The Xbox One looks quite different to the Xbox 360, and the reaction since its reveal in May has been mixed to say the least.Microsoft says it has taken a "new approach to design," but many gamers just think just it looks 'like a black box.'
"We wanted to think from a holistic perspective," said Ramiro Torres, Creative Director of design on the Xbox One. "Its design has to make an appropriate statement that reflects its capability as an all-in-one entertainment system."
No big surprises here, really. The Microsoft Xbox One comes packing an x64 8-core AMD Jaguar CPU, USB 3.0 ports, 500GB hard drive and 8GB DDR3 RAM. Connectivity-wise you've got 802.11n Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct functionality for exchanging data between devices - specifically the new Xbox controller.
There's also the addition of a Blu-ray drive, which marks Microsoft's first move to embrace the disc format created by Sony et al, which vanquished HD DVD back when TechRadar was but a glint in someone's eye.
So as expected, then, the new Xbox One is more like a mini-PC than any Microsoft console that's come before. These specs put the console on a par with the PS4 and bode well for developers who want to make cross-platform games.
The console has not only an HDMI-out port but also HDMI-in too. This is for interfacing with set-top boxes in order to integrate the Xbox One with your TV-watching experience. As far as you're concerned, you'll only have one device instead of two.
The official Xbox One release date is November 2013 for the US and UK and 19 other territories
.Xbox One recently carrying a price tag of US $499/ £429/ AUD$599/ 499 Euro
specifications
- CPU: low power x86-64 AMD "Jaguar", 8 cores, APU
- GPU: AMD Radeon APU, 1.23TFLOPS
- Memory: 8GB DDR3 (5GB available to games)
- Storage: 500GB HDD
- Optical Drive (Read only): Blu-ray
- I/O: 3x USB 3.0 ports
- Communication: Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth® 2.1 (EDR)
- Output: HDMI, Optical audio
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