Xbox One

The Xbox One is a <a href="/facts/Home_video_game_console/zP1RTC84">home video game console</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to <a href="/facts/Xbox_360/dYlE3mL5">Xbox 360</a> and the third console in the <a href="/facts/Xbox/c4vCQ0kC">Xbox series</a>. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America in November 2013 and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014. It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the <a href="/facts/Shanghai_Free-Trade_Zone/WfEJXJWH">Shanghai Free-Trade Zone</a>. Microsoft marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system", hence the name "Xbox One". An <a href="/facts/Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles/ATJVb6Sf">eighth-generation console</a>, it mainly competed against <a href="/facts/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment/tnH01NqQ">Sony</a>'s <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a> and <a href="/facts/Nintendo/dMrLpaHu">Nintendo</a>'s <a href="/facts/Wii_U/Hv4EI4la">Wii U</a> and later the <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a>.
Moving away from its predecessor's <a href="/facts/PowerPC/DqmM9y50">PowerPC</a>-based <a href="/facts/Computer_architecture/tHtwxgR2">architecture</a>, the Xbox One marks a shift back to the <a href="/facts/X86/Kypq5fgu">x86</a> architecture used in the <a href="/facts/Xbox_(console)/2FuQrJeX">original Xbox</a>; it features an <a href="/facts/AMD_APU/hdApEUQw">Accelerated Processing Unit</a> (APU) from <a href="/facts/AMD/CB1G7QTb">AMD</a> built around the <a href="/facts/X86-64/cyWvUFlP">x86-64</a> <a href="/facts/Instruction_set/8p8vwUeE">instruction set</a>. Xbox One's <a href="/facts/Xbox_One_controller/RJXncRoP">controller</a> was redesigned over the Xbox 360's, with a redesigned body, <a href="/facts/D-pad/rA3C2xT0">D-pad</a>, and triggers capable of delivering directional <a href="/facts/Haptic_technology/0TuxNUcs">haptic feedback</a>. The console places an increased emphasis on <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud computing</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Social_network/kQg6aEVf">social networking</a> features and the ability to <a href="/facts/Digital_video_recorder/g8V6BsU5">record</a> and share video clips or screenshots from gameplay or <a href="/facts/Screencasting/8nbQl5tr">livestream</a> directly to streaming services such as <a href="/facts/Mixer_(service)/aaS65a24">Mixer</a> and <a href="/facts/Twitch_(service)/mpXWXcTj">Twitch</a>. Games can also be played off-console via a local area network on supported <a href="/facts/Windows_10/be9IHehJ">Windows 10</a> devices. The console can play <a href="/facts/Blu-ray_Disc/zyPalhfG">Blu-ray Disc</a>, and <a href="/facts/Video_overlay/4nyIpjmM">overlay</a> live television programming from an existing <a href="/facts/Set-top_box/hAsUsw67">set-top box</a> or a digital tuner for <a href="/facts/Digital_terrestrial_television/9UoV0vV1">digital terrestrial television</a> with an enhanced <a href="/facts/Electronic_program_guide/91vTJyHK">program guide</a>. The console optionally included a redesigned <a href="/facts/Kinect/dD5P9XDW">Kinect</a> sensor, marketed as the "Kinect 2.0", providing improved <a href="/facts/Motion_sensing/SXwDdwrx">motion tracking</a> and <a href="/facts/Speech_recognition/z7S7Pgk6">voice recognition</a>.
The Xbox One received positive reviews for its controller design, multimedia features and quieter internals, but criticism was initially given to its user interface. A revised version replaced the original in 2016, called the Xbox One S, which has a smaller form factor and support for <a href="/facts/HDR10/VP97NWpz">HDR10</a> <a href="/facts/High-dynamic-range_video/jzRH1mFe">high-dynamic-range video</a>, as well as support for <a href="/facts/4K_resolution/Ehhhg0rD">4K</a> video playback and <a href="/facts/Video_scaler/I0StIzsm">upscaling</a> of games from <a href="/facts/1080p/Hs7cm6Mv">1080p</a> to 4K. It was praised for its smaller size, its on-screen visual improvements, and its lack of an external power supply, but its regressions such as the lack of a native Kinect port were noted. A high-end model, named Xbox One X, was unveiled in June 2017 and released in November; it features upgraded hardware specifications and support for rendering games at 4K resolution. The system was succeeded by the <a href="/facts/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S/gkN9VjV2">Xbox Series X and Series S</a> consoles, which launched on November 10, 2020. Production of all Xbox One consoles ceased at the end of that year.

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