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Brad Sams
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Brad Sams has more than a decade of writing and publishing experience under his belt including helping to establish new and seasoned publications From breaking news about upcoming Microsoft products to telling the story of how a billion dollar brand was birthed in his book, Beneath a Surface, Brad is a well-rounded journalist who has established himself as a trusted name in the industry.
A Week for Xbox (and then ARM)
On this edition of the Sams Report, Xbox has an event, Windows has a big week soon, and the not-so-good deal for Microsoft.
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The New Xbox Features
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Xbox is releasing an update that will bring new features to your console and Phil Spencer nearly confirms the handheld...and why more games are headed to the PlayStation. IGN interview with Phil - czcams.com/video/hbYl4_y7N14/video.html
Xbox Unveils Two New Consoles (and a bunch of games)
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Xbox has pulled back the curtains on two new flavors of Xbox consoles, the Series X now has two flavors and the Series S now ships in Robot White, with more storage but the carbon version is going away. With new price points, more options and a BUNCH of new games coming this holiday seasons, will it be enough to propel Game Pass growth?
The Questions will be Answered
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On this edition of the Sams Report, the technicals will not get in the way of the questions that need to be answered.
The Billon Dollar Xbox Gamble
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Xbox is going to make the next version of Call of Duty available day 1 for Game Pass subscribers...which is a huge gamble, until you breakdown the numbers.
Microsoft Unveils What's Next
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On this edition of the Sams Report, Microsoft shows us what is next at Build, Xbox has a wild advertising campaign, and the PC has a new category. Chapters: Intro: 00:00-00:35 Tech News: 00:35-15:00 Gaming News: 15:00-20:25 Questions: 20:25-27:31 Outro: 27:31-27:43
Copilot is Coming to Xbox (First Look!)
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Xbox is bringing AI to gaming and we have our very first official look at how Microsoft will be bringing AI/Copilot to Xbox.
A Console Problem
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On this edition of the Sams Report, ARM will go big next week, Xbox announces several big things, and Sony has a big 4 too. Chapters: Intro: 00:00-00:44 Tech News: 00:44-2:55 Gaming News: 2:55-9:30 Questions: 9:30-19:28 Outro: 19:28-19:44
Xbox Mobile Store: How it Could Make Sense
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Xbox is building a mobile store and the announcement was anything but simple. Digging into the details about how the company plans to launch the Xbox mobile store, the path ahead, how it could fail and the one thing they could do...to make it be a success.
Starting Xbox Mobile
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On this edition of the Sams Report, Xbox will go mobile in July, the Start menu gets new features, and the worst launched controller, ever. Check out Start11 v2! - www.stardock.com/products/start11/ Xbox strategy video mentioned in the podcast - czcams.com/video/tSeBFSNJF5g/video.html Chapters: Intro: 00:00-00:41 Tech News: 00:41-5:01 Gaming News: 5:01-10:35 Questions: 10:35-20:48 Outro: 20:48-...
Explaining Xbox (What is going on?)
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Xbox is at the start of a new era, one where the credit card has been put away and hard decisions are being made - diving into the details of why Xbox is making these decisions and if they even make sense. Chapters: Background: 00:00-5:09 Xbox Phase 2: 5:09-13:26 The Big Problem: 13:26-17:37 What About This: 17:37-20:16 More Cuts: 20:16-22:22 The BIG Question: 22:22-23:17
A Curious Xbox Option
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On this edition of the Sams Report, Xbox has a mysterious new feature, Xbox has a survey, and Windows kills your VPN, again. Sins II - store.steampowered.com/app/1575940/Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire_II/ Intro: 00:00-00:45 Tech News: 00:45-7:10 Gaming News: 7:10-12:28 Questions: 12:28-17:41 Outro: 17:41-17:57
The Big Xbox Event is Coming
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Xbox has announced its next major event and it's going to be packed full of games and maybe a few surprises too. Get all the details about what to expect, new info about the deep dive event following the showcase called Direct and a lot more.
The Important Microsoft Numbers
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On this edition of the Sams Report, its earnings week, Xbox cancels an event, and limited-edition hardware is coming soon.
Are these Xbox Numbers Good or Bad?
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Microsoft has released the official sales figures for Q1 of the calendar year and Xbox had a very interesting quarter. And depending on how you look at the numbers, it was either exceptional or downright discouraging.
Xbox Details: Hardware, Exclusives, and the Next Steps
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Xbox Details: Hardware, Exclusives, and the Next Steps
handheld? - serious? ugh no... are you kidding me? fix your branding first.. my goodness X-Box is a shell of itself since the 360 days..
It's a smart strategy once you have exhausted the sales and interest on Xbox/PC, why not put it on other platforms at that point.
if i buy the pc pass will i have access to black ops 6 multiplayer?
