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One of the biggest names in the Gaming Console industry is Microsoft’s Xbox. Ever since the release of the first console, Xbox has made a spot in the hearts of gamers everywhere. From amazing performance capabilities to legendary console-specific titles, Xbox is in a league of its own. To the fans, Xbox is much more than a console.

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So it isn’t surprising that fans get delighted every time Xbox announces something new. This time there are some actual good reasons for the fans to be absolutely ecstatic as the officials reveal some very interesting updates. The console and its games are about to get even better!

What are the new Xbox updates?

Ever since the Xbox 360 generation, fans have been urged to play games from Japanese developers on their consoles. Fans always showed their interest in Japanese titles like Persona, Yakuza, and many more. Even some wanted Japanese exclusives on the Xbox.

According to the latest reveal, Xbox is allegedly funding Japanese exclusives for their series X console. This is huge news, as this opens up new horizons for the fans. This could mean the Microsoft console will be much more prevalent in the Japanese market, giving good competition to Sony’s PlayStation.

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In an interview with IGN, Microsoft corporate VP Sarah Bond said, “One of the things that I’m super excited about is that we have over 250 developers in Japan developing games for Xbox right now. 150 have already shipped, 100 of them are in Game Pass and we [recently] got to announce 15 titles made in Asia and 13 in Japan.”

Microsoft is also looking forward to making offline gaming much easier for the players. With the new 2208 update, players aren’t going to be forced to do an online compatibility check before playing an Xbox One disc. Instead, players can now just put the disc in, install the game and play without any internet connection.

Though it wasn’t listed in the change logs of update 2208, it was confirmed by the Microsoft gaming console engineering lead, Eden Marie. They confirmed it on Twitter with a reply to a fan’s tweet who was very excited about the new feature.

How did fans react to the new updates?

Fans loved the news. They are looking forward to these new changes with a lot of hope. Especially the Japanese exclusive titles made the community very happy and hopeful for the future.

Fans were also very excited about the offline play support. Some even compared it with PlayStation in terms of offline play.

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What do you think about these new updates? Are you also excited about it? Let us know in the comments below.