Microsoft XBOX ONE shown - description and opinion. Presentation of the new Xbox One console

At which the new Xbox will be presented to the world (either 720, or Durango, or Infinity, or Fusion). Like all our colleagues, we will watch the broadcast and replenish this post with diamonds from the treasury of our thoughts (no thanks). It's hard not to mention that Sony cheered Microsoft up: under the announcement of the new "box", the Japanese are promoting the "ps4" hashtag on Twitter and publish teasers of their own console. An interesting thing about the new Xbox was said by Peter “I don’t work for Microsoft anymore” Molyneux: “While the new Xbox excites, it does not excite as the Xbox 360 burst into the gaming scene just a little over seven years ago.” Peter is characterized by the fact that his company 22 Cans has just signed an agreement with major mobile publisher DeNA to publish on iOS and Android devices the Godus simulator, the money for which was raised on Kickstarter. Oh humanity!

Thought for quick thinking before the presentation: Steve Ballmer is the best candidate for the role of Vladimir Harkonnen in the Dune remake (which the people need, otherwise this drug addict David Lynch is incomprehensible). Returning to the actual presentation, we are waiting for Blizzard representatives on stage with the announcement of Titan Diablo III for the new Xbox. (And Ballmer also looks like G'Kar from Babylon 5.)

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Blablabla, MS promises to change entertainment forever and promises everyone Relationships with their TVs. Cliff Blesinski, J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg confirm.

Ahaha, the new console is called Xbox One. She lies on her side and eats from the clouds. MS's answer to the Share button on PS4 is being able to watch trends (what people are playing). You can control the Xbox One with voice commands (“Xbox, watch TV!”). The console will be multi-tasking (eg, you can watch the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer and buy tickets). Somewhat embarrassingly, the Xbox One is similar to the very first Xbox, not only in name, but also in appearance.

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And here is the Xbox One controller.

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Skype group calls on TV are fun, but… 8GB RAM, 8-core 64-bit processor, 500GB disk, Blu-Ray, USB 3.0; three OSes (under-Windows for the web, an OS for games, and an OS that connects them). Each Xbox One will ship with new system Kinect, which will recognize the strength of movements, the rotation of the joints (shoulder and wrist) and read the pulse.

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MS officials say that Xbox Live is "reinvented": instead of 15,000 servers that support XBL for X360, there will be 300,000 for Xbox One. In the "clouds" it will be possible to store everything in a row.

Andrew Wilson from Electronic Arts took the stage. He said that EA and MS have started a new strategic partnership and that NBA Live, FIFA, Madden (amerfootball) and UFC (wrestling) will be released on Xbox One. There was no EA at the PS4 presentation; really exclusives?

Phil Spencer, head of games at MS, is on stage. Shows Forza Motorsport 5 (launch title). She is beautiful, landscapes are reflected in the windows of cars.

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On stage are people from the Finnish studio Remedy (Alan Wake). They present Quantum Break, a game driven by narrative. In the half-game, half-movie, there is a girl who can bend space-time. But she's not as pretty as Elizabeth. And younger. But she can accidentally dry cargo. Whole.

Microsoft Studios in the first year after the launch of Xbox One will release 15 exclusives for it (8 of them are new IPs).

Spielberg was shown at the beginning for good reason: he and 343 Industries will issue a television series based on Halo with live actors. (Probably better than Forward Into Dawn.) Oh, and here comes the MS lady: Halo The Television Series is going to be a top-notch production.

Eric Hirshberg of Activision is on stage. He talks about Call of Duty: Ghosts. New story, new engine. The game is judged by a dog, whose movements were filmed from a live dog (from the Navy S.E.A.L., which is not horseradish).

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Ghosts will be America's super-elite squad, which is badly beaten at the beginning of the game (sorry). The game will have beautiful smoke over beautiful water, and underwater fish will swim away from the fighters. Multiplayer will feature character customization and dynamic maps (rolling logs, floods, etc.). Hirschberg & Co. showed how the Ghosts graphics are better than Modern Warfare 3's (stigma in the dog's ear!). Jungle Ghosts is reminiscent of Crysis 3.

22:02 This event ended. Thanks for attention!

22:00 At the end, the developers showed an impressive comparison of the level of graphics from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Ghosts. And then a trailer was launched, completely made on the game engine.

