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Microsoft's Azure Centres Open In Australia Next Week, Local Servers Inbound

One of the major advantages Microsoft has been shouting about with regards to the Xbox One platform was it’s ability to send certain computational processes to the cloud. It’s a claim that some have ridiculed, but games like Forza in particular benefited.

Microsoft’s Azure Centres are largely for use with big business, but they’re also used to host games on the Xbox One platform. One of the main reasons Titanfall had poor online performance here in Australia (before EA and Respawn created their own local servers) was the fact that Australia’s Azure Servers weren’t open locally.

But next week that’s all set to change as Microsoft finally opens its Azure Centres in Sydney and Melbourne. Local partners have been testing the centres for the last month or so, but now they’re going public, meaning that future Xbox One games with online multiplayer — I’m looking at you Halo: Master Chief Collection — will be able to use local servers to host games.

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KiwiViper853906d ago

Wicked, those data centres look a whole lot closer to New Zealand than the one in Singapore. Hope we see an improvement too.

Foehammer3906d ago

Now Australia will revel in the magnificent power of THE CLOUD.

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Ace Combat Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Promise to "Take Flight Once Again" and More

The Ace Combat series celebrates its 30th anniversary, and Bandai Namco revealed interesting initiatives, on top of a poignant message.

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simulationdaily.com
darthv7210h ago

That controller looks like a cheap knockoff... it should have been a proper DS5 design.

darthv729h ago

...the VR aspect in 7 IS the redeeming quality.

Abriael8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

what a dumb take.

Ace Combat 7 is one of the best games of the past generation. It doesn't need VR gimmicks to "redeem" it.

TheColbertinator50m ago

I have enjoyed nearly every single Ace Combat to death (except that helicopter shooting one) and have never needed VR once to enjoy it greatly

CrimsonWing699h ago

Look, I’m a simple man. I see Ace Combat and say, “Yes!”

Abnor_Mal9h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Can we get a new Ace Combat, with full vr and not just three or four levels, for PS5 and PSVR2
Also if we could get a remake of my all time favorite, Ace Combat5: The Unsung War, again with full vr for every mission with DualSense and flight stick haptics.

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Fortnite just made the Battle Royale mode more difficult

Getting a victory in Fortnite Battle Royale is more more challenging after the recent change.

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Dying Light Retouched vs Enhanced Ed Comparison Shows Notable Improvement In Textures & Lighting

The Retouched update for Dying Light that improves graphical features has been released; here's how it compares with the Enhanced Edition.

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