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The Xbox One doesn't have a lot of games in its official library yet (it launched just two months ago, after all) but this week it was revealed that a third party website has been launched which allows owners of Microsoft's console access to many more games.

The site is called Xboxie and while it was not made by Microsoft, it seems to have the unofficial stamp of approval from Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, the director of Xbox Live programming. 

The site uses the Xbox One's version of Internet Explorer to offer a number of free HTML5-based games that can be played with the console's controller. While technically any HTML5 web game could be played on the Xbox One, nearly all of them are optimzed for a keyboard and mouse setup. The site's creators state, "So we at Xboxie search and test each game to make sure it runs smooth and plays well on a controller. So to sum up, if it's on Xboxie then you can play it on your Xbox One."

The collection of games, as you might expect, is mostly of casual titles but there are a few familiar names such as Pac Man, Cut The Rope and Bejeweled. The Xboxie team has pledged to reach out to other game developers so that more web-based games can support the Xbox One via IE.



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I think the important question here is what resolution and FPS are these games running?



this ir pretty cool. I havent try this myself yet, but this website has a ps4 version too apparently. cool.

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2014/01/this_site_will_add_dozens_of_free_ps4_games_to_your_library



El_Machete said:

this ir pretty cool. I havent try this myself yet, but this website has a ps4 version too apparently. cool.

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2014/01/this_site_will_add_dozens_of_free_ps4_games_to_your_library

I would post that in the Playstation Nation thread, I doubt many Playstation 4 owners will read that in this thread.



crissindahouse said:
El_Machete said:

this ir pretty cool. I havent try this myself yet, but this website has a ps4 version too apparently. cool.

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2014/01/this_site_will_add_dozens_of_free_ps4_games_to_your_library

I would post that in the Playstation Nation thread, I doubt many Playstation 4 owners will read that in this thread.

Oh, you'd be surprised.....



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Anyway, this has already been posted. Dupe thread. I'm locking this one.


*tries to lock thread*

*poops pants*



d21lewis said:
Anyway, this has already been posted. Dupe thread. I'm locking this one.


*tries to lock thread*

*poops pants*


Oh ok, I looked and didn't find it before I posted this one, must have looked over it.



iceland said:
I think the important question here is what resolution and FPS are these games running?


Yeah, I want to know how many Teraflops they will run at too!



"I've Underestimated the Horse Power from Mario Kart 8, I'll Never Doubt the WiiU's Engine Again"

I was going to say what d21lewis said...