One Box to Rule Them All?

I really enjoy my xbox but it has a lot of bugs. It takes about three times to repeat myself to turn it on. The video will cut out sometimes and the audio pops when switching apps. I submitted a warranty claim with microsoft and they are sending me another console.

Boot-up from a completely powered-off state takes a minute or two. However, since the Xbox One is designed to be always on, at least to some extent, editors at Polygon.com say that once you activate its suspend mode startup takes just under 10 seconds.

Powerful gaming; Live TV integration; Kinect included

Spotty Kinect voice control; Pay wall for most online features; Large size; power brick

For all its purported power most all of the games I've played haven't looked that "next-gen" or even that good. 720p native graphics, crazy sharpening filters, poor anti-aliasing, limited draw distances, and even framerate hiccups (no more 60fps in Call of Duty) will make anyone wonder why spending...

Positives Nice launch lineup of games; Kinect voice commands when they work; great SmartGlass support; intuitive game DVR and editing tools; Snap multitask; ability to play while installing

Negatives Unappealing hardware design; poorly designed tile menus; lack of built-in battery on gamepad; lack of info on hard drive or battery usage; mandatory Xbox Live subscription for even basic functionality; finicky Kinect motion detection and rigid voice commands; many features like Twitch and...

While the PS4 may have fairly categorically won the hardware war (Kinect aside) the Xbox One, at least on paper, has the gaming side of things wrapped up at launch. Its list of exclusive launch titles is much greater than that of its rival, and more importantly a couple of its AAA titles really...

Simply put, the arrival of the Xbox One couldn't have come at a better time for users. Though people don't yet know it, the nature of entertainment has changed.

It's nearly impossible for the Xbox One not to be a substantial upgrade over the Xbox 360. The fact that Microsoft could ship a single integrated SoC instead of a multi-chip CPU+GPU solution this generation is telling enough.

The Xbox One is here ─ we review the third-generation games console to see if it has matured like a fine wine, or gone a bit stale

Stunning graphics; Excellent interface; Kinect is great; Blu-ray support

Expensive; Small initial games catalogue

Grandson very pleased, excellent price, arrived when promised

Price

The Xbox One has something to offer everyone from the hard-core gamer or casual player and everyone in between. Xbox One