The United Kingdom must comply with the age verification request for Xbox, Microsoft recently announced. The measure seeks to protect gamers, particularly younger ones.

The announcement has put countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Colombia on alert, considering that the measure could affect local gamers.

As the technology company stated, “the verification affects accounts declared as 18 years of age or older and will be required to continue using social features such as voice chat, messages, or game invites without limitations.” For its part, Xbox confirmed in an official statement that the decision has no impact on “games, history, or previous purchases, but those who do not verify their age will see their social use restricted to friends only starting in 2026.”

In the document, Xbox clarifies that the measure “seeks to comply with the UK Online Safety Act, a law that requires mechanisms to protect minors on digital platforms. Verification will be mandatory starting in early 2026, although users can already complete it voluntarily now to avoid future restrictions.”

Among the options for completing age verification, the platform offers several secure options: through an official ID, a bank card, a mobile operator card, or facial recognition. They assure us that this process is encrypted, and the information is not stored or used for other purposes.

Regarding security, Microsoft maintains its recommendation that parents create child or youth accounts from the beginning, given that they “do not require additional verification and can be easily managed from the Xbox Family Settings app.”

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Microsoft announced the removal of the avatar editor for Xbox as of January 9, 2025. The lack of interest in users led to the decision.

The technology company bet on customization with an advanced design at the time. But it was not successful, and now the time for the definitive closure is approaching.

Microsoft has indicated that they will make the corresponding refunds to users who have recently purchased the avatar editor.

These refunds “will be automatically applied to all items purchased between November 1, 2023, and January 9, 2025, ensuring that players do not lose their investment in customization.”

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The main international video game fair, E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), says goodbye to the stages definitively with this message: “After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye. Thanks for the memories”.

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— E3 (@E3) December 12, 2023

Created in 1995, E3 has been the scene of hundreds of meetings for brands as recognized in the market as PlayStation, Nintendo, Sega, Xbox, in addition to having been the channel for the dissemination of announcements such as the trailers for Metal Gear Solid 2, Half Life 2, GTA, among others.

Among the factors that have led to the definitive closure of the fair are the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, “the ability to disseminate information through various channels and the withdrawal of companies such as Nintendo or PlayStation,” according to Stanley Pierre. -Louis, president and CEO of the organizer, Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

The 2020, 2022 and 2023 E3 editions were cancelled. In addition, companies like Nintendo left the fair to organize their own events, which has been emulated by other participants who remained from the beginning.

The passion of video game lovers remained, but participation was declining due to various related factors, particularly due to measures to prevent Covid-19 infections.

The CEO of ESA concludes his farewell message in this way: “We know that the entire industry, both players and creators, is very passionate about E3. We share that passion. “We know it’s hard to say goodbye to such a beloved event, but it’s the right thing to do, given the new opportunities our industry has to reach fans and partners.”

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Xbox will block the use of unofficial accessories, that is, those that are not manufactured by Microsoft itself or by another hardware partner of the console that has a license for it.

The company explains on its support page that these accessories “can affect the gaming experience on Xbox consoles” and that to determine if it is an official accessory, you should check if it includes the brand logo between the triggers and register it beforehand. of its use.

With this, he comments that the brand’s accessories are designed to be easily paired between the platform, PC and mobile devices. Likewise, it insists that with them, you can access the Xbox Accessories application, as well as features such as button remapping, firmware updates and saving multiple profiles.

The company has now reported that it has begun to implement a notification that is displayed when users connect an unauthorized device to the console, which will receive the error code 0x82d60002.

Once they have been notified in this way, players will have “two weeks to use the accessory, after which its use with the console will be blocked,” as clarified in a new note on the Support page.

With this, he has indicated that after those days, users will receive a new error code, 0x82d60003. Thereafter, Xbox recommends that those affected contact the store or manufacturer of said accessory to return it.

Xbox has clarified that third-party Xbox controllers that are part of hardware manufacturers listed as ‘Designed for Xbox’ will not be affected by this change.

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The president of Activision, Rob Kostich, assured that the future plans for the video game developer are based on continuing the development of the Call of Duty franchise, with new content in the saga planned until 2027.

The company is preparing the launch of the new installment of its popular video game saga Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III, which will arrive on November 10 on PlayStation and Xbox consoles and PC, coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the franchise.

In this sense, after the launch of this new title, Activision intends to continue focusing its efforts on the development of new Call of Duty installments in the long term, with games planned until 2027, as announced by the president. of the company, Rob Kostich, in an interview with GamesBeat.

Currently, Activision has three main studios exclusively responsible for developing the Call of Duty saga, which receive support from other secondary studios. Altogether, Kostich has detailed that around 3,000 developers are working for the entire saga.

This is because, according to Kostich, the games “have changed a lot” and now “are much more difficult to make“, because they require more manpower and more resources to achieve the final results that are offered today in these games. first-person shooter.

Likewise, the manager recalled that “things changed” with the Warzone deliveries, because these require more work for the internal teams and, therefore, more resources, having to deal with the seasons and seasonal content of the video game,” in addition to premium games.

