Neowin News Feed for: Exclusive

You can get your hands on the Nothing Phone (3) early, if you're lucky

Usama Jawad — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:30:01 +0000

Nothing is giving away its upcoming Phone (3) early to some lucky customers. This will seemingly be an exclusive "1st Edition" version, but it's unknown how it will differ from the standard variant. Read more...

Hades 2 becomes a Switch 2 console launch exclusive, skipping Xbox and PlayStation

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:32:02 +0000

Nintendo today announced that when Hades 2 launches out of early access on PC, its console launch will be exclusive to the Switch 2. Read more...

Review: Ducky One X, the world's first inductive switch keyboard for gaming and typing

Robbie Khan — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:01 +0000

The One X is the first to the market with all-new switch tech for keyboards. Using in-house inductive switches, it offers linear actuation with great feedback, rapid/multi-trigger, web app, and more. Read more...

Concord is going offline, Sony offers refunds for all PlayStation and PC players

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:02:10 +0000

Sony's first-party live service hero shooter Concord is being pulled offline after its failed launch last month. Refunds are being offered too. Read more...

Starfield, Indiana Jones, and more Xbox games are reportedly coming to PlayStation

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:42:01 +0000

Microsoft may be ditching console exclusivity for its first-party games. According to multiple reports, high-profile games like Starfield, Indiana Jones, and more are coming to PlayStation 5. Read more...

Xbox first-party games like Sea of Thieves might be coming to PlayStation 5

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:28:01 +0000

Some insiders are claiming that Microsoft is looking into porting its live service games like Sea of Thieves to rival platforms. The pirate adventure game may soon be coming to PlayStation 5. Read more...

Epic to now offer 100% revenue to developers but there's a 6 month exclusivity catch

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:12:01 +0000

Epic Games is now offering studios 100% of revenue from games for ditching Steam and other storefronts. The exclusivity period and the special revenue split offer will last for six months. Read more...

Bethesda's Indiana Jones game is console exclusive on Xbox, no more PlayStation version

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:22:01 +0000

While MachineGames has yet to reveal details regarding its Indiana Jones game, during the Microsoft and FTC hearing, its title's target platforms and internal changes have been unveiled. Read more...

Review: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, making 2-day battery life a genuine possibility

Robbie Khan — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:16:01 +0000

The new 200-megapixel camera stirred strong debate online, but now that the S23 Ultra is out in the wild, it has proven itself by flying high above the S22 Ultra in the main areas that matter most. Read more...

Brazil becomes the latest country to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 02:06:01 +0000

Brazil has approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The regulators said that even if Call of Duty becomes an Xbox exclusive, it would not pose a risk to competition. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly working with Certain Affinity on Monster Hunter clone

Asher Madan — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:44:01 +0000

Today, VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb — who's known for his leaks — said that Microsoft is working with Certain Affinity on a 'Monster Hunter clone' that's probably going to launch sometime in 2024. Read more...

Bethesda's Pete Hines: I'm sorry about Starfield Xbox exclusivity, but it is what it is

Usama Jawad — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:44:01 +0000

Bethesda SVP Pete Hines has issued an apology to people who are frustrated that Starfield will not be available on their preferred platform, while also emphasizing that it is what it is. Read more...

Here are some iOS 15 features not coming to older iPhones

Usama Jawad — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:20:01 +0000

Apple has announced that a bunch of iOS 15 features will not be making their way to devices older than the iPhone XR. Additionally, some features are exclusive to the iPhone 12 for now. Read more...

Dolby Atmos and Vision are console-exclusive to Xbox for two years [Update]

Usama Jawad — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 03:41:32 +0000

In a now-deleted blog post on its French website, Microsoft has boasted a two-year console exclusivity deal that allows it to utilize Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies in its Xbox consoles. Read more...

Future Bethesda games will be exclusive to platforms with Xbox Game Pass

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:42:01 +0000

Phil Spencer has said that future Bethesda titles without contractual obligations will only be available on platforms where Xbox Game Pass exists, confirming Xbox ecosystem exclusivity. Read more...

Here's the box art for the first PlayStation Studios game on Xbox

Usama Jawad — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 06:44:01 +0000

The box art for the first PlayStation Studios game on Xbox has leaked online. MLB The Show 21 has been a PlayStation exclusive for the past couple of decades, but will be shedding exclusivity soon. Read more...

Kena: Bridge of Spirits has been delayed

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 10:40:01 +0000

The upcoming new PlayStation 5 title Kena: Bridge of Spirits from Ember Labs has been delayed. The PS5 exclusive has been pushed back from its holiday 2020 release window to the first quarter of 2021. Read more...

Sony is looking to bring more PlayStation exclusives to PC

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 09:14:01 +0000

According to its latest 2020 corporate report, Sony is looking into expanding its PC portfolio by bringing more first-party exclusives over to the platform. Horizon Zero Dawn may be just the start. Read more...

Gran Turismo 7 unveiled, along with a small glimpse at gameplay

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 23:08:01 +0000

During its dedicated PS5 event today, Sony also unveiled the next iteration in Polyphony DIgital's lineup, namely a brand new mainline Gran Turismo game. It unfortunately has no release date. Read more...

Spotify is adding Joe Rogan's podcast as its latest exclusive

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 20 May 2020 04:12:02 +0000

Starting September 1, the podcast will be available on the music streaming platform and will become an exclusive later this year. The deal is reportedly worth more than $100 million. Read more...

