Microsoft Unveils Astral Purple Xbox Series X/S Controller

From classic literature and movies to TV and video games, the horror genre has become one of the most popular and widespread categories of culture, and although many horror games exist on most consoles and have since the beginning of the video game industry, the Xbox Series X/S has an almost unbelievable amount to choose from. Despite the abundance of games on the system, some horror games on the latest generation of Xbox are far scarier than others.

The 2023 Microsoft Surface Event was held today, and it has brought exciting new software and gadgets from the tech giant. But there's more to the story – Microsoft's OpenAI partnership introduces more of ChatGPT into Bing and the all-new AI assistant

The recent leaks of Microsoft’s court documents for its recent trial against the FTC have dominated the news cycle for several days now, and more new nuggets of information are still continuing to filter through. For instance, it’s now also emerged that out of Microsoft’s two current-gen Xbox consoles, the less powerful (and cheaper one) had a significantly larger share of the market than its counterpart, at least as of early last year.

Microsoft is planning a mid-gen refresh for its Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, eyeing a release in 2024. A series of leaked court documents from the Microsoft vs. US FTC trial revealed a roadmap and concept images for its upcoming set of gaming systems, which also includes a new controller with gyro and haptic feedback. Codenamed ‘Brooklin,' the all-digital Xbox Series X boasts the same horsepower as the existing version, albeit lacking a disc drive. The console is cylindrically shaped and comes with a generous 2TB storage — up from 1TB — which I'm guessing is an SSD. It'll bear the same price tag of $499/ Rs. 54,990 and is slated to drop in late October, next year.

According to documents accidentally leaked by Microsoft during its trial with the FTC (spotted by The Verge), we got to peek at Xbox's plans for the future, including a refreshed, disc-less version of the Xbox Series X and, more notable from the PC gaming perspective, a fancy new controller. 

Today's massive Microsoft FTC leak revealed an early roadmap for Microsoft's next gaming console – not the mid-gen Xbox Series X refresh, but the all-new next-gen hardware tentatively scheduled for 2028. 

Microsoft has revealed the titles joining and leaving Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service from mid-September to early October, including Payday 3, Gotham knights, and more.

It appears more documents have leaked out online regarding future Microsoft plans. In fact, we had a leak earlier today that covered the plans for a mid-gen refresh for the Xbox Series X/S console platforms. However, another document was uncovered that shares details of a customized Xbox Series X console option. If Microsoft continues to pursue this option, we’ll see an Xbox Series X option available within the Xbox Design Lab. However, we’re uncertain just when these plans will be rolling out. 

Microsoft and Xbox representatives appeared in court various times earlier this year to get its colossal $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard legally approved. As usual, specific documents, emails, and more were sealed away from the public and press during court proceedings. However, various unseen documents have leaked, which is how we learned Xbox head Phil Spencer considered acquiring Nintendo and Warner Bros. Games at one point. Other documents point to Microsoft's plans for an Xbox Series X/S refresh next year alongside a new controller that features gyro, haptic feedback, and more, as reported by The Verge.

A huge cache of documents that were submitted during the FTC v Microsoft case have leaked, providing a extensive look at the company's hardware plans for the remainder of the decade.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 and Xbox Series X version was discussed internally at Microsoft, potentially pointing to an incoming new-gen remaster.

A brand new Xbox Series X console refresh is coming next year, according to court documents accidentally shown during the FTC v Microsoft case.