Microsoft’s Project Scorpio has been intriguing game journalists ever since its announcement at E3 2016 last year. Everyone involved with this new Xbox has been promising great things are in store and now even more has been assured. In a tweet from Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra, an extra gigabyte of RAM has been unlocked on the Xbox Scorpio. The tweet reads “We’ll keep tuning Scorpio to empower creators to share the best versions of their games. Unlocked extra GB of RAM for them now 9GB of GDDR5.”
This is entirely in line with the developer-first approach to the gaming industry Microsoft has had this generation. This is exemplified by how they handle making games backwards compatible on the Xbox One, making sure developers have final say. This is great news for developers since this allows for games to load more at once.
Another Twitter user had a pretty reasonable question about the tweet asking “Does this mean there will be 4GB of RAM disk for Xbox One games?” Ybarra quickly responded with another tweet. “Games that don’t use the full 9GB, the rest of the RAM will be used as a cache (making things load way faster, etc.). All games = better.”
Both of these tweets promise great things for the Scorpio, just as has been promised about it for about a year now. The confidence that Microsoft has when discussing the Scorpio also speaks wonders for whether or not it will live up to these promises. Having experienced insane amounts of backlash before in the past, Microsoft should know by now what they can and can’t be confident about. With issues like the Xbox 360’s Red Ring of Death and Xbox One’s E3 2013 conference behind them, the faith they have in their new console is very reassuring.
So, the console looks pretty good, but will it have enough exclusive games to back it up? This is something that Microsoft has struggled with ever since it first released the original Xbox back in 2001. Scorpio will no doubt be excellent at running third-party games, highlighted by Ybarra’s wording of “their games” in his original tweet. However, if it doesn’t have enough first-party games, it will continue to struggle to regain the fan base it lost with the release of the Xbox One. Microsoft’s E3 2017 conference is 3 days away and hopefully they wow us with some system-selling exclusives and new IPs, the latter of which has been promised by Xbox Head Phil Spencer.
Consoles
To keep Apex Legends running for an additional “10 to 15 years,” Respawn opens a third studio

Apex Legends developer Respawn has created a third studio in order to keep the popular battle royale genre running for another “10 to 15 years”. Madison, Wisconsin is where the new studio is situated.
This third studio (the first two being headquartered in Los Angeles and Vancouver) will largely focus on Apex Legends in order to ensure a continuous and, most importantly, sustainable production pipeline. It may, however, contribute to other Respawn products in the future. Ryan Burnett, who previously served as director of engine production at Epic Games and had a distinguished 14-year career at Raven Software, the Call of Duty Studio, will serve as the studio’s head.
Senior VP of operations at Respawn, Daniel Suarez, claims in-depth in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz that “Because we intend to stick with this for the long haul, team health is unquestionably a top priority for us. We’re eager to see Apex become a franchise that endures for ten, fifteen, or more years because we think it will. We can’t just accomplish everything at once, exhaust ourselves, and be unprepared to do it over the long run.”
Consistency (as well as adequate production runway) are essential to make Apex Legends’ 90-day turnaround for new seasons of content realistic. Suarez observes that the introduction of new characters to the game takes a lot longer than you might anticipate “It takes us between a year and a year and a half to become proficient in a Legend. We are therefore making preparations well in advance.”
Only a few weeks ago, parent company EA fired more than 200 Apex Legends quality assurance testers in an impromptu Zoom call, raising concerns among some fans about the game’s future.
Do you support Respawn’s decision to open a third studio? Do you believe Apex Legends will still be around in 15 years?
Consoles
On the PS5, Kingdom Eighties brings micromanagement and vintage nostalgia

Kingdom Eighties, a micro-strategy game coming out for the PS5 in 2023, is a loving tribute to that legendary time period.Eighties will be a stand-alone novel like earlier books in the Kingdom series, such as Two Crowns or New Lands.
You take on the role of the leader, a camp counselor tasked with protecting the village against enigmatic creatures known as greed. Bike around the neighborhood with youngsters like The Champ, The Tinkerer, and The Wiz, who will support you in combat and each contribute something unique to the table while doing your best Stranger Things impressions.
Your thoughts about Kingdom Eighties Have you played any of the other Kingdom games?
Consoles
Currently available on PS5, PS4, and 18 more PS + Extra, premium games

Just now, another great update for PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium came out.There are 17 titles in all that are available for these higher membership tiers in March, which is a wonderful collection that should have something for everyone. In Europe, these games are now available for download on the PS5 and PS4, and they will soon be released in North America.
Here is a list of everything included as a reminder:
PS Plus Extra: March 2023
- Tchia (PS5, PS4) | Review
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (PS5) | Review
- Immortals Fenyx Rising (PS5, PS4) | Review
- Rainbow Six Extraction (PS5, PS4) | Review
- Ghostwire: Tokyo (PS5) | Review
- Life is Strange True Colors (PS5, PS4) | Review
- Life is Strange 2 (PS4) | Review
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (PS4) | Review
- Street Fighter V Champion Edition (PS4) | Review
- Untitled Goose Game (PS4) | Review
- Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PS4) | Review
- RAGE 2 (PS4) | Review
- NEO: The World Ends With You (PS4) | Review
- Haven (PS5, PS4) | Review
PS Plus Premium: March 2023
- Ridge Racer Type 4 (PS1) | Review
- Ape Academy 2 (PSP)
- Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (PSP)
Tchia, an independent open-world adventure, debuts on PlayStation Plus Extra on the first day of this month. In addition to everything else mentioned above, members will also have access to this endearing new game. The three classic games mentioned above are also available to PS Plus Premium subscribers. Both Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and Ape Academy 2 provide a set of trophies, which is always a welcome extra.
According to our most recent poll, the majority of you are happy with the new games and oldies that were added to the catalog this month, and we don’t blame you. It’s a fantastic choice. With these more recent membership tiers, Sony seems to be finding its footing after a somewhat poor start.
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