21:59 The developers spoke in detail about the process of creating graphics, objects, characters and animation - all these attributes will be taken to a new, previously inaccessible level. The multiplayer mode has also been revised with the addition of a dynamic environment. But despite all the innovations, the emphasis will remain on the gameplay that brought success to previous games in the series.

21:55 At the very end, a demo of the next generation game from the popular Call of Duty: Ghosts series was shown, which was presented by Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. It will receive a new engine and is being developed by Infinity Ward. All downloadable add-ons for the game will initially be exclusively available for Xbox One.

21:53 Finally, Microsoft said that the Xbox One will be launched in many countries around the world towards the end of this year.

21:50 Xbox Entertainment Studios also announced a partnership with the NFL, which will make it possible to stream matches.

21:48 Bonnie Ross of 343 industries said that Halo is no longer just a game. One way to expand the universe of Halo will be a new television series, which will be created with the participation of director Steven Spielberg (Steven Spielberg).

21:47 Then the conversation went back to television. Head of Xbox Entertainment Studios Nancy Tellem, formerly of CBS and Warner Bros., said TV has been like a one-way street for the viewer so far, but that will change: users will get best recommendations and brand new social features.

21:43 There are more games in development than at any time in Xbox history. Microsoft Studios alone will release 15 exclusive titles in the console's first year, 8 of which will be brand new series.

21:42 Another playable demo was provided by Remedy, the creators of Max Payne and Alan Wake. The game will be called Quantum Break.

21:39 Phil Spencer of Microsoft Studios then took the stage to talk about the company's own projects. He said that Xbox One opens up a whole new opportunity for game developers, and introduced the first exclusive - Forza Motorsport 5, which will be available immediately at the console's launch. The graphics in the game are excellent.

21:36 The game demos are really impressive in detail.

21:35 A wide single-player agreement with Electronic Arts has been announced - EA Sports will introduce 4 games for Xbox One in the next 12 months: FIFA, Madden NFL, NBA Live and UFC. Of course, everyone will be revolutionary.

21:33. The multiplayer experience has also been improved. While waiting for a connection to the server, you can start a single-player game.

21:31 The Xbox Live service has been significantly improved. On the first day, 15,000 servers will be available, and the total Xbox One will receive more than 300,000 servers. The cloud will store music, games, movies and saves.There was a built-in ability to record gameplay, as well as a video editor.

21:27 Kinect has now become the console control center. It recognizes not only the user, but also the controller, the movement of which can be used to control games.

21:26 The Kinect sensor will now ship with every Xbox. Voice functions have become more interactive and adapt to each user. The wide-angle camera received a resolution of 1080p and is capable of capturing video at a frequency of 30 frames / s. Kinect can capture even the slightest movements of the wrists and even read the heart rate.

21:25 New controllerreceived 40 design changes, improved ergonomics, new dynamic impulse triggers, a high-precision D-pad, an integrated battery and Wi-Fi Direct support.

21:24 The appearance of the controllers has also been updated, but the continuity of generations is felt.

21:23 Even more interesting is that the software part consists of three operating systems: the first is Xbox OS, the second is Windows, and the third combines both OSes for instant switching and multitasking. No waiting - you can switch to the game as quickly as the next TV channel.

21:22 The platform is based on an 8-core processor based on 5 billion transistors and is equipped with 8 GB of system memory, a 500 GB hard drive and is equipped with USB 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct, Blu-ray, 802.11n, HDMI in/out connectivity.

21:21 Marc Whitten, general manager of Xbox Live, took the stage. Let's hope that he will tell about the characteristics.

21:19 The Xbox One Guide section combines Favorites, Popular and My Channels. Favorites only contains TV shows and movies, not channels.

21:18 Windows Phone integration through Smart Glass technology has become even deeper: a smartphone can be used as a remote control, an additional screen while watching programs, games, and so on.

21:16 Thus, navigation, search, selection of films and so on are carried out. Launching the built-in browser took almost no time. Snap mode has appeared, which resembles the split screen in Windows 8.Skype for Xbox was introduced, with which you can make group video calls directly from your TV.

21:13 The company representative said "Xbox on", after which the console and TV turned on and the user was authenticated. The main screen of the platform resembles a mixture of the old Xbox interface and the touch interface of Windows 8 on a black background.

