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  • The original Microsoft Xbox One with Kinect and controller.
    The original Microsoft Xbox One with Kinect and controller.
  • The updated Microsoft Xbox One S and controller.
    The updated Microsoft Xbox One S and controller.

History

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The logotype for the Xbox One.

Development

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Development of backwards compatibility tools for the Xbox One to support games for the original Xbox and Xbox 360 took a large amount of effort.[1]

Launch

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The Xbox One was launched in November of 2013 at a cost of $500.[2] The Xbox One likely sold at a loss launch, with much of the manufacturing cost coming from the Kinect sensor.[3] At the time of launch Shareholders were urging the company to sell off it's Xbox devision, a move that Steve Balmer successfully resisted at the same time that he was stepping down as CEO of Microsoft.[4][5]

Controversy surrounds the launch due to Microsoft's planned use of an always online requirement, lack of backwards compatibility, and restrictions on game sharing.[6][7] Furthermore there were privacy concerns regarding the required Kinect camera accessory.[8] The competing PlayStation 4 launches without these restrictions and appeals to gamers as a gaming focused device.[6] Microsoft quickly drops these restrictions, though their early fumble costs them market share.[9][6]

Recovery

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Xbox at Gamescom 2019

Economizing

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Over the course of 2014, Microsoft took many steps to make the Xbox One more consumer friendly and competitive in the market, including a number of price reductions and offering the system without a Kinect for a cheaper price.[10]

For the market in Brazil Microsoft manufactured the Xbox One there, letting it cost only 2,199 reals compared to the cost of the PlayStation 4's Brazilian cost of 3,999 reals.[11]

Software improvements

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In late 2013 an incomplete developer mode for the Xbox One surfaced, prompting curiosity.[12] By 2014 the ID@Xbox Indie development program had launched.[13]

The Xbox One launched in Japan on September 4th, 2014, to little fanfare.[14] Also in 2014 Microsoft acquired the Swedish company Mojang, the developers of Minecraft, for 2.5 billion dollars.[15]

In 2015 backwards compatibility for the Xbox 360 was added to the Xbox One.[6][16]

In early 2016 it was announced that the Xbox one would support Universal Windows Applications.[17]

In January 2022 restrictions began being implemented to stop homebrew and emulation.[18]

Refresh

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The improved Xbox One S was launched on August 2nd, 2016.[19]

In 2018 Microsoft acquires the developer Obsidian, giving them ownership of series like Pillars of Eternity.[20]

The Xbox One X was launched in late 2017.[21] By late August 2017 the original Xbox One was discontinued.[22][23]

The price reduced Xbox One S All Digital Edition was launched in 2019.[24]

Legacy

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“ We lost the worst generation to lose in the Xbox One generation, where everybody built their digital library of games. ”

—Phil Spencer, Kinda Funny Games interview[25]

Production of the Xbox One S All Digital Edition and the Xbox One X were discontinued in early 2020 to focus on production of the upcoming Xbox Series X and Series X.[26] This was confirmed officially in January 2022.[27]

Technology

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The Xbox One APU
An 28nm original Xbox APU die.

Xbox One

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Compute

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The Xbox One uses an AMD APU which contains the CPU and GPU.[28] The Xbox One has an eight core Jaguar CPU clocked at 1.75 gigahertz.[28]

The Xbox One GPU contains 12 compute units clocked at 853 megahertz.[29][30]

The original Xbox One is capable of 1.31 teraflops of performance.[29]

The CPU contains 32 megabytes of high speed ESRAM and eight gigabytes of DDR3 RAM.[31]

Hardware

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The Xbox One contains a 500 gigabyte hard drive and Blu-Ray drive.[31] The Xbox One Elite Edition uses a one terabyte hybrid hard drive and SSD combo instead of a pure hard drive.[32]

The Xbox One contains three Wi-Fi n radios and gigabit ethernet.[31][33]

Design

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Though the system would receive a 2014 Red Dot design award,[34] popular reception of the design was less welcome, and comparisons to home AV equipment were often made.[35]

Xbox One S

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Compute

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The Xbox One S has an AMD APU containing eight Jaguar CPU cores clocked at 1.75 gigahertz and a GPU clocked at 914 megahertz.[36][37]

The Xbox One S is capable of 1.4 teraflops of performance.[29]

The Xbox One S has eight gigabytes of GDDR3 RAM.[36][37]

Hardware

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The Xbox One S has either a 500 gigabyte, a one terabyte, or a two terabyte hard disk drive depending on the model.[36][37] The Xbox One S also has an Ultra HD Blu-Ray optical disk drive, though this was excluded from the all digital edition of the Xbox One S.[37][38][39]

The Xbox One S motherboard was later reused on the Chwi Japanese Mini-PC.[40]

Xbox One X

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Compute

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An Xbox One X SOC.
An 16nm Xbox One X die.

