With only one week to go for the official new Xbox One release, excitement runs high and possibilities of Black Friday deals only whet the appetite for this "ultimate all in one entertain system-one system for a new generation" as described Microsoft. Microsoft, for once, has thoughtfully bundled in an improved Kinect, well integrated with other features to give a wonderful user experience. With the Xbox one loaded with previous generation as well as the latest Xbox one games, it turns into your living room into an entertainment center.
The design of the Xbox One does not win it any awards, adopting the traditional boxy approach but it is what lies inside that will keep you happily engaged for hours. The awesome Xbox One packs in an AMD 8 core X64 Jaguar CPU linked to an AMD Radeon GPU with dedicated 8 GB DDR3 RAM of which 5 GB is earmarked for games, assuring better rendering of even the most complex 3D action games. A 500 GB hard drive has more than enough space for your favorite games and you have USB 3, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet and Blue-ray. There is an HDMI port input and output port with throughput facility so you can connect your TV, your set top box and have them all function without having to connect and disconnect cables all the time.
If anything tilts the scales in favor of the Xbox One apart from the new slew of Xbox one games, it is the extreme functionality of a revamped Kinect. Talk and it switches on. Move your hands and it recognizes gestures. With the Kinect you can switch effortlessly between TV, Video, Music, Games or internet using voice commands. Kinect is smart enough to accept voice commands to switch to your channel of choice. The optical sensor at 1080p is made for HD TV, capturing video at 60 fps for smooth motion and it also has a wide field of view. Reference this and gesture control to the fast CPU/GPU and gaming becomes a superlative experience. Infra-red capabilities give it the ability to work in the dark. If that is not enough you can download and scan QR codes when you wish to access new Xbox one games, a decided advantage of the PS4.
Kinect is not the only part of the Xbox one to have undergone a face lift. The Xbox one controller has gained 40 new enhancement with updated directional pad, more precision in thumb sticks, vibrating impulse triggers for unprecedented feedback and immersive game play. It is wireless and harmonizes perfectly with the Kinect. If you fall asleep while playing, the controller goes to sleep too. Wake it up and start where you left off.
The Xbox one gets even better with an upgraded Xbox live, a favorite online gaming platform that is being upgraded to meet the expected huge demand. Game servers will be upped from a measly 15000 to a mammoth 300000 for immediate access to Xbox one games with a new reputation system incorporated into Xbox live.
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