Microsoft has never done a TV series before. For big project this big, perhaps they are reducing the risk by partnering with a company that knows how to do it. It is a win-win for both Microsoft and Showtime. Showtime needs a sci-fi / fantasy series to compete with HBO. Microsoft gets better exposure for their biggest gaming asset and reduce the risk of going it alone.

Xbox Live & PlayStation Network. I no longer buy physical game. The convenience of not having to switch disc outweighs the cons of not having physical copies (for me).

The new COD is just Titanfall without mechs.

Pro Evolution Soccer, various versions.

FIFA, various versions.

Guild Wars

Titanfall

Edit: forgot Football Manager (various versions) - a PC game where you manage a football (aka soccer) club as if you are the team manager. You don't actually play in the matches as player. Only tactics, team selection, player buying/selling, and other coaching/managerial stuffs.

Sky UK is the reason Microsoft had to change "SkyDrive" to "OneDrive." No surprise Sky didn't develop its app for the Xbox One while the SkyDrive trademark claim / remediation was going on.

The game is very addictive. I have put in close to 100 hours.

Why is this even a question?

So, you are literally judging a book by its cover. Or, in this case, judging a quality of a show by its publisher. Nice.

1. Make Xbox One backward compatible with Xbox 360 games

2. Offer $199 Xbox 360 to Xbox One upgrade

Spelling is downgraded.