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smart delivery
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Smart Delivery is a Microsoft feature that ensures Xbox players always have the best version of a game for their console, automatically providing the Xbox Series X|S upgrade at no extra cost when available. Discussions on WindowsForum highlight its role in cross-generation releases, such as Hollow Knight: Silksong launching day one on Xbox Game Pass with Smart Delivery support, and PUBG: Battlegrounds transitioning to native Xbox Series X|S builds. The feature is also relevant to store policies, as Microsoft clamps down on bundle spamming to improve game discovery. Smart Delivery simplifies upgrades for players and is a key part of the Xbox ecosystem, ensuring seamless performance across console generations.
It’s a blockbuster start to September on Xbox: the long‑awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong drops day one on Xbox Game Pass, while a crowded slate of indie, mid‑tier and AAA releases — including NBA 2K26, Cronos: The New Dawn, and Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion — land across Xbox and PC between...
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Pac‑Man’s 45th anniversary is getting a proper party: Bandai Namco’s year‑long “Make imPACt” campaign has been joined this weekend by an Xbox Free Play Days spotlight that lets Game Pass members jump into three Pac‑Man titles for free while limited‑time discounts make ownership tempting...
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PUBG’s console era is entering a clear-cut next chapter: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS will stop running on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One after the studio’s scheduled maintenance on November 13, 2025, and will continue on consoles only as native builds for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — a move Krafton...
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Microsoft’s move to stop “bundle spamming” in the Xbox Store is an overdue but significant step toward decluttering the digital storefront and protecting discovery for both players and legitimate developers. The company has begun notifying publishers that bundles made up of undifferentiated...
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