21:11 So, the name of the new product is Xbox One. An updated game controller and Kinect motion capture sensor were also introduced.In the presentation of the new set-top box, Microsoft emphasizes the versatility of this home entertainment solution. Games haven't received much attention yet.

21:09 So, the novelty is presented! Microsoft's new console will be called Xbox One!

21:06 To begin with, the company touched a bit on the history of the Xbox. Xbox Live, Xbox 360 and the era of HD gaming. It seems that the previous console is not going anywhere and still remains an important platform for Microsoft: at E3, the company will talk more about the future of this console.For the new Xbox, the challenge was to design and build an all-in-one system, problem solving surplus of devices in living rooms.

21:05 Microsoft is going to take full advantage of cloud services, making games and TV more advanced.

21:03 Don Mattrick took the stage and said that Microsoft has been working on a new console for the past few years, and this is an important day for her.The company said it was going to change the entertainment industry forever. Are we ready for this? Microsoft for the first time decided to implement a dialogue between the viewer and his TV viewer.

21:00 So the presentation has begun!

20:50 The countdown has started on the official Microsoft website. Less than 10 minutes left before the start of the presentation.

20:43 So, a few minutes remain before the start of the conference, the audience takes their seats. The press gathered under a large canopy at the football stadium on the Microsoft campus. Around - the inscriptions "The new generation is presented." We are waiting for the start to disturbing music.

Deciding not to repeat the mistakes made in the past generation of game consoles, Sony hastened to introduce the PlayStation 4 to its competitor. Today we will find out what Microsoft has prepared in response. Will the new platform be based on the Windows 8 core and how close will the integration be? What are the internet connection requirements? Finally, what are the specifications and is it worth waiting for Kinect 2 bundled with the new Xbox? All this and much more we should know very soon. You can watch the live broadcast in English on the official website, but we will try to promptly provide a translation of the main points.

On May 21, the face was finally determined gaming industry for the next 5-10 years. On this day, Microsoft introduced its new console. The platform, dubbed Xbox One, is the latest of three eighth-generation consoles to hit the market.

The Xbox developers did not reveal the cards to the limit - they presented their new console just shortly before the E3 exhibition. The gala event at which the Xbox One was first shown took place three months after the presentation of the PS4 and almost two years later than Nintendo introduced the Wii U. Lenta.ru decided to figure out what the next generation of consoles has in store for us and how we will live farther.

Xbox One

Microsoft decided to show the new gaming platform at its own headquarters in Redmond, Washington. In addition to the journalists gathered in the presentation hall, everyone could follow the premiere of the console: the event was broadcast live on the Internet, including on the Xbox Live service, where it was watched by owners of the Xbox 360.

This presentation by Microsoft was radically different from similar company events in previous years: on stage on May 21 there were no musical numbers of trendy rappers, no joyful children jumping to the music in the next Kinect game (however, Microsoft probably saved all this for E3). The Xbox One premiere lasted only an hour and was as low-key and calm as possible.

The main emphasis of the top managers of Microsoft, who showed the world a new product of the corporation, was that the Xbox One is designed to become a single center for home entertainment. The presentation began with a demonstration of the name, appearance of the console and its specifications. The latter turned out to be approximately identical to the filling of the PlayStation 4: 8 gigabytes random access memory, 8-core CPU, 500 GB hard drive, USB 3.0 ports, Wi-Fi and HDMI port. The set-top box has an improved Kinect sensor, which has learned to track the movements and voice of the user much more accurately and has become an integral part of the platform. All functions of Xbox One can be controlled by gestures and voice - this was a natural development of the ideas laid down by the first Kinect on the Xbox 360.

After the official presentation of the new console and a brief message about what it has inside, the story began not at all about games, but about services.

In fact, Xbox One turns any TV into a “pumped” smart-TV to the limit: here you can multitask, and the ability to control media content, and, in fact, watch TV, and chat during all this via Skype. This is not to mention all kinds of sports services, most of which, however, are intended exclusively for the North American market.

The orientation of the presentation in the service part specifically to the United States caused, let's say, the indignation of a significant part of gamers, including Russian ones. Especially for them, we will explain that the US is the number one market for Microsoft in terms of priority, and the “deficient” services that provoked discontent, or rather their analogues, are in many countries. Their absence in Russia is not so much the fault of Microsoft as of local content providers who are simply unable to provide similar services.

