Retail stores in many markets have run out of Microsoft Corporation's Xbox One consoles available for pre-orders, a senior company executive said, ahead of a major clash with Sony Corporation's new lower-priced Play station 4 this November.
Microsoft's first new gaming console in eight years will go on sale November 22 in 13 countries,
That will put it one week behind the PlayStation 4 in the United States but ahead in many European countries where Sony's first new console in seven years is slated to go on sale on November 29.
The third-generation Xbox marks Microsoft's strongest push so far to dominate consumers' living rooms with an array of exclusive game and media content.
It has gone into full production and pre-orders have so far outpaced the available supply to retail stores in most markets.
The PlayStation 4, priced $100 lower than the Xbox One at $399, had more than 1 million pre-orders worldwide, Sony said last month.
The U.S. company is sticking to November 22 for its U.S. launch date as it is the anniversary of the 2005 launch of the Xbox 360, which helped Microsoft take the lead in the then-thriving industry. The gaming hardware industry has since lost much ground to casual gaming on smartphones and other mobile devices.
In Europe, Microsoft has struck a partnership with Electronic Arts to bundle its "FIFA 14" title from its popular soccer game franchise for free with pre-ordered consoles.
The 13 markets set for a November launch are Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States and New Zealand.
The launch has been delayed in some markets until 2014 to work on customizing the user interface and translating software to native languages. These markets include Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Specs
Optical Drive Blu-Ray/DVD [1]
Game DVR Yes, Upload Studio[2]
HDCP Encryption No for games
RAM
8GB DDR3 + 32MB eSRAM embedded memory [3] 8GB Flash Memory [4]
CPU 8 Core AMD custom CPU
Frequency:- 1.75 GHz
GPU Clock Speed:- 853 MHz GPU [n]
Storage:- 500 GB Hard Drive, External Hard Drive
Second Screen:- SmartGlass App on Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Windows 8.
Cloud Storage:- Yes, Free Unlimited
Mandatory Game Installs:- Yes
Required Internet Connection:- After Day One patch, No
Used Game Fee:- No
Backwards Compatibility:- None
Cross Game Chat:- Skype, Party Chat
Motion Control Kinect 2
Voice Commands
Subscription Service:- Xbox Live
USB :-USB 3.0
Live Streaming :-Yes, With Twitch.TV
Reputation Preservation :-Achievements will be ported
Web Connection:-Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi
Wi-Fi Direct :-Built-in (A/B/G/N dual-band at 2.4ghz and 5ghz)
A/V Hookups
HDMI input and output (4K support)
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