Tag: Xbox

Currys and Microsoft Press Play on Xbox Console Repairs

Stuart Mitchell

Currys and Microsoft are pleased to announce that in the UK & Ireland, players can have their Xbox consoles repaired at Currys, including all Xbox Series X|S console options. Leading the way in giving technology a longer life, Currys is the first ever Xbox Authorised Service Provider (ASP) in the UK & Ireland and is excited to expand its expert repair services to Xbox. This follows the success of the Surface partnership which allows customers to get their laptops repaired at Currys. Consumers will benefit from Currys’ tech expertise, regardless…

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Xbox and Serviceplan Group celebrate Women in Gaming worldwide with a special Xbox controller

Stuart Mitchell

Women make up almost half of the gaming community, celebrate success in Esports, and hold high profile leadership positions in the gaming industry. Yet, women still struggle within the gaming scene to combat misogyny in the form of outdated gender stereotypes, discrimination, bullying and sexist insults. X-Box, together with the Serviceplan Group, is committed to contributing to more equality in the gaming community and giving women more visibility within the scene. Maxi Gräff, Marketing Communications Lead at Xbox DACH, comments: “Gaming is for Everyone, and we at Xbox want everyone…

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Xbox Adaptive Controller welcomed by UK charities and gamers with disabilities

Stuart Mitchell

A new Xbox and Windows 10 controller that lets people with disabilities plug in the assistive aids they already own to play games has been welcomed by charities in the UK. The Xbox Adaptive Controller allows those with limited mobility to use their own buttons, joysticks and switches to mimic a standard controller, so they can play any videogame. This allows them to choose which assistive aid will make the character jump, run or shoot, for example, without relying on pressing specific buttons on the controller that came with the…

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