It’s been barely 24 hours since Microsoft revealed its new Xbox, successor to the Xbox 360. Xbox One they call it (how do they select the names?). Even though it packs a lot of juice for gaming, it is much more of a “lifestyle device”.
“Where all of your entertainment comes alive in one place,” is how Microsoft’s Don Mattrick described it during its introduction. “To continue to lead, we must provide compelling answers to new questions,” Mattrick said. “Design and build an all-in-one system to light up a new generation of games, TV and entertainment,” in a way that’s “simple, instant and complete” he added.
Okay onto the juice; The Xbox One has 8GB of RAM, along with a Blu-ray drive, as well as a native 64-bit architecture, a 500GB onboard hard drive, HDMI in and out (including pass-through capabilities for use with your existing home theater setup), 802.11n Wi-Fi as well as an 8-core CPU and USB 3.0 connectivity.
The Xbox One also has a “Snap Mode” feature which looks like the Microsoft Windows 8 experience, in that, it allows you to run two activities simultaneously. So you can watch a movie and then also browse the Internet at the same time.
Kinect is part of the package, and it’s a voice controlled experience from power on throughout the entire process. Your voice cues the Xbox to your user profile and sets up all your custom options. Then, you can dictate activities to Xbox One. But voice control isn’t the only thing, there’s also gesture recognition technology for controlling the system with your hands.
The Kinect has been updated to capture 1080p video, as well as detect many more points on the body for more accurate recognition. It’s also better at recognizing voice input and gestures, and it can even read your heartbeat while you’re exercising(how cool is that eh?).
The new controller looks like the one you know but has an integrated battery compartment (more like the PS Dual-Shock in terms of creating a slim profile on the back), as well as Wi-Fi Direct and a high precision D-Pad. The new trigger design is supposed to be much more powerful as well.
Here is a chart comparing the Xbox One to the Sony PlayStation 4 which was announced back in February.
Components
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Microsoft Xbox One
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Sony PlayStation 4
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CPU
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8 Core CPU custom built by Microsoft
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Single-chip custom x86 AMD "Jaguar" processor, 8 cores
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Graphics Processor
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D3D 11.1 chip with 32 MB embedded memory
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1.84 TFlops, AMD Radeon Graphics Core
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Memory (RAM)
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8 GB DDR3
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8 GB GDDR5
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Memory (Storage)
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500 GB HDD
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Not yet announced
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Optical Drive
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Blu-ray/DVD combo drive
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Blu-Ray/DVD combo drive
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I/O
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USB 3.0
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USB 3.0
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Communication
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Ethernet, three different 802.11n radios (for connecting to controller and other devices), WiFi Direct
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Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)
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A/V
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HDMI input and output, 1080p and 4K support, Optical output
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HDMI, Analog-AV, Optical output
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Controller
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Xbox One controller with redesigned directional pad
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Motion-sensing six-axis, clickable touch pad, share button
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Motion Control
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New Microsoft-developed Kinect camera, with 250,000-pixel infrared depth sensor and 1080p camera
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PlayStation Eye dual lens 1280x800x2 camera
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Price
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Not yet announced
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Not yet announced
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well...dont forget the pc gaming rigs...pc graphics are the benchmarks man!
yep we on that.. thanks