Xbox One

The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox series. 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 Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. Microsoft marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system", hence the name "Xbox One".[18][19] An eighth-generation console, it mainly competed against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U and later the Switch.

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Xbox One

Top: the original Xbox One console, controller, and Kinect sensor, in black Middle: the Xbox One S model, in white Bottom: the Xbox One X model, in black
Developer	Microsoft
Manufacturer	Flextronics, Foxconn[1]
Product family	Xbox
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Eighth
Release date	NA: November 22, 2013 EU: November 22, 2013 AU: November 22, 2013 SA: November 22, 2013 JP: September 4, 2014 CHN: September 29, 2014
Lifespan	Original: 2013–2017[2] One S: 2016–2020[3] One S All-Digital Edition: 2019–2020[4] One X: 2017–2020[4]
Introductory price	US$499[5] / €499[5] / £429[5] / JP¥49,980[6] / CN¥3,699[7]
Discontinued	WW: 2020[8]
Units sold	See Sales section[11]
Units shipped	58+ million[12]
Media	All models: Blu-ray,[13] DVD, CD, Digital distribution S & X: UHD Blu-ray
Operating system	Xbox One system software
CPU	Original & One S: Custom 1.75 GHz AMD 8-core APU (2 quad-core Jaguar modules)[13][14] X: Custom 2.3 GHz AMD 8-core APU (2 quad-core Evolved Jaguar modules)[15]
Memory	Original Xbox One & One S: 8 GB DDR3 (5 GB available to games) X: 12 GB GDDR5 (9 GB available to games)
Storage	All models: 1 TB HDD Original & One S: 500 GB HDD X: 1 TB HDD
Display	All models: 1080p and 720p S & X: 1440p and 4K UHD
Graphics	Original: 853 MHz, 1.3 TFLOPS S: 914 MHz, 1.4 TFLOPS X: 1.172 GHz AMD Radeon GCN architecture (built into APU), 6.0 TFLOPS
Sound	7.1 surround sound, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
Input	HDMI
Controller input	Xbox Wireless Controller, Kinect for Xbox One, keyboard, mouse
Camera	1080p camera (Kinect)
Connectivity	All models: Gigabit Ethernet, 3x USB 3.0, S/PDIF out, IR-out Original: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11n, HDMI 1.4b in/out, Kinect port S & X: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11ac S: HDMI 2.0a in/out[16] X: HDMI 2.0b in/out
Current firmware	10.0.25398.1762[17]
Online services	Xbox Live, Xbox Game Pass
Dimensions	Original: 3.1 in × 13.1 in × 10.8 in (79 mm × 333 mm × 274 mm) S: 2.5 in × 11.6 in × 9.0 in (64 mm × 295 mm × 229 mm) X: 2.36 in × 11.81 in × 9.45 in (60 mm × 300 mm × 240 mm)
Mass	Original: 7.7 lb (3.5 kg) S: 6.4 lb (2.9 kg) X: 9.8 lb (4.4 kg)
Backward compatibility	Selected Xbox and Xbox 360 games
Predecessor	Xbox 360
Successor	Xbox Series X/S
Website	xbox.com/consoles/xbox-one

Moving away from its predecessor's PowerPC-based architecture, the Xbox One marks a shift back to the x86 architecture used in the original Xbox; it features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built around the x86-64 instruction set. Xbox One's controller was redesigned over the Xbox 360's, with a redesigned body, D-pad, and triggers capable of delivering directional haptic feedback. The console places an increased emphasis on cloud computing, as well as social networking features and the ability to record and share video clips or screenshots from gameplay or livestream directly to streaming services such as Mixer and Twitch. Games can also be played off-console via a local area network on supported Windows 10 devices. The console can play Blu-ray Disc, and overlay live television programming from an existing set-top box or a digital tuner for digital terrestrial television with an enhanced program guide. The console optionally included a redesigned Kinect sensor, marketed as the "Kinect 2.0", providing improved motion tracking and voice recognition.

The Xbox One received positive reviews for its refined controller design, multimedia features, and voice navigation. Its quieter and cooler design was praised for making the console more reliable than its predecessor at launch, but the console was generally criticized for running games at a technically lower graphical level than the PlayStation 4. Its original user interface was panned for being nonintuitive, although changes made to it and other aspects of the console's software post-launch received a positive reception. Its Kinect received praise for its improved motion-tracking accuracy, its face recognition logins, and its voice commands.

The original Xbox One model was succeeded by the Xbox One S in 2016, which has a smaller form factor and support for HDR10 high-dynamic-range video, as well as support for 4K video playback and upscaling of games from 1080p 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 Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, which launched on November 10, 2020. Production of all Xbox One consoles ceased at the end of that year.[8]