What Is the Xbox One? Everything You Need to Know

Microsoft officially ended production of Xbox One units at the end of 2020.

Xbox One Hardware UPCs

The Xbox One hardware originally came in a couple of different bundles.

Microsoft ran a promotion in late 2014 that offered a $50 price drop on Xbox One hardware.

That promotion was so successful, it has become permanent, which is reflected in the prices above.

You could buyXbox One hardware bundleswith up to 1TB hard drives.

Many bundles came with Halo: Master Chief Collection or other games.

In Fall 2015 there was a Madden 16 bundle as well as a Forza 6 bundle.

Systems now come in black, white, and even blue for Forza 16.

There are a couple of variations of controllers available as well.

A lot has changed about the Xbox One from the time it was announced in May 2013.

Here are the three main policies that people still have questions about.

A key part of the Xbox One experience isXbox data pipe.

In addition, you’re able to play multiplayer games online with other people.

Kinect on Xbox Oneis fully optional.

Almost every Xbox One game has some sort of optional voice commands.

with voice commands is pretty cool and generally works well.

And these are actually good games, too, not junk like on the Xbox 360 indie game section.

Every game is available for download on day 1 alongside its retail packaged brother (if available).

Every game also has 1000Gamerscorewhether it is a retail game, indie game, or anything else.

In Fall 2015, the Xbox One addedbackward compatibilitywith certain Xbox 360 titles.

This is a fact, and not up to debate.

It isn’t a huge difference, but it is there.

With all of that said, most people will be perfectly happy with the visuals on Xbox One.

Almost any brand and size will work, too.

This way, you’re free to add tons of extra storage for relatively cheap.