Just a few weeks ago, we dropped the first gameplay for Dying Light: The Beast, revealed its release date, and kicked off pre-orders (if you haven't seen it, check out my last dev blog). I'm incredibly proud of what we're building with The Beast - it’s the culmination of more than 10 years of experience in open-world survival horror!

But here's the thing: we never forget where we came from. That's why, this week, we're not just looking forward - we're rolling out significant updates for both the original Dying Light and Dying Light 2: Stay Human. We promised to support our games for a long time, and we're committed to continuing that support, right through and beyond the launch of Dying Light: The Beast.

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Square Enix is “aware” of Final Fantasy XIV player numbers dropping

Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu discusses the dropping player count of Final Fantasy XIV and the numerous projects of YoshiP.

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jznrpg1d ago

It’s really old now. All great MMOs decline.

PRIMORDUS15h ago

Also who wants to keep paying a monthly fee every month, there are other options like Guild Wars 2 😁with no monthly fee and while not that many people overall compared to FF XIV, it did increase to about 21 mil now.

Sephiroushin5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

I prefer to pay since i do not like guild wars and it keep kids away, but FF14 decreased on quality since they started to make it "more accessible", tried throne and liberty and while it was okay it has so many issues, same for dune awakening... Its time to start making a new FF MMO

kaewcha73416h ago

Looks like Square Enix is self-aware but still stuck in place, they see the player drop and apologize for the bugs, but nothing really changes. Shame, FFXIV used to be the gold standard

Servbot4115h ago

My entire free company has stopped playing. The writing has consistently gotten worse and the content is sparse and lacking; unless you are a hardcore player there's very little for you to do. They are over-catering to the people who will grind three+ times a week on a single fight for multiple months when the playerbase by large doesn't want that sort of content. Square needs to dedicate more resources to the game instead of wasting them on mobile and other live service slop.

Miraak82 9h ago

The biggest factor for me is the way they butchered job design over the years , the casualization and over simplification really hurt a good chunk of enjoyment I used to have . Jobs lost any form of complexity and just became " press glowing button" DDR style for fighting where the gameplay loop is a about the 2 minute burst window . They removed most DoTS, timer mechanics , cast times, pets, RNG ect and all around homogenized everything . When you try and can cater to everyone ... you cater to no one .