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 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 inthumb 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.
There are more pre-orders for the Xbox one a week before it
becomes available, an indicator of its popularity even before release.