<Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Xbox 360 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.xbox.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Xbox One is a line of eighth generation home video game consoles developed by Microsoft . Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox family . It was first released in North America, parts of Europe, Australia, and Brazil 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". The Xbox One line mainly competes against consoles such as Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U and Switch . </P> <P> Moving away from its predecessor's PowerPC - based architecture, Xbox One marks a shift back to the x86 architecture used in the original Xbox; it features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built around the x86 - 64 instruction set . Xbox One's controller was redesigned over the Xbox 360's, with a redesigned body, D - pad and triggers capable of delivering directional haptic feedback . The console places an increased emphasis on cloud computing, as well as social networking features, and the ability to record and share video clips or screenshots from gameplay, or live - stream directly to streaming services such as Mixer and Twitch . Games can also be played off - console via a local area network on supported Windows 10 devices . The console can play Blu - ray Disc, and overlay live television programming from an existing set - top box or a digital tuner for digital terrestrial television with an enhanced program guide . The console optionally included a redesigned Kinect sensor, marketed as the "Kinect 2.0", providing improved motion tracking and voice recognition for use in its graphical user interface (GUI) and games . </P>

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