Microsoft's UK studio Rare originally made prototype button controllers for Kinect, as it struggled with the early concept of peripheral-free motion control. According to Nick Burton, development ...

When Microsoft decided they wanted to get into the game console market, they were faced with a problem. Everyone knew them as a company that developed computer software, and there was a concern that ...

The prototype development kit for the original Xbox looks like an old desktop PC from the 1990s, which makes sense for Microsoft because the company is also the creator of Windows. Original Xbox ...

One of the creators of the original Xbox has given fans a look at an early prototype of the original Xbox console. When the Xbox first launched back in 2001, its design was greatly unique. With a ...

Update 10/26: As tweeted by Tom Warren, Xbox head Phil Spencer spoke at WSJ Live today about a number of topics, including Project Keystone. "Keystone was something that we were incubating internally, ...