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The Xbox one. the release of Xbox one. Over 500 stores across the country opened at midnight (22 nd of November 2013) to sell the console It is the first Xbox to go on sale since the Xbox 360 was released in 2005 The console costs £429.99 and comes with an improved Kinect sensor
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the release of Xbox one • Over 500 stores across the country opened at midnight (22nd of November 2013) to sell the console • It is the first Xbox to go on sale since the Xbox 360 was released in 2005 • The console costs £429.99 and comes with an improved Kinect sensor • Many retailers have sold out with others set to run out before Christmas • Microsoft turned Leicester square into the Xbox one square for the launch
Multimedia • Not only is the Xbox live still the best online service in the world but you can also multitask on the new Xbox one • Multitasking between games, movies and Skype (including four-person video conference) • Instant switch between your TV and game
Smart glass • Rather than support its own portable console, Microsoft has already started using ‘smart glass'. Its a way of connecting Xbox games to tablets and smartphones in order to use them as second screens, for accessing maps or inventories.
The kinect • Far more reliable then the Xbox 360 edition • None of the main launch games use motion controls in any major capacity • Games make extensive use of voice commands