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One major advantage of Xbox is that it’s seamlessly integrated with the company’s subscription service, Game Pass, which offers a rotating catalog of games — think Netflix, for gaming.
Most of these are devices that must be connected to a game console or gaming PC, [12] but some are standalone game consoles, such as the Quest 2 released by Meta Platforms. [ 13 ] Dedicated consoles are a subset of game consoles that are only able to play built-in games.
The duration from the eighth generation until the start of the ninth was one of the longest in history, having started in 2012 with the release of Nintendo's Wii U.Past generations typically had five-year windows as a result of Moore's law, [9] but Microsoft and Sony instead launched mid-console redesigns, the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro. [10]
Digital distribution of video games is becoming increasingly common, with major publishers and retailers paying more attention to digital sales, including Steam, PlayStation Store, Amazon.com, GAME, GameStop, Xbox Live Marketplace, and others. It is particularly popular for PC games.
All Xbox Live enabled games on Windows 10 are made available on the Windows Store. In order to be released on Windows 10 as an Xbox Live enabled game, the developer needs to be a member of ID@Xbox. Xbox Live enabled titles will be identifiable in the marketplace by a green banner running across the top of the game page icon that reads "Xbox Live".
The PlayStation 2 was the best-selling system of the sixth generation, selling over 160 million units, also making it the best-selling console of all time.. The PlayStation 2 [6] [7] [8] achieved sales dominance in this generation, becoming the best-selling console in history, [9] with over 160 million units sold as of November 2024. [10]
Microsoft Gaming releases video games on multiple platforms annually, including Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. The list does not retroactively include video games that were previously produced prior to being acquired by Microsoft.
The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are the fourth generation of consoles in the Xbox series. Released on November 10, 2020, the higher-end Xbox Series X and lower-end Xbox Series S are part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, which also includes Sony's PlayStation 5, released the same month. [4] Both superseded the Xbox One.