<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> <P> Xbox One received mostly positive reviews for its refined controller design, multimedia features, and voice navigation . Its quieter and cooler design was praised for making the console more reliable than its predecessor on - launch, but the console was generally criticized for running games at a technically lower graphical level than the PlayStation 4 . Its original user interface was panned for being nonintuitive, although changes made to it and other aspects of the console's software post-launch received positive reception . Its Kinect received praise for its improved motion - tracking accuracy, its face recognition logins, and its voice commands . </P> <P> In August 2016, Microsoft released a refreshed Xbox One model, Xbox One S, which has a streamlined design, support for 4K video playback (including Ultra HD Blu - ray), upscaling of games from 1080p to 4K resolution, as well as HDR10 high - dynamic - range color . It was praised for its smaller size, its on - screen visual improvements, and its lack of an external power supply, but its regressions such as the lack of a native Kinect port were noted . A high - end model, Xbox One X, was unveiled in June 2017 and released in November; it features upgraded hardware specifications, and support for rendering games at 4K resolution . </P> <P> Xbox One is the successor to Xbox 360, Microsoft's previous video game console, which was introduced in 2005 as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . Over the years, the 360 had received a number of small hardware revisions to reduce the unit's size and improve its reliability . In 2010, Microsoft's Chris Lewis stated that the 360 was about "halfway" through its lifecycle; this was aided by the introduction of the Kinect motion sensor that year, which Lewis stated would extend the lifecycle by five years . </P>

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