Xbox One: Entertainment Hub First, Gaming Console Second -- But Could It Disrupt TV?

Stefan Mileschin · 23rd May 2013, 06:28

Microsoft may have been the last of the major console makers to announce their next generation system but they certainly didn't disappoint - that is, depending on whom you ask. Leading up to the reveal, many believed Microsoft would position the next generation system as a device designed to be as much of an entertainment hub as a gaming system.

After watching the Xbox One unveiling, however, I'm inclined to believe that most got it wrong. Given the One's heavy focus on live television, it's easy to envision how Microsoft may have figured out a way to transform the Xbox from a gaming console that also handles media into a home entertainment hub that just happens to play video games.

http://www.techspot.com/article/674-...ne-disrupt-tv/

23rd May 2013, 06:28	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,597	Xbox One: Entertainment Hub First, Gaming Console Second -- But Could It Disrupt TV? Microsoft may have been the last of the major console makers to announce their next generation system but they certainly didn't disappoint - that is, depending on whom you ask. Leading up to the reveal, many believed Microsoft would position the next generation system as a device designed to be as much of an entertainment hub as a gaming system. After watching the Xbox One unveiling, however, I'm inclined to believe that most got it wrong. Given the One's heavy focus on live television, it's easy to envision how Microsoft may have figured out a way to transform the Xbox from a gaming console that also handles media into a home entertainment hub that just happens to play video games. http://www.techspot.com/article/674-...ne-disrupt-tv/

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