It was television, cinema and series that were given a significant share of the time for the presentation. In addition to showcasing services for viewing and choosing programs and movies based on the tastes of the Xbox Live audience, a television series based on the Halo universe, which will be directed by Steven Spielberg, was presented.

Briefly, it was told about the changes in the game component Xbox platforms. Search for matches in one game will be carried out while you play in another, all "achievements" (Achievements) and player profiles in Xbox Live will migrate to the new platform without loss. The list of friends will be increased from 100 to 1000 people; in addition, the number of servers supporting the work of Xbox Live will be increased several times.

Few games were shown: Microsoft clearly saves all the trump cards for E3. All that was revealed on May 21st were four multi-platform sports games from EA with some Xbox One exclusive content and two exclusives (Forza Motorsport 5 by Turn 10 and Quantum Break by Remedy, created by Alan Wake and Max Payne). Also at the presentation of Xbox One, the world premiere of the new part of Call of Duty: Ghosts took place. The developers boasted about the new engine (which, however, looks worse than the current Battlefield 4 engine). Finally, Microsoft promised that in the first year after the release of the console for Xbox One, 15 exclusive projects will be released, including 8 completely new (not sequels).

The future of Xbox One became a little clearer after the presentation, when Microsoft representatives began to answer questions from journalists. The biggest concerns were related to two features of the Xbox One: the linking of games to accounts and rumors about the requirement to always be connected to the network. Here is what became known about it after the presentation.

On Xbox one game will require installation on a hard drive. After that, the projects will be tied to the user account, and it will be possible to run them without a disk, at any time. Here, many players, especially in the US, where the secondary market for games thrives, had a lot of questions. Can games be resold? Will it be possible to borrow a disc from a friend for a couple of days and play without spending money? There are no clear answers to these questions yet. Microsoft limited itself to assurances that some solution for the secondary market of games would be invented.

As for the mandatory connection to the network, here too, not everything is clear. It was said that a permanent Internet connection was not required to use the Xbox One; whether the player is constantly online or not, game developers will decide. At the same time, Kotaku, in a conversation with Microsoft, found out that for the Xbox One to work, you will need to connect to the network at least once a day - the rest of the time the console can be disconnected from the Internet. In addition, some games will require a network connection for additional calculations - this is where a permanent connection will be welcome.

In any case, the Xbox One presentation left a roughly equal number of questions and answers - and, of course, caused a wave of outrage in certain corners of the Internet. Some gamers wondered why, instead of long trailers of beautiful games on new generation engines, they were shown the multimedia features of the console, forgetting that E3 was less than three weeks away and that Microsoft needed to show something there as well. Apparently, on May 21 in Redmond, the Xbox One team made only a statement of intent, and the real battle of exclusives, business plans, prices and other small pleasures of the console generation change starts on June 10, when the big press conferences of Sony and Microsoft take place.

eighth generation

In addition to the traditional increase in console performance that accompanies each generation of set-top boxes, the eighth generation has a number of significant ideological differences from its predecessor platforms.

No disks needed: By the eighth generation, gaming systems have become fully ready for all existing methods of content distribution: both classic games on discs and digital distribution. Pioneer in this field long time was Microsoft. In the mid-2000s, the Xbox Live Arcade store was created, which initially planned to sell small trinket games weighing no more than a hundred megabytes. A few years later, the ideology of XBLA, and the Xbox network services themselves, has changed a lot - now in the Arcade category you can find full-fledged games like Virtua Fighter 5: FS or Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

By the end of the 2000s, Sony managed to seize the initiative from Microsoft. Digital versions of "boxed" games on Xbox Live were available for purchase and went on sale months after release. Sony began to sell games in the digital store at the same time as boxed versions. It took Microsoft several years to switch to a similar sales model - and for the first time, as an experiment, it was used in Russia at the start of sales of Gears of War: Judgment.

Nintendo, which confidently led the sales of consoles in the seventh generation, on the contrary, could not boast of a wealth of network options. Despite the fact that the store for the sale of old games was at the disposal of Wii owners for several years, Nintendo was in no hurry to engage in full-fledged online trading. The situation changed only with the release of Wii U at the end of 2012.