EE will be the exclusive carrier of the new Motorola Razr in the UK

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:50:02 +0000

EE has announced that the new Motorola Razr will come to its network as an exclusive. The phone will have a retail price of $1,500 or £1,170 so plans from EE will likely be quite expensive. Read more...

Journey drifts its way to PC on June 6 via Epic Games Store

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 28 May 2019 20:06:01 +0000

Annapurna Interactive has announced Journey will be hitting the PC platform next week on June 6. The game is available to pre-purchase via the Epic Games Store for $4.99 as part of its Mega Sale. Read more...

Borderlands 3 launches on September 13, coming to Steam six months later

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:26:01 +0000

Gearbox Software officially announced today that Borderlands 3 will be launching on September 13, and that the PC version will have a timed-exclusivity period on the Epic Games Store. Read more...

Ubisoft's Anno 1800 heads to Epic Games Store, will be removed from Steam at launch

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:46:01 +0000

The upcoming city-building title of Ubisoft Anno 1800 will soon be removed from Steam, as the publisher is once again moving over to the Epic Games Store. Steam pre-purchases will still be honored. Read more...

Epic Games Store gains The Outer Worlds, Detroit: Become Human and many more games

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:32:01 +0000

Epic revealed today during its GDC presentation that a wealth of upcoming games will be exclusive to its store, including Obisidan's The Outer Worlds as well as three Quantic Dream titles. Read more...

PlayStation 4 exclusive 'Days Gone' gets hit by a two-month delay

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 10:06:01 +0000

The upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive open-world post-apocalyptic title, Days Gone, will not be launching in February, with Sony announcing a two-month delay today that pushes the game back to April. Read more...

Amazon to open a pop-up bar in the prestigious Ginza district in Tokyo

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 09:26:01 +0000

Amazon has become a household name thanks to the ambitions of its CEO Jeff Bezos, and it would seem that the fun won't stop just yet as the company announced it will open a pop-up bar in Tokyo. Read more...

Age of Empires IV announced among remastered versions of all three previous titles [UPDATE]

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 21:38:01 +0000

Spanning twenty years the entire Age of Empires series will be remastered and it will finally see a fourth entry in the franchise after a surprising announcement at gamescom this year. Read more...

Cuphead will not be coming to PlayStation 4 according to developer

Dreyer Smit — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:04:01 +0000

During a recent discussion on NeoGaf, the developer of the unique platformer Cuphead discussed the possibility of the game landing on PS4, after some reports surfaced that it might do at some point. Read more...

Details of Microsoft's Xbox Scorpio console to be revealed on Thursday

Gurkaran Singh — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 20:10:02 +0000

Ahead of its official unveiling at E3 this year, Microsoft's upcoming console is getting an exclusive reveal by Eurogamer on Thursday at 2 PM UK / 6 AM PST. The details of the reveal are unknown. Read more...

Google reportedly working with Reliance Jio to develop an affordable 4G phone for India

Muhammad Zaid Tariq — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 06:50:01 +0000

A new report claims that Reliance Jio and Google are working together to build an affordable 4G smartphone for the Indian consumer market which would be exclusive to Reliance Jio's network. Read more...

'Here They Lie' is yet another horror game headed to the PlayStation VR

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 07:06:01 +0000

'Here They Lie' is a psychological horror game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, being developed by a new studio, "Tangentlemen". The game is slated for a launch in 2016. Read more...

A new Spider-Man game is coming exclusively to the PlayStation 4

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:20:01 +0000

Sony has taken the wraps off another upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive, Spider-Man. The game is being developed by the same team behind 'Sunset Overdrive' and will feature a seasoned Peter Parker. Read more...

State of Decay 2 is heading to Windows 10 and Xbox One as an exclusive in 2017

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:30:17 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing State of Decay 2 as an exclusive on Windows 10 and Xbox One next year. The game appears to focus on survival and multiplayer like its predecessor. Read more...

Phil Spencer: "Paying for third party games isn't our long-term strategy"

Chris Schroeder — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 19:08:01 +0000

Phil Spencer speaks candidly about the strategies of the Xbox One going forward, the elite controller, simplified Chinese translations and whether Microsoft will invest in their own VR unit. Read more...

Major Nelson will suggest reviving Futurama as Xbox exclusive

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:31:35 +0000

Taking the idea from a Neowin community member, Larry Hryb of Microsoft said a revival of Futurama as an Xbox exclusive is a great idea and that he would pitch it inside the company. Read more...

'Ryse' and a new Forza will launch alongside next-gen Xbox

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:16:34 +0000

A new report outlines the games that will launch alongside the next Xbox. "Ryse," a game set in Ancient Rome, will headline, along with a new version of Forza, a family game and a zombie game. Read more...

Nokia pressuring Instagram to release WP8 app

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:50:54 +0000

Following a rumor from yesterday that Nokia is trying to bring Instagram to Windows Phone, the company has released apps to try and show how vibrant the community is and how much it wants Instagram. Read more...

Exclusive: New Office 2013 icons show cosmetic updates [Update]

Steven Parker — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:10:42 +0000

An image sneaked out of Microsoft shows some extensive cosmetic changes to the Office 2013 icons, with Outlook getting the most changes. The new are cleaner and more appealing. Read more...

Hands on: Windows 8 pre-beta tablet

Owen Williams — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:05:49 +0000

Here at CES there are various Windows 8 based devices floating around, and we managed to get a bit of private time with a device today to take a look at what's changed in the Windows 8 pre-beta. Read more...