The Xbox One X has an eight core CPU clocked at 2.3 gigahertz.[41]

The Xbox One X GPU is based on the AMD Polaris architecture and is clocked at 1.172 gigahertz and has forty compute units.[41] The Xbox One X outputs up to 4K resolution with HDR10 support.[42]

The Xbox One X is capable of six teraflops of performance.[43]

The Xbox One X has 12 gigabytes of GDDR5 at a speed of 326 gigabytes per second.[42]

Hardware

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The Xbox One X has eight gigabytes of flash storage and a one terabyte hard drive.[42] The Xbox One X has a UHD Blu-Ray optical disk drive.[42]

The Xbox One X has dual band (2.4 gigahertz and 5 gigahertz) ac Wi-Fi, a gigabit ethernet port, and an IR blaster.[42][41]

Scorpio Dev Kit

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The Scorpio Dev Kit is similar to an Xbox One X, but has a extra SSD with a one terabyte capacity, an OLED screen, 24 gigabytes of DDR5 RAM, and 44 GPU compute units.[44]

Controller

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The Xbox One controller uses four motors to create directional force feedback.[45]

Security

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The Xbox One has security features that would later become the Microsoft Pluton Processor.[46]

Notable Games

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2013

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The Xbox One at E3 2013.

2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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Gears 5

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Gears 5 screenshot.

2020

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Special Edition Xbox One consoles

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  • Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One X - Released in June 2020 with glow in the dark "No Future" tag - 45,000 made.[47][48]
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Xbox One

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Xbox One S

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  • The redesigned Xbox One S, sporting a clean minimalist look. The black bar is the UHD Blu-Ray Drive.
    The redesigned Xbox One S, sporting a clean minimalist look. The black bar is the UHD Blu-Ray Drive.
  • A handy USB port is hidden in the bottom left underneath the drive.
    A handy USB port is hidden in the bottom left underneath the drive.
  • The clean, well labeled, Xbox One S IO. The only unlabeled port on the far left is for the power cable.
    The clean, well labeled, Xbox One S IO. The only unlabeled port on the far left is for the power cable.
  • The Xbox One S has an understated Xbox logo on the case corner.
    The Xbox One S has an understated Xbox logo on the case corner.

Xbox One X

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  • An Xbox One X at Gamescom
    An Xbox One X at Gamescom

Xbox One Internals

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  • Xbox One Motherboard
    Xbox One Motherboard
  • Xbox One Motherboard
    Xbox One Motherboard
  • Xbox One Motherboard
    Xbox One Motherboard
  • Original console teardown
    Original console teardown
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    Original console teardown
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    Original console teardown
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    Original console teardown
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    Original console teardown
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    Original console teardown
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    Original console teardown
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    Original console teardown

Peripherals

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  • The Xbox Adaptive controller, released in 2018.
    The Xbox Adaptive controller, released in 2018.
  • Xbox One Kinect
    Xbox One Kinect
  • Xbox One Power Supply
    Xbox One Power Supply