Clouds: Consoles learned to use cloud services in one form or another at the turn of the last generation of set-top boxes. So, PS3 supported the Folding @ Home project, which united consoles into a single network and was used for distributed computing.

Microsoft used cloud technology only for data storage: at the end of 2011, Xbox Live users received half a gigabyte of cloud storage space for saving games and other data. Obviously, if Microsoft does not abandon the idea implemented for the Xbox 360, the amount of cloud storage will increase significantly in the future (and, which is also not excluded, will not be free at all). Xbox One will also use cloud computing in games: judging by the statements made during the presentation, thanks to these technologies, the new console from Microsoft will, for example, support more players in multiplayer matches.

Sony bought the Gaikai service (later becoming the PlayStation Cloud) specifically for its new console. But she intends to use it primarily to emulate games for previous consoles and to enhance the interaction of her new console with the PS Vita.

Feel it please: To a common understanding of how best to manage games in the coming years, console manufacturers have not come. Instead, they proposed two very different approaches. Sony and Nintendo have voted for touch surfaces: the Wii U has a screen, while the PS4 has a small space on the front of the DualShock 4 controller.

Microsoft did not add anything like this to the Xbox One gamepad. Instead, the manufacturer has relied on voice and gestures. His new console understands complex voice commands (much like Siri) and can respond to hand passes. The idea is tempting, but it remains unclear how well the new controller will “make friends” with the languages ​​of the world: as you know, Kinect 1.0 commands, for example, refused to understand Russian.

Without a single break: On the question of whether consoles need a permanent connection to the Internet, the three manufacturers also disagreed. Wii U and PS4 do not require an Internet connection by default (this decision largely remains directly with the game developers), while the Xbox One will need a network - however, it seems that the console will only ask to connect to it once a day.

old and beloved: There is also no agreement between Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft on whether consoles need backward compatibility with games and accessories for the previous generation. Xbox One, for example, was denied it: due to the difference in architecture, the console will not be “friends” with either games or controllers for the previous generation.

Sony has found a compromise: it is backward compatible, but all old games will only be played from the "cloud", and they will have to be bought again. Not all accessories will be supported either: for example, the Move will work fine with both the old console and the new one, but the DualShock 3 will have to be sent to the trash. Only the Wii U will be fully backwards compatible.

played - show: Manufacturers have long been trying to make consoles a full-fledged access point to social networks: back in the PS3 and Xbox 360, their creators added the ability to surf the Internet and leave notes on Facebook and Twitter. So far, no one has really succeeded in this: whatever one may say, but without a keyboard this task is painful and boring, so smartphones and tablets have not yet been bypassed by set-top boxes.

Pirate Victory: PS3 was the only one of the three major consoles of the last generation, which, thanks to its architecture, successfully resisted piracy. However, this had a downside: it was more difficult to develop games for it, and additions, updates and patches invariably turned into a terrible hassle for both studios and players.

Obviously, the Japanese manufacturer has learned its lesson: the PS4 architecture will be closer to the PC, which will make it easier to release content on the console, and - alas - to hack it. Therefore, it is obvious that in the coming years, all three consoles will be flashed with equal success.

The creators of Xbox One have not yet talked about anti-piracy protection (other than a permanent connection to the Web), but it is clear that Microsoft is not going to leave the door for torrent lovers open. Let's hope Microsoft's third pancake is edible; the defense of the Xbox and Xbox 360 did not last very long.

Show phone: Microsoft and Sony in unison decided to expand the integration with mobile devices: both companies announced similar applications for iOS and Android. And the new PlayStation App and SmartGlass (already available, by the way, for the Xbox 360) allow you to remotely control consoles, and also turn mobile devices into a second screen where you can read in-game books or view maps.

Nintendo has opted not to outsource these services, with a touchscreen gamepad in charge of all these functions.

Games

Sony, whose latest console has gained popularity largely due to interesting exclusives, did not show itself in any way with the PS4. Of those games that are currently being developed for the new console, only the new inFamous can be considered interesting, while the rest (the new Killzone, DriveClub and so on) are more perplexing than a desire to buy a console.

