Anthinator

Super excited for this update! As someone who has embraced digital downloads, having more storage is a total must. Now to find a good sale here in Canada

Xbox Wire has a walkthrough video of the June updates and it's all looking really nice. A few extra tidbits though:

• The external drive will need to be formatted before proper use on Xbox One. So far, the external support looks to be mainly for games. No mention of watching stored movies and TV shows.
• Multiple drives can be plugged into the console at once.
• You can set all future downloads to go directly to the external drive instead of main HD.

Not too bad. Might grab Enslaved and Eternal Sonata a bit later today.

@DRL just finished downloading Mario Golf. Haven't played a MG since the GameCube days. Definitely looking forward to this though

I love me some updates. Downloading now...

@DRL Seems like I have to get in on this Mario Golf huh? Will probably grab it this weekend and join in on the fun.

Really interesting poster. I wonder what it all means? Is that Cortano in a suit?

Lol. Ken is clearly overly excited about this news.

@hydeks Wow, you're absolutely right and I live in Canada too. This just got really interesting

@JaxonH Indeed. One of my anticipated games this year.

@Generik Totally agree. This VIP Room sounds very interesting.

Haven't played Spartan Assault and probably never would have paid for it anyway. This is a nice bonus for just being a loyal Gold member.

This is HUGE news on the business front, but still saddening to see Kinect becoming less of an importance. I know MS says Kinect is still very much an integral part of the X1 experience, but the truth is that consumers won't pick up Kinect if there aren't any games tailored for it.

@JaxonH According to the website, it's in development for PC, Linux, Xbox One, and PS4.

I feared this would happen as the impending June release date got closer and closer with no confirmation. The deal is nice but I wonder how many gamers will be playing ESO both on PC and console...

This looks fantastic. With games like this and Child of Light, Ubisoft is really coming into their own as an indie studio too.

Fantastic review, Dave! I've been playing it as well (on 360) and it's every bit as deserving of the score.
Don't pass this one up, guys!

Really digging all the improvements being made to the Xbox One through these updates. The Xbox team seems to have really turned a corner this year.

@Generik Good to see someone on Team Anthony!

@DRL Get on it man! It holds up extremely well too. I wouldn't be surprised if its ever made free with Games with Gold.

Awesome review, Ken! I'm very eager to try this out with some friends

Not a bad month overall for the Xbox platforms. I am beyond excited for Child of Light, a shame I'll have to wait until the last day of April.

Interesting list of games for GoTY. My top pick would be ACIV followed by Splinter Cell

I wouldn't want anyone else in this position. I wasn't too surprised by the announcement though. Phil has been more vocal than other Xbox execs since the launch of the Xbox One. Great choice!

Since we have no confirmed release date for Phantom Pain, I have no interest in playing this just yet. I'm sure there will be some sort of packaged deal with the two games anyway.

I've gone all digital on my Xbox One and have no regrets about it. I want to see more deals like this on a regular basis. I only hope Microsoft allows us to use external USB hard drives real soon in an update.
I'll definitely be picking up Tomb Raider and CoD this weekend.

@DRL I want to see some gameplay footage of Quantum Break and maybe even the next Halo, but also I want to see some new IP's too.
E3 is gonna be really interesting this year.

A real shame that it was leaked. But this does have me intrigued, even if I'm getting a little burned out from this franchise now

Excellent news! I sense great things for ID@Xbox. Can't wait to play Guacamelee (again!) and Super Time Force

Never played a Earth Defense game before. Is this a series worth checking out?

@Gamer83 You're right about the PS plus discounts. But Microsoft usually has some fairly good discounts as well. I like to check out xbldb.com regularly to check out the current deals.

Right now, Soul Calibur V is less than $4, Scott Pilgrim The Game is $2.50. Hell, even CoD: Ghosts is $40 on both 360 and X1. I think Sony just does a better job on getting the word out there each week through their blog. MS should consider this option too.

I'm curious if the Xbox One version will now have the PlayStation exclusive content. PS3 and PS4 owners got more mission-content starring Aveline if I'm not mistaken.

Damn, that looks incredible! Why, why isn't this available at retail!?

This is awesome news. Guacamelee was one of my favorite games last year, so it's nice to see it on Xbox and especially WiiU.

There really isn't much platforming going on here, unfortunately. It is a fun, but uneven, puzzle game though. Give it a go!

The UI is definitely clunky at times, that I agree with. It's almost easier to navigate using voice commands over using the controller. At least Microsoft is listening to feedback, which only means that the UI will get better over time.

This looks really good. Will download this after I'm done with the main game

@SuperKMx Yeah bro, don't you read Push Square?! http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2013/10/head_backstage_with_contrast_the_ps4s_first_ps_plus_freebie

They're pretty decent

@SuperKMx It's free on PS Plus too, so even better!

@Gamer83 Man, if Rocksteady did a TMNT game in the same structure as their Arkham games, I would pre-order that in a second

Very cool. This looks much better than I had ever expected. The fast app-switching seems to work really well and I absolutely love the idea of suspending games without exiting out of them.

Sadly, did not get my email but this is a pretty awesome move by Microsoft.

This is hilarious. I'll keep my $20, thanks.

Still not sure about this game but offering a trial for free is a good move

Totally skipped out on Liberation when it came out last year but with this HD remaster looking 10x better, I'm glad I waited.

Such a well done commercial. Makes the wait that much more difficult. Argh!

Same day as Dark Souls 2. Aww man!!

@JaredJ A GC game rerelease on Wii that is backwards compatible with WiiU....Whoa

O__o

Black Flag is definitely looking better and better every time I see it. AC3 left a pretty bad taste in my mouth but I'm hoping AC4 rekindles my interest in this series again.
Great article! Thanks, Kathryn!

Really leaning towards the Dishonored GotY. I'll admit that I've yet to give that game an honest chance. Good price too!

I really like the idea of recorded achievements, not so much for video reactions though.
I can see this feature being used for Achievement guides