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Engadget is the current generation of game consoles, each of which has benefited from major firmware updates, price drops and an improved selection of games. We're kicking off this series by revisiting the Xbox One. Though we've changed our minds on some things and raised the score to 84, you can still find our original review , if you're curious to read what we said at launch.
The Xbox One is the product of two different Microsofts. The console in 2013 following a disastrous six-month-long PR campaign that ultimately led to then–Xbox head Don Mattrick . Initially Microsoft said that the Xbox One would an internet connection even for single-player, store-bought games. The company backpedaled on that ahead of the console's release, cobbling together bits of code to ensure that games played at launch. Even then, the Xbox One arrived with a sizable .
Months of incremental post-launch updates added , a controller , , and some much-needed UI improvements. The biggest changes, though, have come since Phil Spencer Mattrick's old position. The Kinect sensor is a requirement for the system, nor is Microsoft packaging it with every console sold. Because of that, the Xbox One is now priced lower than its most obvious rival, the PlayStation 4: with an included game and 500GB hard drive. At launch it cost $500 with just the 500GB console, a controller and Kinect in the box.
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