The saving wireless networks is perfect for me when my internet drops out and I want to connect to my phone or I want to connect my Xbox up to Wi-Fi instead of wired
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They can keep their SpywareOS. I fired Microsoft. Plenty of other options.
Man I am going to be real with you all I can,t play metal gear rising revengeance it so slow on my xbox one x not a lie I cut a truck 5 time and it dorp to 30 fps
Looking to Upgrade my Surf Pro 8 this Holiday Season.
Love Xbox 💚🙋🏼♀️
Could Xbox go for a hybrid system, X86/ARM?
I disagree with the idea of delaying first party Xbox games to PlayStation. No one cares about it except for fanboys and fanboy centric CZcams channels. Sea of thieves and grounded hit the top of the charts and they’re old games, just drop everything the same day. It changes nothing for an Xbox user.
I saw Major Nelson on Twitter saying : “Multiple WiFi network support is something I requested (checks notes) 7years ago. Great to finally see it” There are absolute use cases for it.
It isn’t just the initial cost of the port. They still have to support the game with patches and updates once it hits another platform.
Your wrong about xbox killing physical media pc was first place to start the trend off.
Xbox should announce an arm base HH w/ Xbox UX and it's backwards compatible w/ Xbox/360/one/series games. And announce a gpu box for docking the HH for better performance for 2026🔥🔥🔥🔥
If every game goes to PlayStation for example then there won’t be much point buying an Xbox in the future.
Bradley the only one going all digital is xbo because they need to make every penny of that 80 billion back lol. Sony is building a facility in s. America specifically for the manufacturing of physical games. Smh nobody is following Xbox. Nobody cares about it only in the us and that is dwindling
They are not making a handheld lol. Ms stays keeping you xbots chasing a carrot on a string. Cut your losses fools. They are a 3rd party publisher.
I can't be the only one but I definitely travel with my series X. Its not that heavy and travels well. Also the only people that care that games can be played more places are the childish fanboys who don't matter. They are the minority. Options are a good thing for consumers. Play what you want, where you want and leave everyone else alone.
6:12 I laughed way too hard at this take. So I found out in GroupMe massive recent overhaul, it's one on one calling is powered by teams. I really don't know why Microsoft just doesn't merge Skype, Teams, and GroupMe into one full featured all in one communication application. You don't have to get rid of the separate branding but something as simple as having the accounts talk to each other. On Xbox, Game Pass is probably one of my least reasons. Current best for me is Xbox Playanywhere. Being able to buy once on Xbox and play on PC with cross progression. I mean hey it's allowed windows gaming handhelds like Legion Go to feel like a portable Xbox already. Also shout out to free cloud saves and Xbox backwards compatiblity (make me happy with an ABK back compact drop BTW).
Is it possible next xbox console is standard AMD with NPU for AI stuff and the Handheld is ARM based?
The graphic still shows the old Series X along side the new ones, so I wouldn't make that claim just yet.
I think Xbox can just do the attachment drive the way Sony does it, which is cheaper and better. As for which route, ARM for sure. AMD doesn't need to do the ARM stuff, Xbox can with an AMD Custom GPU that's integrated with a special A.I chip. Owning the design could also help them long term with costs, basically pulling an Apple with this.
A detectable disc drive makes the most sense and is probably the best we'll get moving forward. It's surprised me Microsoft still hasn't developed their own dedicated in house chip. I mean there will always be OEMs and competition on windows, but so much of Microsofts wows have been reliant in chip performance they can't control. Like Intel has hurt performance of their surface line for so long. It's great to see them shift to Qualcomm... but why have this issue at all? Let OEMs deal with third party chips while making your own in house to set the standard and have consistent performance (even if it's not the best).
When did they ever say they were discontinuing older Xbox models
Yeah my understanding is that the older models are still being made.
Google paid Apple to used them...Open AI not paying is a win.
Xbox should put 5G in the handheld
To my recall, wishing a BiG happy Friday friends is never delayed 🎉
I never saw value in recall.
the problem is people don't mind their own business if you own an Xbox wtf do you care what happens over on Playstation mind your own business... having the ability to comment on these things doesn't give you the right to act like a vagina
I am not a game developer,so like you, I don’t know what it takes to port an Xbox game to PlayStation. What I do know is it doesn’t seem to be a trivial matter, since several developers have stated that they need to work on the PC and PS version, before working on the Xbox version. PC is much closer to Xbox, but somehow they can’t be bother to delay it…if it was just easy money, why pass it up…especially if PS isn’t compensating them.
Development for PC is not closer to Xbox 😂. Where do you Xbots get your information? Microsoft made another incredibly stupid decision by making the Xbox Series S and X at the same time and demanding parity between both consoles when games are released. The Xbox Series S is the Achilles Heel of the gaming industry and a low powered console with a RAM bottleneck. This means that developers have to make concessions to bring games over to the Xbox platform. This takes additional time and may not be worth it for some development teams.
