Xbox ONE is also known as the family console for games and entertainment. The manufacturer positions it as a universal product suitable for any age.
Updates and improved versions of Microsoft consoles come out on a regular basis. And with the arrival of the harsh Phil Spencer in the xbox gaming division, all gamers will again begin to peer at the famous console.
There are several console options that are “descended” from the Xbox 360 and are its enhanced versions.
Xbox one
Microsoft Xbox One Game Console
This is the first model. Active preparations for the updates of game consoles began before 2010, and in just a couple of years a new product of this series is announced.
Xbox one s
Microsoft Xbox S Game Console
In 2016, the corporation introduced two updated consoles of the Xbox line. Let's dwell on the review of the Xbox One S series - a smaller version than the Xbox One.
The dimensions of the new “S-ki” have decreased by almost half compared to the original version. To minimize the size of the console, we had to reduce the number of USB ports as well as the size of the IP port. In addition, I had to get rid of the Kinect port (a contactless touch game controller device) built into the console body. But the developers were able to save this function, thanks to the creation of a connector for a special USB-conductor (included in the package).
There are three versions of the “S-ki" model, the cost of which depends on the size of the hard drive:
- Top model. Volume - 2 terabytes; price - 399 dollars;
- Standard version. Volume - 1 terabyte; price - $ 349;
- Budget model. Volume - 500 gigabytes; the price is $ 299.
Xbox one x
Microsoft's new Xbox One X game console
Literally one year later, at the next conference, the public saw another version of the upgraded game consoles from Microsoft. The new version of the console has high performance, advanced hardware designed for 4K games and anti-aliasing on high-definition graphic displays. Its development "in draft form" was demonstrated back in 2016
under the name "Project Scorpio". It was positioned as the most equipped in graphic and technical terms.
Xbox One S Console Specifications
Dimensions and appearance
Users of the new console are praising the One S design solution. It's not only about downsizing the model, but also in a neat style.
The game console, unlike its predecessors, looks ergonomic: white color, which is also a practical factor (fingerprints do not remain on the console) and finally, the manufacturers finally got rid of the external power supply and equipped it inside the brainchild. Now the prefix fits into any interior and does not calluse eyes with extra wires.
Above is the One S console in the Robot white hue, and below is the Xbox One.
Console dimensions One: length - 33.3; width - 27.4; height -7.9 cm;
Console dimensions S: length - 27.9; width - 22.9; height - 5.1 cm.
As a result of reducing unnecessary ballast, reducing the dimensions of the model and eliminating the need for an external power supply, the Xbox One S prefix weighs three hundred grams less than the Xbox One.
The table shows the technical data and the filling of iron:
| Xbox game console | One | One s |
| Vertical installation | No opportunity | Supported by |
| Maximum resolution | 1080p | 2160p (video and games) |
| HDR support | Is absent | there is |
| IR receiver | Is absent | Built in housing |
| Colors | Classic black and white, variations of special colors | White “Robot while” |
| Price (in rubles) | From 20 990 rubles | from 22 690 rubles |
Technical updates in the device
The filling of One S has not undergone significant changes: the basis is a single-chip system of an eight-core AMD Jaguar CPU at 1.75 GHz and an AMD Radeon GPU. SoC process technology switched to 16 nm FinFET with 28 nm. The chip rapidly “lost weight”, and the energy consumption during consumption decreased.
XBOX ONE S has excellent features. Manufacturers took care of the picture. Increasing the frequency of the GPU to 914 MHz allowed to increase power and as a result, One S with the new frequency produces 1-5 fps more in games. It’s enough to prevent a drawdown in frame rates in games. Games with a heavy update on the current hardware go more smoothly.
A plus to the console’s delivery kit is the new gamepad. With Bluetooth support, it connects and interacts with devices on Windows 10 without the participation of conductors. For real players of the most convenient layout, these devices seem paradise.
Unlike Sony, which did not dare to install a high-quality optical drive, the line acquired 4K Blu-Ray. This is really a worthwhile thing, considering that modern players of this type are expensive devices, the cost of which starts at $ 500. And on the Xbox One S, device features are already integrated into the console and the overall package price. It turns out that the game console combines the exclusive function of a high-quality super-precise movie format.
Controller
That, without which the games would not obey the user, is one of the main components of the Xbox line. The branded gamepad as well as the console itself has undergone some changes in appearance and in the filling. The new gamepad is made of plastic color “Robot while”, has roughness for greater grip and grip with the palms on the back of the “horns”, and the sticks are made of a more durable material.
The main advantage of the white gamepad is Bluetooth support. And it will connect to the PC on Windows 10 without an additional headset and services.
Compared with the controller from the xbox 360, the new One One is designed with all the flaws in the first version:
- The new version is less convex in the “horns” and gives the impression of a more convenient and compact device;
- Triggers have expanded and look more ergonomic;
- The branded button with the logo has become smaller;
- D-Pad is easier to push (players can use it in fighting games);
- Buttons with letters have increased clarity on clicks;
- Convenient rubberized surface with a roughness on the stick.
The battery compartment in the new version of the gamepad is missing, so the model looks concise, although the joystick itself is pretty much (ten grams) replenished compared to the Xbox 360 Controller.
Software part
In this category, One S is no different from One. The Microsoft Hyper-V hardware virtualization system and two operating systems (for games and for launching applications from Microsoft) function here. OS exist, without influencing each other, and do not intersect at all. This scenario allows you to instantly switch from games to applications and back without sacrificing performance.
The interface remained standard - the traditional menu (4 sections) for Microsoft in the style of “Metro”:
Home: contains lists of games and applications that were recently used;
Community: includes social features;
OneGuide: video content and footage of various contents;
Store: in the company store in stock all kinds of games, movies, applications, music and TV shows.
Menu in the style of “Metro”
Xbox One S Games
The collection of games for the console is more than 1,300 all kinds of games from famous blockbusters and popular franchises. There are games of past generations, which will definitely please experienced gamers. The console also supports games of the xbox 360 and 360 s series.
Free Xbox Games
The user can buy games in the Xbox Live store, paying through an account or by credit card. It is important to remember that some games can only be purchased on discs.In addition to purchases and subscriptions, you can rent movies and TV shows on Xbox Live.
Game menu
Naturally, the news will be under the status of “Paid”, but the archive contains many free games. At the disposal of the free menu are shooters, fantasy games, strategies and other things. This menu is limited to a noticeably small number of games.
The pricing policy for games varies so that it is impossible to cover them all or categorize them at prices. The cheapest games from 389 rubles, followed by increasing.
