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Xbox One, much more than a console

Microsoft unveils new Xbox generation that goes beyond a Video Game System: seeks to be the center of home entertainment

After 8 years of Xbox 360 and Kinect , Microsoft has introduced its successor , the Xbox One , totally redesigned console with Kinect and a remote brand new. Will hit the market later this year, but prices were not disclosed.

If anything defines the Xbox One is that it is not just for playing games, but it is a system for home entertainment all in one, TV, internet browser, music, television and applications like Skype or Netflix.


The bet on TV is not going to be simply television show, if not that Microsoft has reached agreements to exclusive content, such as series of Steven Spielberg's "Halo" or Smart TV features for as extra content agreed with the NFL can be seen only in the new device that aims to be the center of home entertainment.

Another major new feature is the voice recognition, integrated with gestures captured by Kinect and "SmartGlass" to use your phone as a command to handle the Xbox One Microsoft wants us to forget the remote control of television, and practically only the voice can control audiovisual entertainment options, and only have to pick up the controller when you want to play a video game.

Speech Recognition

Using speech recognition, by saying "Xbox On" recognizes the user's voice, and takes you directly to your account. To say "watch tv xbox 'television sets. You can switch between, music, browser, a movie, television, a game. virtually instantaneously. With the gesture system for executing a series of actions, such as activating the internet.

"Snap Mode "allows two applications at the same time, for example, watching a movie and surf the internet or answer a Skype call. Yes, this confirms that the Xbox One integrate Skype . It also connects to the mobile phone as a remote control to handle the second screen with touch screen phone.

They have included a TV guide, so you can choose what to watch on television will also voice recognition can change channels. and we can have a favorite place where all the programs that we like to follow. The command has the hours counted.

Xbox Live, connecting the player with the cloud power. In this case there will be 300,000 cloud servers for Xbox Live , the achievements are stored in the cloud. Xbox Live now allow many more players playing in a single game and lets start a game while waiting for the companion.

Rumors successful

The technical aspects were not so far from the rumors filtered. The Xbox One will have 8 GB of RAM , Wifi Direct, Blu-Ray reader, HDMI input and output, USB 3.0 port, bluetooth. They did not specify what operating system you use is the main console, however, have highlighted that have three operating systems simultaneously. Enter a new generation of Kinect, updated to 1,080 p resolution and process 2 GB of data per second.

"SmartGlass" application that makes mobile phone controller also changes, is clearly designed to work with the Xbox One The rest of the presentation took pains to present some games to be developed for this platform. EA Sports will feature four exclusive titles for Xbox One: "FIFA," "Madden," "NBA Live" and "UFC". showed demos of "Forza Motorsport 5", "Quantum Break" and "Call of Duty" with cuta keynote presentation of Microsoft finalized. Microsfot leaves so high bar.

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