Xbox One
- Manufacturer
- Microsoft
- Released
- 2013
- Generation
- Gen 8
- Type
- Home
- Launch price
- $499
- Units sold
- 58.5M
About Xbox One
The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox series. It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and South America in November 2013 and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014. It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. Microsoft marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system", hence the name "Xbox One". An eighth-generation console, it mainly competed against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U and later the Nintendo Switch.
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Library & collector facts
2,400licensed games
- North America: 2,200
- Japan: 800
- PAL: 2,100
Lineage
Release timeline
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- September 4, 2014
- 🇺🇸 North America
- November 22, 2013
- 🇪🇺 Europe / PAL
- November 22, 2013
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- November 22, 2013
Pricing
Launch price (2013)
- 🇺🇸 USD
- $499
- 🇪🇺 EUR
- €499
Controller
Xbox Wireless Controller / Kinect
Launch titles & exclusives
Dead Rising 3 · Forza Motorsport 5 · Ryse: Son of Rome · Killer Instinct (F2P) · Lococycle · Powerstar Golf · Crimson Dragon · Zoo Tycoon · FIFA 14 · Madden NFL 25 · NBA 2K14 · Call of Duty: Ghosts · Battlefield 4 · Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
FIFA 14 (NA/EU launch bundle); various Day One Edition bundles included Forza or Dead Rising 3
Halo: The Master Chief Collection · Halo 5: Guardians · Halo Infinite (also PC/Series) · Forza Motorsport / Horizon series · Gears of War 4 / Ultimate Edition (also PC) · Gears 5 (also PC) · Sunset Overdrive (originally; later PC) · Sea of Thieves (also PC) · Quantum Break (also PC) · Recore · Crackdown 3 · Ori and the Will of the Wisps (also PC/Switch)
Still receiving cross-gen releases as of 2026; Microsoft has effectively merged Xbox One and Series support timelines
Day One 2013 Edition sealed (~$300+); Halo 5 Limited Edition; Project Scorpio (Xbox One X) Day One Edition sealed (~$400+); Taco Bell limited Xbox One X (~$500+)
Variants of Xbox One
Hardware specs
- Os
- Xbox System Software
- Cpu
- Original & S: 1.75 GHz 8-core AMD APU (2 × quad-core Jaguar (microarchitecture), Jaguar modules), X: 2.3 GHz 8-core AMD APU (2 × quad-core Jaguar (microarchitecture), Evolved Jaguar modules)
- Gpu
- AMD Radeon (built into APU), Original: GCN 853 MHz, 1.3 TFLOPS, S: GCN 914 MHz, 1.4 TFLOPS, X: GCN 40 CUs @ 1.172 GHz, 6 TFLOPS
- Ram
- Original & S: 8 GB DDR3 (5 GB available to games), X: 12 GB GDDR5 (9 GB available to games)
- Sound
- 7.1 surround sound, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
- Weight
- Original: 7.7 lbs, S: 6.4 lbs, X: 9.8 lbs
- Dimensions
- Original: 3.1 × 13.1 × 10.8 in, S: 2.5 × 11.6 × 9.0 in, X: 2.36 × 11.81 × 9.45 in
- Display Output
- All models: 720p and 1080p, S & X: 1440p and 4K resolution, 4K UHD
- Storage Internal
- Original: 500 GB or 1 TB Hard disk drive, HDD, 1 TB Solid-state hybrid drive, SSHD, S: 500 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB HDD, X: 1 TB HDD
Hardware revisions
- Original Xbox One (Durango)(2013)
integrated Kinect 2.0 forced into every box
⚠ large boxy aesthetic, ~$499 launch
- Xbox One S(2016)
smaller redesign, 4K Blu-ray drive, HDR support, no Kinect port (adapter required)
- Xbox One X (Project Scorpio)(2017)
most powerful console of generation (6 TFLOPS GPU), 4K native target, $499 USD — first true 'mid-gen Pro' refresh alongside PS4 Pro
- Xbox One S All-Digital Edition(2019)
no disc drive, $249
Launch colorways & special editions
- Day One 2013 Edition (silver controller, included headset)
- Titanfall Edition (2014)
- Sunset Overdrive Edition (white, 2014)
- Forza 6 Limited
- Halo 5 Limited
- Gears of War Ultimate Edition Red
- Project Scorpio Edition Xbox One X (2017)
- Taco Bell Platinum Xbox One X (2017)
- Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Xbox One X (2020)
- Sea of Thieves Limited Xbox One S
Modding scene
- Difficulty
- none
- Custom firmware
- No public CFW for Xbox One generation; Dev Mode allows UWP sideloading (limited);
Reception & legacy
Disastrous reveal — May 2013 announcement focused on TV, Kinect, and DRM (24-hour check-in requirement, used-game restrictions), causing a PR catastrophe vs PS4; Microsoft reversed nearly all DRM policies within weeks; sales never fully recovered
E3 2013 'used games' DRM reversal (one of the most consequential PR retreats in industry history); Kinect 2.0 mandatory inclusion drove $100 price premium over PS4; Don Mattrick's 'we have a product for people who can't get internet — it's called Xbox 360' quote became infamous
The generation that taught Microsoft to fix Xbox messaging — directly produced Phil Spencer's leadership pivot, Game Pass, and the Series consoles' cleaner relaunch; commercial loss to PS4 reshaped Xbox's entire strategy toward services and acquisitions
References
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