A single good week after more than a decade of failure. You earned it, Xbox. 🙄
Mf could get a raise and complain about it
No sure about the failure part
ChatGPT is so overrated.
Recall has been recalled until further notice.
XBOX ON TOP🟢🟢🔥🔥
Finished recording this 5 minutes before Microsoft delayed the release of Recall 🤪
that's the way the cookie crumbles
The difference between 3 & 10 is.. 7. 😉😁
Dude, you are one of the biggest ponies who Hyde behind the xbox brand on youtube 😂 Brad you not fooling a wise man. I'm not one off your fake xbox fans who are all ponies 😂
So you saying if I pay money for xbox hardware, I have to pay more for the subscription and get less benefits than PC so that I can pay off the xbox hardware that they sold at a loss? As someone who bought their xbox hardware on the used market, that price difference makes no sense.
I know it's not for everyone, but I will buy physical for as long as it's an option.
Should I still buy the black series s now that they are discontinuing it?
I travel a lot, my Xbox Series x is always with me!
I don't want discless system with the 2TB storage
Um so if PS5 is a marked bump in graphics and performance I may switch over playing there full time. We're not comparing xbox to xbox we're comparing xbox to thier competitors sony and Nintendo.
Question: Why is it a negative thing if moving forward people are going to questioning whenever or not a XBoX game is going to other platforms? Thats actually a good thing. Did you realize people simply cant stop taking about XBoX these days, especially on PS centric channels? It is actually PS who cornered theirselves to a corner, locked to a plastic box and only now, in 2024, making movements to reach new audiences while XBoX is already taken the entire room.. Consoles are a niche market, its no longer the driving force in gaming anymore. People at XBoX noticed this years ago and have been working for years to make XBoX something bigger than a console, working on partnerships (NVidia, Samsung, Steam, etc..) and distribution, owning some of the biggest publishers and IPs now... Just look at this showcase, the XBoX showcase might as well become the new E3. EVERYONE will be watching and every publisher wants to be there and/or Game Pass. Players dont wanna be locked to a the niche/restricted ecosystem behind a plastic box anymore, I gain absolutely nothing that way, I would rather play in a ecosystem thats literally everywhere.
My friends can gth... Oh who am I kidding I play because I have no friends
Hope they finally use hall effects on their garbage controller. I have 8 xbox controller in my room, all have potentiameter problem.
Just like the saying goes, "It's the economy, stupid", the saying Xbox is still struggling with is "It's the games, stupid". While it is true most people buy consoles based on where their friends play, I know a lot of people, myself included, who are older and buy/bought a console based on the game(s) alone. I bought a PS5 slim last Christmas, for Gran Turismo 7, because MS fumbled the ball so badly with Forza Motorsport. I may be an outlier, but I know a lot of others who did the same. So, it's not just friends, but the games. More importantly, it's the quality of games Xbox is still lacking. All of the announcements at the Xbox Showcase looked promising, but until we play them, Xbox's mindshare for quality AAA games is still in doubt compared to Nintendo, and Sony.
Phil Spencer and Xbox have said all the way back in the Bethesda round table that games with a history on another platform will be considered on a case by case basis, that is what’s happening now, nothing new at all, and nobody should be surprised that the new Doom game is going to PlayStation. I would also expect that this is true for ES6. What do I loose as an Xbox first player, nothing. I will continue to buy future Xbox console as I enjoy their hardware and platform more than PlayStation.
The argument comes down to if Xbox is desperate for money and sales numbers then why are they still making any game exclusive? Why are they signing 3rd party timed exclusive deals? Give up on all your exclusives, sell them on PS make a boatload of cash up front amd realize your console is dead. My guess is the series consoles (S and X) are the last full sized consoles Xbox will do, they will continue to release all their IPs onto PS slowly to the point their is nothing on Xbox you cant play on PS while nothing major from PS will be on Xbox and ar that point they will release the handheld that has access to gamepass to try and entice those PS owners to buy a cheaper portable console.
I agree, handheld would be all digital, I hope they add cartridge compatibility with current xbox seagate ssd external card, it would be cool to be able to swap in and out of the console and handheld
If I didn’t already have a series x then paying an extra $100 more than the base series x for a cooler looking case and an extra TB would be worth it.
🤔🎮 PS5 Pro $700?? Xbox Series X with 2TB of storage $600 with Game pass Lol
As a “diehard” Xbox fan, I “should” be upset that Xbox exclusives are headed to PS, but I’m not. I think this is the future of the industry, no more console exclusives, and Microsoft is just ahead of the game.