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The Game Pass video game subscription service surpassed the record of 120 million monthly active users, despite the results of Microsoft’s fiscal second quarter, which ended in December 2022.

As Microsoft Communications Director Frank Shaw has reported through a post on Twitter, Xbox saw “new highs” for Game Pass subscriptions, as well as hours of game streaming and monthly active devices. .

Also, according to data shared by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his earnings call, Shaw noted that monthly active users “surpassed a record 120 million” during this quarter.

On the other hand, as Microsoft shows in its latest quarterly financial and earnings report, Xbox decreased revenue both from the sale of hardware and from the platform’s content and services compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. That is, Xbox has sold fewer games and fewer consoles.

The technology giant has posted a net profit of 16,425 million dollars in this period, which is equivalent to a decline of 12.5% compared to the earnings of the same period of the previous year.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has indicated that he does not believe Microsoft’s cloud service for Xbox, Game Pass, is a competition for the market, specifically for Playstation.

The manager of the Asian company believes that the figures of the subscription platform of its main competitor “are getting lower and lower.”

“When we look at Game Pass, we’ve sold more PlayStation 5 in two years than they’ve gotten in subscribers and they’ve been doing it for six or seven years,” Ryan said.

In this way, the CEO of Sony Interactive wanted to demonstrate that the success of the console that he develops cannot be compared with the Xbox Game Pass cloud payment and video game platform. These statements are in contrast to everything that happened after the Xbox manufacturer announced its intention to buy Activision Blizzard, developer of successful franchises such as Call of Duty.

The transaction became the main concern of the Japanese manufacturer, which accuses Microsoft of encouraging possible unfair competition if the company of the video game publisher is finally formalized.

Ryan’s statements come days after the technology giant and Activision Blizzard defended that this acquisition would not pose an inconvenience to competition, after the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a formal lawsuit to block the transaction, valued at 69,000 million dollars.

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The head of Xbox and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, announced that Nintendo consoles will have support for the Call Of Duty video game for the next 10 years.

In mid-January, Microsoft announced its intention to buy Activision Blizzard, developer of this shooter, for $68,700. This transaction has not been fully completed as it is currently being investigated by various competent organizations.

This investigation is being carried out because the company that develops Xbox’s main competitor, Sony, accuses Microsoft of a possible monopoly in case of taking over the video game developer.

One of the main reasons for dispute in this confrontation is Call Of Duty, Activision Blizzard’s star franchise, which Microsoft has insisted it will keep on all platforms if it buys this gaming publisher.

Now the manager commented through Twitter that the company reached a 10-year agreement “during which it commits to bring Call Of Duty to Nintendo, after the merger of Microsoft with Activision Blizzard King.”

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The head of Xbox and CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, suggested that the company will be forced to raise the prices of its Xbox products, both console and games and its subscription soon, despite having maintained them. in recent years.

The Xbox Series X console is currently priced at approximately $500, while the Xbox Series S can be purchased for $300 through the company’s official Microsoft Store.

Its subscription service, Xbox Game Pass, has different rates: $13 per month for Ultimate (also includes the Gold service), $10 for PC and $10 for console.

The person in charge of Xbox has commented on how he foresees the future of both the console he develops and the games and his Xbox Game Pass subscription service and has suggested that he will have to raise the prices of Xbox services, without detailing which ones would be susceptible to this increase.

It has done so within the framework of WSJ Tech Live, a conference focused on the technology industry, in a presentation entitled Beyond Xbox: The Future Of Video Games At Microsoft, in which the growth of its services has been discussed in the cloud, subscriptions and your plans to purchase Activision Blizzard.

“We’ve kept the price of our console, our games … and our subscription. I don’t think we can do that forever. I think at some point we’re going to have to raise some prices on certain things”, Spencer said.

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Xbox is working on a mobile game store that will compete directly with those of Google and Apple, taking advantage of the capabilities of Activision Blizzard after the acquisition agreement announced earlier this year.

Microsoft reached an agreement in January to buy the video game publisher and developer Activision Blizzard for 68.7 billion dollars, with the intention of incorporating the game catalog, which includes franchises such as Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch or Candy Crush, to your Game Pass subscription.

This agreement is being reviewed by the corresponding authorities in different countries. In the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) initiated the second phase of the investigation, in which Microsoft has had the opportunity to respond to the decisions adopted at the end of the first phase.

In this response, the American company reflects its intention to “create the next generation of game store”, with the ability to operate between different devices, including mobile phones, and thanks to the content it incorporates from Activision Blizzard.

This publisher currently has a large community of mobile game users, thanks to franchises such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush, whose games can be found in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

Microsoft seeks to attract this community of players to a new mobile games store, Xbox Mobile Platform, according to the text presented to the CMA. Its main attraction would be a catalog of popular games, although it recognizes that moving them away from the Google and Apple stores would require “a major change in consumer behavior.”

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