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Xbox Series X: What’s the Deal with Latency?

Webster’s Dictionary defines ‘latency’ as “the quality or state of being present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, or active.” And now that I’ve finally gotten to use that hackneyed writing trope in my career, let’s dive into what latency means in the world of video games and how the engineers working on Xbox Series X are working to reduce it. In its most simple terms, latency is the measurement of how long it takes for a signal or piece of data to travel from

NBA Shutdown Is Causing Issues For NBA 2K20

Thanks to the coronavirus, the NBA season has been put on hold. While the choice was made in the interest of the player and public health, there's one thing they didn’t consider--how it would affect NBA 2K20.One of the main features of NBA 2K20 is the MyLeague mode, which allows the player to build a career based on the current season and stats of the NBA. While creating a pretty realistic game mode and experience for the player, this requires 2K20 to pull from the official schedule and statistics online

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha Rings (2004.200309-0000)

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes and known issues coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1736.200309-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1736.200309-0000Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 11, 2020Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 12, 2020 Fixes for Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2004 build:

Changes to the Xbox Insider Hub

XP, Leaderboards, and Performance As we continue our march towards a new Xbox Insider Hub experience, we’re going to make changes that will affect what the current Xbox Insider Hub looks like and how it behaves. Like we mentioned in our previous post, some of those pieces are going to be much more visible than others. This includes a change you’ll see starting tomorrow. We Value Your Participation We know that Xbox Insiders value XP, and we do too! XP is a public reward to you for giving feedback to the

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha Ring (2004.200307-0000)

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1725.200307-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1725.200307-0000Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 9, 2020Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 10, 2020 Updated Feature for Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha Hide notification banners while watching video – Update We’re updating how the “Hide notification banners

Star Trek: Picard Episode 7 “Nepenthe” Breakdown & Easter Eggs

In Episode 7, Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Soji (Isa Briones) transport to planet Nepenthe to seek refuge, with help from Jean-Luc's trusted friends Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), who both served under Picard on board the USS Enterprise-D and Enterprise-E. Soji befriends the Rikers' daughter Kestra, and learns about Data.Rios, Raffi and Agnes attempt to join them, but are being tailed by Narek. Meanwhile, Hugh and Elnor must face Narissa.We also got another handful of Star Trek Easter eggs and references in this episode, calling back

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha Ring (2004.200305-0000)

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1713.200305-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1713.200305-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 6, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 7, 2020 Fixes for Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Beta Ring (2004.200302-0000)

Hey Beta ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1694.200302-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1694.200302-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 5, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 6, 2020 Fixes for Beta We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been implemented for this 2004 build: Parties

Xbox Insider Release Notes – Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha Ring (2004.200302-0000)

Hey Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha ring users! Today’s Xbox Insider Release Notes highlight the latest fixes, known issues, and features coming to your console. Starting at 2 p.m. PT today, users will receive the latest 2004 Xbox One system update (build: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1694.200302-0000). Keep reading for more details. System Update Details: OS version released: RS_XBOX_RELEASE_200419041.1694.200302-0000 Available: 2 p.m. PT – March 4, 2020 Mandatory: 3 a.m. PT – March 5, 2020 Fixes for Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha We’ve heard your feedback, and we’re happy to announce the following fixes have been