Inside Xbox Recap (3/12)

Scott McDanel, Contributor

Xbox Game Studios hosted Season 2 Episode 2 of their “Inside Xbox” series today, highlighting new games, updates and other projects that they have been working on.

  • A new controller color, “Phantom White,” was revealed. The controller will be released on April 2.
  • “Halo: The Master Chief Collection” will be coming to PC via Steam and the Windows Store.
  • “Halo: Reach” will be added to “Halo: The Master Chief Collection.” The game’s multiplayer mode will come in a free update and the story modes will be available as paid DLC.
  • Kareem Choudhry, head of Gaming Cloud, talked about the highly anticipated “Project X Cloud.” The service will be able to stream Xbox games on phones and tablets. Public testings will begin later this year.
  • “Minecraft” was announced as a new title for the Xbox Game Pass service.
  • “DayZ” will be leaving Game Preview, with a new update coming March 27.
  • “One Piece: World Seeker” was showcased, highlighting the game play and story elements.
  • Hosts Katie Yeager and Julia Hardy ended the stream by confirming that Xbox will be at E3 this year and that “Halo: Infinite” will be showcased at the event.