Originally posted on TwoDashStash
Lets go ahead and put everything we know about the newly announced Xbox One into one place. Ill be focusing this article on the hardware itself, then on a later date, Ill take a closer look at the new UI and the improvements made to it.
"Xbox One wont allow for backwards compatibility with your older games"
Lets start with the HHD, we know that the Xbox One will ship with a 500GB internal NON-removable hard drive. However, according to Engadget youll be able to use the consoles 3.0 USB port as a source to connect an external storage device in which youll be able to add anything to, including games.
The console will run on 8 Core CPUs along with 8 gigabytes of memory. As mentioned above itll include USB 3.0 ports along with an HDMI IN/OUT ports, and for the first time on a Microsoft gaming console a Blu Ray optical drive.'
Microsoft's Xbox One Specs
You be able to connect online through an 802.11n connection with Wifi-Direct. According to some, youll now be able to have 1000 friends on your Xbox Live account.
[quote_left]"The console will run on 8 Core CPUs along with 8 gigabytes of memory"[/quote_left]Unfortunately it also seems that the Xbox One wont allow for backwards compatibility with your older games or your previously purchased Xbox Live Arcade games, "The system is based on a different core architecture, so back-compat doesn't really work from that perspective," Whitten told the Verge.
Restriction on used games was also reported by a few news outlets. Supposedly youll be able to resell and trade in games, but with a fee, we have not confirmed any specific scenarios." Fees, however, appear to be part of the plan said Major Nelson on his blog.
All Xbox One's Will Ship With A New Kinect
Microsoft also introduced the Kinect 2.0 and also noted that itll ship with all Xbox One consoles. The new Kinect features a 1080p, HD camera that captures video at 30 frames per second; a new, active-infrared capabilities; and new noise-isolating multi-microphone. According to Joystiq the new Kinect will be able to discern your heartbeat and know who is holding the controller.
Microsoft's Xbox One is set to release sometime this fall.
