<p>Does it make sense for Microsoft to release their games on Steam when they are hard at work on a new store experience on PC? I think the PC release of Halo MCC would be a great way for them to show off their upcoming store, but they didn't. </p>
<p>Hi Brad, </p><p>Could you please enlighten us on a possible acquisition of Crytek Studios by Xbox? To be confirmed at this E3 2019. Heard it's happening and Ryse 2 could as well be happening someday if the rumor acquisition is true. </p>
<p>What’s your favorite daily drinking scotch? What’s your favorite special occasions scotch? </p><p><br></p><p>PS4 was 30% more powerful than XB1 (1.3 vs 1.0 tflops)</p><p>X1X is 50% more powerful than PS4Pro (6 vs 4 tflops)</p><p><br></p><p>Microsoft claims then want Anaconda to be the fastest console. Can we expect differences of this magnitude or will it barely be faster than PS5?</p>
<p>When do you expect registration for Ignite to open up, and do you have any hotel recommendations for Orlando for Ignite this year?</p><p><br></p><p>https://microsoft.com/en-us/ignite</p><h1>Microsoft Ignite</h1><p>November 4-8, 2019</p><p>Orange County Convention Center | Orlando, FL</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<blockquote><em><a href="#425326">In reply to Brett_B:</a></em></blockquote><p>Since Ignite is later this year I would expect the registration to be June or July</p>
<p>Hello Brad,</p><p>given that E3 is the biggest event on the North American gaming calendar, it would make sense that Goo0gle would be there to promote Stadia. What chances are there that Google may try to pull the rug under Microsoft and try to outshine XBox, either in presentations or on the floor?</p><p>I love listening to your Friday Q&A's while doing my end of week shopping.</p>
<p>Hi Brad,</p><p><br></p><p>Have you experienced any sleep issues with your Surface Book? If so, how did you diagnose and resolve? </p><p><br></p><p>My Surface Book 2 has recently started <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(past month–at least that's when I noticed) </span>having issues where the battery drains heavily during sleep–40 percent overnight. I've tried to follow steps to diagnose with powercfg /sleepstudy, but I can't make heads or tails of the info it provides. The cryptic info isn't actionable. It points to something with USB, but nothing is attached via USB, and something with the Photos app. I've used the Surface diagnostics tool–came up with nothing. And I've made sure Windows is up to date. </p><p><br></p><p>My Surface is no longer under warranty, so I'll have to pay to get help from Microsoft. I suspect they'll want me to take it into a store. Unfortunately, I don't have a store close by.</p>