At the presentation of the Xbox One, we repeat, little was said about the games, but these words were promising. What gives hope is not the games shown on May 21, but the very promise of 15 exclusives in the first year of the console's existence. In addition, all the most anticipated multiplatform projects of late 2013 - early 2014 should be released on PS4 and Xbox One: Battlefield 4, Call of Duty 10, and a number of other games with obscene numbers in their names.

With the Wii U, which was released in 2012, things are much worse: even the most prolific partner of Nintendo, publishing house Ubisoft, decided that one exclusive for the console would be enough, and released only ZombiU on it. And the expected platform game Rayman Legends was decided to be ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3 and therefore postponed until the fall, causing a reasonable anger among the fans.

After looking at how things are going with the new Nintendo console (sales are worse than those of the elderly Xbox 360 and PS3), EA also abandoned it. At first, it changed its mind about making a Wii U version of the Frostbite 3 engine (it is on its basis that new parts of such franchises as Dragon Age and Battlefield are created), and then curtailed the development of FIFA 14 for Wii U. Like, the last release of the football simulator sold so poorly on this platform that porting the next one to it does not make any sense.

Summer will show

The situation with the 8th generation of consoles, minus small details, repeats what we could see in 2005-2006 at the dawn of the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. The Nintendo console, as always, is well behind the competition in terms of performance and will fight for the lead with unusual controllers and housewives.

The strengths of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at this stage are equal. Both platforms are almost similar in performance. Both platforms will actively use cloud services and develop the ideas laid down in the past generation.

The main thing that can be said right now is that the winner in the upcoming race will be determined not so much by hardware and machine performance as by services and ideology. And, of course, games.

Publication date: 22.05.2013 17:48:15

On May 21, a long-awaited event took place - the presentation of a new generation console from Microsoft. Emotions after the show simply overwhelmed the gaming community. Incredible, unforgettable, excellent, chic, fantastic, superb, phenomenal, superb, cool - such words must have been heard from all the offices of direct competitors smallsoftware, companies Sony, whose shares added 10% in price in a matter of hours. In contrast to the happiness of the inventors of the CD, the emotions of the other audience were not as joyful, although no less expressive. A few words about how, or rather what it was.

As far as the moon.

First of all, the cherished device is called none other than the Xbox One. This does not mean at all that so far users have been supplied with 0.7 and 0.8 versions of the console. The fact is that the set-top box expands its capabilities and is going to become the only multimedia player device that will watch TV shows, movies, listen to music on it, and, what Bill Gates is not joking, sometimes play games. We will talk about the announcements of advanced developments a little later, but for now - about the main thing. At least the presentation format implies that this is the main thing.

The appearance of the console reflects the essence of time and trends. Microsoft has long been flirting with straight chopped lines in its products, meeting the requirements of modern tastes. These requirements have not bypassed the game multimedia console from the authors of the vents. The rather impressive dimensions of the box are easily explained: modern systems cooling - things are not small, but, after all, we are talking about a modern prefix. The controller remained practically unchanged, apparently, the developer believes that he has already reached the ideal in its development. Net. In a good way, the Internet must be connected to Xbox One on a permanent basis, but the authors allow users to sometimes turn it off. At the same time, players say goodbye to the connection to the boxed cloud, with all the consequences: inconspicuous downloading of updates, both for games and for the console itself, and extensive social functions.

Like all modern TVs, you can watch movies and TV shows on Xbox One. Moreover, choose tapes or TV shows as you wish, just like on IP-TV and Smart-TV systems of modern TVs. Like modern TVs, on Xbox One you can listen to music. Like modern TVs, Xbox One can access the Internet. It's no joke, but with Xbox One, you will finally become the proud owner of a device that supports the use of Skype! Well, like all modern TVs. The question is, do they know Microsoft the fact that some users prefer to use the console along with this same TV, which has been able to do all this for a long time, remains open.

But the American developer is far from being a fool, and knows that the time has come for serious innovations. With the release of the Xbox One, the terrible times will sink into oblivion, when unfortunate people had to press buttons on the remote control, or, for good, lift some part of their body off the couch to visit the Internet or watch shows and movies on TV. In order to prevent such a fatal turn of events in any case, the authors of the console endowed it with a voice control function. Whether you're torn as to what's more important to you, watching the latest porn movie or talking to your parents, Xbox One has you covered. Built-in Skype you are free to use right while watching a movie. That's not all: shifting aside the live coverage of cockroach races on TV, you can immediately look at the standings on the Internet, find out which of the cockroaches is the most productive this season, and immediately place a bet on it in the sweepstakes. In general, the Internet will become closer to you than ever. Unless, of course, you have a phone or a modern TV.