External Resources

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References

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  1. ↑ "The Untold Story of Xbox One Backwards Compatibility - IGN". Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Ben. "Why the Xbox One is losing to the PS4, according to the guy who made Xbox matter". Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-microsoft-bungled-the-xbox-one-launch-2015-8. Retrieved 28 October 2020. 
  3. ↑ "Teardown of Xbox, PS4 reveal tight margins" (in en). CNBC. 27 November 2013. https://www.cnbc.com/2013/11/27/teardown-of-xbox-ps4-reveal-tight-margins.html. 
  4. ↑ Gralla, Preston (19 November 2013). "Steve Balmer's farewell message to Microsoft shareholders: Save Bing and Xbox" (in en). Computerworld. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2475507/steve-balmer-s-farewell-message-to-microsoft-shareholders--save-bing-and-xbox.html. 
  5. ↑ Worstall, Tim. "Links 23 Aug. Steve Ballmer Announces Resignation, Microsoft Stock Soars And No It Won't Be Bill Gates" (in en). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/23/links-23-aug-steve-ballmer-announces-resignation-microsoft-stock-soars/?sh=6fa1aa4b360d. 
  6. ↑ a b c d Burford, Doc (10 December 2018). "The Fall and Rise of the Xbox One". USgamer. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Xbox One DRM restrictions dropped after gamer outcry". the Guardian. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Davison, Pete (8 June 2013). "Is Xbox One Xboning Consumers?". USgamer. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  9. ↑ Stuart, Keith (20 June 2013). "Xbox One: was Microsoft's reversal the right decision?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Wingfield, Nick (5 January 2015). "PlayStation 4 Faces Resurgent Rivals in Xbox One and Wii U (Published 2015)". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Good, Owen S. (10 January 2015). "Nintendo ends console and game distribution in Brazil, citing high taxes" (in en). Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2015/1/10/7524759/nintendo-brazil-wii-u-3ds-tariffs-taxes. Retrieved 26 October 2020. 
  12. ↑ Arif, Fahad (3 December 2013). "Xbox One Dev Kit Menu Unlocked - Microsoft Warns Not To Mess With The Dev Kit". Wccftech. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Phillips, Tom (30 July 2014). "ID@Xbox dev reveals costs of launching Xbox One game". Eurogamer. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Japan's Xbox One Launch Looks Sad As You'd Expect" (in en-us). Kotaku. September 4th, 2014. https://kotaku.com/japans-xbox-one-launch-as-sad-as-youd-expect-1630411606. 
  15. ↑ Stuart, Keith; Hern, Alex (15 September 2014). "Minecraft sold: Microsoft buys Mojang for $2.5bn". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. ↑ Pino, Nick. "Xbox One is now backwards compatible with all your old 360 games". TechRadar. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Activate Dev Mode on Xbox One". Windows Central. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Xbox Begins Disabling Dev Mode Accounts, Removing Access To Emulators". Pure Xbox. 5 January 2022. https://www.purexbox.com/news/2022/01/xbox-begins-disabling-dev-mode-accounts-removing-access-to-emulators. 
  19. ↑ Welch, Chris (18 July 2016). "Microsoft's Xbox One S will launch on August 2nd". The Verge. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  20. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (10 November 2018). "Microsoft acquires Obsidian Entertainment". Polygon. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  21. ↑ Tuttle, Will; Chief, Xbox Wire Editor in (7 November 2017). "The World's Most Powerful Console, Xbox One X, Launches Worldwide". Xbox Wire. Retrieved 25 November 2020. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  22. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (29 August 2017). "Microsoft discontinued the original Xbox One after the S launched". Eurogamer. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  23. ↑ Warren, Tom (25 August 2017). "Microsoft stops selling the original Xbox One". The Verge. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  24. ↑ "What is the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition release date?". Windows Central. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  25. ↑ Warren, Tom (4 May 2023). "Microsoft’s Xbox chief thinks losing the Xbox One generation was “the worst generation to lose”". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/4/23711047/microsoft-xbox-phil-spencer-xbox-one-generation-redfall-launch. 
  26. ↑ Warren, Tom (16 July 2020). "Microsoft discontinues Xbox One X and Xbox One S digital edition ahead of Series X launch". The Verge. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  27. ↑ "It's Game Over for the Xbox One, as Microsoft Has Officially Stopped Production". MUO. 14 January 2022. https://www.makeuseof.com/xbox-one-stopped-production/. 
  28. ↑ a b "Playstation 4 Vs Xbox One GPU Understanding the Differences". RedGamingTech. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  29. ↑ a b c Warren, Tom (2 August 2016). "Xbox One S is 7.1 percent faster than Xbox One, but it's complicated". The Verge. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  30. ↑ Leadbetter, Richard (22 May 2013). "Spec Analysis: Xbox One". Eurogamer. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  31. ↑ a b c "Xbox One hardware and specs: 8-core CPU, 8GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and more". Engadget. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  32. ↑ "Microsoft Xbox One - Elite Bundle - game console - 1 TB Hybrid Drive Specs". CNET. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  33. ↑ "Xbox One: Hardware and software specs detailed and analyzed - ExtremeTech". www.extremetech.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  34. ↑ "Red Dot Design Award: Xbox One". www.red-dot.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  35. ↑ "The Evolution of Game Console Design—and American Gamers". Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/evolution-of-game-console-design-america/. 
  36. ↑ a b c Yuen, Ced. "Specifications and features Review". Trusted Reviews. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  37. ↑ a b c d November 2020, Adam Vjestica 13. "Xbox Series S vs Xbox One S: the cheapest Xbox consoles compared". TechRadar. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  38. ↑ "Xbox One S All-Digital Edition review". Pocket-lint. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  39. ↑ Yuen, Ced. "UHD Blu-ray, HDR and Verdict Review". Trusted Reviews. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  40. ↑ Liu, Zhiye (April 15, 2020). "AMD-Based Chuwi Mini-PC Uses Same Motherboard as Xbox One S" (in en). Tom's Hardware. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chuwi-aerobox-amd-xbox-cpu-motherboard. 
  41. ↑ a b c "These are the Xbox One X's hardware specs". Windows Central. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  42. ↑ a b c d e "Xbox One X". Xbox.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  43. ↑ "Xbox One X vs. PlayStation 4 Pro". www.digitaltrends.com. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  44. ↑ Phillips, Tom (12 April 2017). "Here's a first look at Xbox One Scorpio's superpowered dev kit". Eurogamer. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  45. ↑ Staff, Xbox Wire (6 June 2013). "The New Generation Xbox Controller". Xbox Wire. https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2013/06/06/xbox-one-controller-feature/. Retrieved 28 October 2020. 
  46. ↑ "Meet the Microsoft Pluton processor – The security chip designed for the future of Windows PCs". Microsoft Security. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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