The Xbox One is an upcoming video game console from Microsoft. Announced May 21, 2013, it is the successor to the Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox family of consoles. The Xbox One will directly compete with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U, as part of the eighth-generation of video game consoles.
Similar to the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One will feature compatibility with the x86-64 instruction set. Also, the Xbox One is first in the line of Xbox consoles to feature a Blu-Ray disc drive, as well as 8 GB of unified memory in the form of high performance DDR3.
Similar to the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One will feature compatibility with the x86-64 instruction set. Also, the Xbox One is first in the line of Xbox consoles to feature a Blu-Ray disc drive, as well as 8 GB of unified memory in the form of high performance DDR3.