Technosila igromir.

The coveted box caught up with the PS3 in development, providing the new device with an optical Blu-Ray drive, and rushed into the distance: eight cores on an AMD-produced processor, very similar to the one previously presented in PS4, 500 GB of built-in hard drive and 8 gigabytes of RAM. True, if the early press releases do not lie, and this memory turns out to be really DDR3, competition with the fourth version of the set-top box from Sony would be greatly complicated by this circumstance. Don't let the volume of the built-in hard drive scare you: the HDD cannot be expanded, but you can connect any third-party drive via USB 3.0. The built-in Kinect module promises a powerful camera (1080p, 30 fps), which will track in detail all the player's movements. Face and voice identification included. 300,000 servers will be happy to accept user-recorded video content, and every Xbox One owner will be able to become the author of popular let's play.

As soon as, while watching a meditatively boring presentation, thoughts began to creep into my head that Microsoft she forgot that her clients, among other things, also play games on game consoles, and announcements of advanced projects for the console began to fall like rain on a parched earth. True, rare drops of this rain would not have collected even a glass of water.

The lineup of sports games, topped off with a demo of American football, showed not a breakthrough, but a breakthrough in visualization. The differences between the sports games of the new and old generation of consoles barely surpass the differences between the evolution of the title on one console of the seventh generation. During an American football demonstration, drowsily-struggling foreigners nudged their friends who had fallen asleep from watching.

They managed to diversify and very refresh the world guys from: warrior dogs were added to the game. Otherwise, everything is the same, however, how many players, so many opinions, is it good or bad. The best moments of the video sequence, performed in the new-wonder-advanced-engine, lose in graphic performance even the third version. It remains to be hoped that the demo footage was still not the best.

I watched 20 minutes of the presentation and turned it off. Didn't even get to play. Well, about the prefix - everything is fine. I just said that not the PC will become a console, but the console will become a PC, but in a more convenient size. And this is not my personal opinion, but some analysts of the gaming world, I just read their arguments and arguments, I fully agreed and there were no contradictions. And now, their theoretical arguments are once again confirmed practically by the release of this box. So don't complain, just say "shut up and take my money". I'm sure PS4 is also moving towards this by developing social features such as the PlayStation Network and cloud services (Gaikai). True, they do not have such deep roots as MS with the ubiquitous OS, Skype, etc.

Today was the official presentation of the next generation Xbox console, millions of gamers around the world were looking forward to its appearance. This gaming computer can be updated at least every year, the console is bought for several years. This means that a large number of innovations and a good technological reserve for the future are expected from it. Let not all expectations come true, the presentation was rich and interesting, but first things first.

Don Mattrick took the stage at the start of the event. By tradition, the presentation began with a lengthy discussion about the purpose of the novelty, which will appear in a few minutes, and a brief review of the success of the previous model. But she's about to turn into a pumpkin.

Microsoft launched the Xbox 360, Kinect and opened the Live service to provide users with the most advanced entertainment technologies. Time runs, and now it's time to introduce new developments. Something that will change the usual idea of ​​spending time in the living room, and at the same time emphasize that the TV is the main screen in the house.

Xbox one? Degradation after 360 turns out ...

Over the past few years, the familiar look of the living room has changed a lot thanks to all kinds of devices. But they are too complex and disparate, so you need to imagine a device that can combine TV, games and entertainment. With these words and a short video, the presentation of the long-awaited "next gen" - Xbox One began.

Wow, shown! Hall breathed a sigh of relief. And that's not enough...

Great slogan: "All Your Entertainment All In One"

While all eyes were on the new product, the question hung in the air: what will the next next gen be called?

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Yusuf Mehdi entered the stage, from this moment all the most interesting begins. The Xbox One has many features that will make it easier to use the console. For example, voice recognition and gesture control - everything is as it should be in the second decade of the 21st century. The phrase "Xbox, On" will turn on the console in the same state as before it was turned off.

