Xbox news recap: Xbox One X releases, Microsoft could let you buy games with Gamerscore and more

Welcome to our weekly Xbox news recap series, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Xbox. Let’s get started.

Xbox One X releases

The Xbox One X, Microsoft’s big premium offering for console gamers that want a high-quality, expensive console, is finally out. The Xbox One X is being met with some fairly positive reviews, and has so far been selling better than many analysts expected. You can pick up the console for $499 if you’re able to find it somewhere that it isn’t totally sold out, and you’re willing to drop that amount of cash on a gaming console.

Microsoft could let you buy games with Gamerscore

Sony recently announced a new system that would let you get points in their rewards program with points you get from Trophies. According to a tweet from Phil Spencer, it looks like Microsoft is looking heavily into doing something like this for Xbox gamers. In his words, “Competition is a good thing, keeps us all working hard.”

Sounds like a cool feature, I'm going to give it a try.  Competition is a good thing, keeps us all working hard.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) November 5, 2017

There will likely be at least two years until a new console releases

According to the CEO of Ubisoft, we probably have at least two more years before a Playstation 5 or Xbox 4 ends up hitting shelves. The reasoning for this is that companies tend to get a couple of years worth of warning before a new console launches, in order to help them develop a launch lineup to drive sales. While Ubisoft doesn’t have any information we don’t have on this front, the company’s perception is probably on point. The Xbox One X/PS4 Pro generation is probably the last one for a couple years.

Xbox Nordic launches Butlerservice giveaway

In one of the weirdest Xbox promotions I’ve ever seen, Xbox Nordic is giving away a butler to four lucky Xbox gamers. In the participating countries – Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland – a giveaway is now in full force, offering to give gamers a break from all of the little things that keep them away from their Xbox One X’s.

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