The wait is finally over and hopefully, so is all the speculation. Microsoft has finally unveiled its next generation console, the Xbox One. And the new device is a lot more than just a gaming platform, it is designed to be an all-in-one entertainment system.
Xbox One was presented along with a new Kinect sensor and a completely redesigned gamepad. The console is rectangular and looks more like a cable TV set-box, rather than building on the previous Xbox model. Its one-piece controller looks elegant and easy to handle.
At the Tuesday reveal event, Microsoft presented the console as the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system and that is because beyond its gaming capabilities, the device will offer movies, music and live TV. This pits the new product not only against its traditional rival, Sony’s PlayStation, but also against providers of similar movie and music streaming services such as Virgin Media or Sky.
The Xbox One can bridge the gap between gamers and TV watchers, which still make up the largest market portion. It can be perfectly integrated with your living room and is able to play and record TV shows, it can rent movies, surf the Internet, review upcoming TV shows. The console can do all of these things at the same time and requires little effort from the users: it can answer to voice commands and simple gesture controls. The console can switch between these different functions instantaneously and even run several of them simultaneously in what was described as the snap mode.
Xbox One was presented along with a new Kinect sensor and a completely redesigned gamepad. The console is rectangular and looks more like a cable TV set-box, rather than building on the previous Xbox model. Its one-piece controller looks elegant and easy to handle.
At the Tuesday reveal event, Microsoft presented the console as the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system and that is because beyond its gaming capabilities, the device will offer movies, music and live TV. This pits the new product not only against its traditional rival, Sony’s PlayStation, but also against providers of similar movie and music streaming services such as Virgin Media or Sky.
The Xbox One can bridge the gap between gamers and TV watchers, which still make up the largest market portion. It can be perfectly integrated with your living room and is able to play and record TV shows, it can rent movies, surf the Internet, review upcoming TV shows. The console can do all of these things at the same time and requires little effort from the users: it can answer to voice commands and simple gesture controls. The console can switch between these different functions instantaneously and even run several of them simultaneously in what was described as the snap mode.
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