Interestingly, the prefix will understand our native “let me speak from my heart?”

But the console does not only turn on by voice. Most of the actions are performed by commands, for example "Xbox, Watch TV" will turn on the TV. For such a control model, Instant Switching technology was developed - switching between games, films, music and television occurs instantly. So much so that it looks suspicious.

Handles two tasks at the same time

Another new feature for "next gen" is Snap mode. Without looking up from a movie or TV show, you can call up a small window to view additional information about athletes, actors, or talk on Skype. A smartphone can act as a companion, with its help it is more convenient to manage content on the sidebar.

Happy on the other side of the planet

We paid a lot of attention to watching TV, for example, Xbox Guide - a program with recommendations, trends and favorites. But it is easy to guess that this feature will be marked "US Only", which means that most gamers are not interested. Especially in Russia.

Mark Whiteten was next on stage. He is responsible for the technical component of the Xbox, and talked about this. New prefix received a powerful stuffing, now it uses 5 billion transistors and 8 GB of RAM, a 500 GB drive is installed, and among other characteristics USB 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct, Blu-Ray, 802.11N, HDMI in / out.

The third "OS" without a name, without a logo

Three operating systems are used for the best experience on Xbox One. Xbox, Windows and some layer that combines services is responsible for multitasking and instant switching between applications.

Dismantled the joystick - deprived of work iFixit

The controllers have been updated. The joystick boasts four dozen changes, improved design and more realistic response to actions.

The new Kinect in four pictures

Kinect began to capture more player movements for maximum responsiveness and realism. By the way, now it comes with a prefix. No options.

There were no software updates. Let the set-top box not become completely cloudy, and the Blu-Ray inscription flaunts on the case, part of the calculations has been sent to the company's servers. The Live service has been improved, now its work is provided not by 15, but by 300 thousand servers. Part of the content has moved to the cloud, game replays are sent there and dynamically changing achievements are calculated. The increased number of servers will also allow for larger online battles with more players.

Everyone talked about the console, so it's time to talk about games. Andrew Wilsom from EA, the main gaming partner, was invited to the stage. EA Sports will release four games exclusively for One: Fifa 14, NBA 14, NFL 14, UFC 14.

Skeleton game

The uncle below is clearly surprised by this turn of events.

Of course, the novelties will be with "next gen" graphics, on the new EA Sports Ingnite engine. In addition to amazing detail, it will provide the most realistic game due to the reaction speed of virtual opponents, imitation of human behavior and instincts. This will use four times as many calculations per second, but it's worth it. At least according to the promotional materials.

Microsoft's gaming division is also working on new products for the console. Phil Spencer revealed that they are investing a lot in the studios to ensure they get the best possible more games. Thanks to this, a dozen and a half exclusive games will be presented in the first year, eight of them from new franchises.

The detail is top notch, but don't forget that this is a trailer

No, this is not next gen graphics.

For starters, they showed Forza Motor Sport 5, which will be available simultaneously with the start of sales and Quantum Break from judge Remedy. It is difficult to make an impression from two short trailers, only very high detail catches the eye. But since they said “it will be cool” - we will take our word for it.

Nancy Tellem is next in line with another talk about content, mainly "US Only". Yes, Microsoft has achieved an exclusive contract with the NFL, so Xbox One owners and part-time sports fans will get a lot of nice bonuses.

Spielberg didn't show up, but he paid off his fee with a video message. And thanks for that

And after billions of hours of playing Halo, the Redmond team decided to team up with Steven Spielberg and launch a television series based on the plot of the popular game. He will probably get to Russia, perhaps not officially.

And according to rumors, in October and for 500 euros

The official part was completed by a solemn promise to start selling the prefix “later this year”. The price is not known.

But it's too early to leave, Eric Hirshberg took the stage with a closing speech about Call of Duty: Ghosts - one of the most anticipated games, albeit not exclusive to Xbox One.

The game will receive a new engine, thanks to which the graphics will be incomparably better than the previous generation. Gorgeous dynamic light, smoke, realistic textures and character movements - all this awaits players in the new part of Call of Duty.

The developers promise a new plot, characters and even dogs that will "interact in a new way." Apparently, also participate in the battles. In multiplayer, maps with dynamically changing landscapes and customization of player models will appear.