Summary
Release in North America, Europe regions on November 22, 2013, it is the 3rd Xbox video game console. It is part of 8th generation consoles. It sets to be release in Japan on September 2014.
Unlike its predecessor Xbox 360, the Xbox One move back to the X86 architecture that is used in the very first Xbox. It featuring a APU co-developed by Microsoft and AMD.
Microsoft has faces criticisms because of console's always-on DRM policies and online restrictions during the console's unveil. Microsoft would later dropped these restrictions and made the Xbox One region-free prior to releasing the console.
As of April 17, 2014, a total of 4 million units of Xbox One have been shipped.
Features
- The APU contains a 8-core low-power 'Jaguar' based X86-64 processor and a Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture GPU with 12 compute units (64 cores per CUs). It also contains a 32 MB of ESRAM.
- Its system software is consists of three OSs: a hypervisor OS, the Xbox OS which runs the games and finally, the Windows-based which runs the apps.
- It has 8 GB of DDR3 system memory.
- It has a read-only Blu-Ray Disc drive, which can also do Blu-Ray Disc video playback.
- Like the PlayStation 4, it doesn't have analog video/audio output port, as it only have HDMI ports on it (one input and one output).
- It has a 500 GB HDD which is not replaceable unlike Sony's consoles.
- It supports Ethernet and WiFi internet connectivity.
- It has three USB 3.0 ports for controllers and accessories and one Kinect port for Kinect motion camera.
- The Kinect for Xbox One included a 1080p, wide-angle time-of-flight camera and have improved accuracy. Microsoft would introduce a retail version of Xbox One without the Kinect on June 9, 2014.
Others
Microsoft - The company who make the Xbox One.
Windows - Microsoft's proprietary operation systems for personal computers.
PlayStation 4 - Xbox One's rival console on the 8th generation.
Wii U - Another rival console of Xbox One on the 8th generation.
