A new Xbox controller patent leaks. Is Game Pass in trouble? E3 is cancelled and why there may never be E3 again. Xbox gets some help from the US government against Sony and the PS5.
“11 members of Congress argue Sony is unfairly hurting Xbox in Japan. Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle are pressing the Biden administration to take action on PlayStation-Xbox console competition in Japan. Policymakers raised concerns last week to Biden officials, saying Sony’s business practices in its native Japan are blocking U.S. companies from competing in that country’s gaming market and could be running afoul of U.S.-Japan trade deals.”
From Gamesindustry.biz
“Xbox’s Chris Charla: Game Pass isn’t disruptive. Ahead of our interview with ID@Xbox director Chris Charla, we asked a few independent developers and publishers how they were feeling about Xbox. The responses were largely very positive. The ID@Xbox programme – now celebrating its tenth anniversary – continues to be a success, and teams had nothing but good things to say about how Xbox works with them. But, as you'd expect, there were a few questions and concerns. And every single one of those was about one thing: Game Pass.”
From NME
“Ubisoft joins Nintendo and Xbox in missing E3 2023. Speaking to VGC yesterday (March 27), a Ubisoft spokesperson confirmed that while the company “initially intended to have an official E3 presence,” it will no longer be attending. “We’ve made the subsequent decision to move in a different direction, and will be holding a Ubisoft Forward Live event on 12th June in Los Angeles,” said Ubisoft. “We look forward to sharing more details with our players very soon.” Ubisoft joins the likes of Nintendo and Microsoft in skipping E3. Nintendo stated it would not be attending E3 in February, claiming “since this year’s E3 show didn’t fit into our plans, we have made the decision not to participate”.
From Game Rant
“New Xbox Controller That Can Store Loadouts Could Be in the Works. Turtle Beach could be working on a new Xbox controller that can save custom control layouts and connect to social media, at least according to a recently filed patent. Xbox’s controllers have certainly evolved over the console generations, with the bulky and cumbersome “Duke” gamepads of the original Xbox giving way to the sleeker Xbox Series X controllers that come with wireless support and a host of features that let players record and share their greatest gaming moments on social media. The most recent iteration of the Xbox controller is the Elite Series 2 for Xbox Series X/S, which was launched last September and builds on the standard gamepad’s design with interchangeable thumbsticks, a swappable D-Pad, and even a pair of side triggers along the back of the handles that can be programmed any way the player sees fit. However, there is always room for improvement, and there is word that Turtle Beach has a new, more enhanced Xbox controller in the works.”
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