Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One
will be released on November 22.
The company also
confirmed yesterday that
the Xbox One's CPU would
be boosted 150MHz to
1.75GHz, and that the
next-gen system is in full
production ahead of its
launch. Microsoft senior
director Albert Penello
spoke to GameSpot last
weekend at PAX about the
system, including why
the machine was worth
the $100 premium over its rival the
PlayStation 4 .
The Xbox One will arrive days after Sony's
PlayStation 4 in North America, which will
launch on November 15 in North America
for $399, but before the PS4's European
launch on November 29 for €399/£349.
The Xbox One, which costs $499/€499/
£425, comes with one controller, a Kinect
sensor, a headset microphone, and a HDMI
cable. Customers who have preordered the
Xbox One Day One Edition in Europe will also
receive a free download code for FIFA
14 .
23 games will be available for Xbox One
at launch, including exclusive titles Dead
Rising 3, Zoo Tycoon, Ryse: Son of
Rome, and Killer Instinct.
The Xbox One will be released in this year in
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United
Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand.
Though Microsoft previously announced that
the Xbox One would also be available before
the end of 2013 in Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Russia,
Sweden, and Switzerland, the company
announced in August that these countries
would not see the machine until 2014.