The console wars just got kicked up a notch with the launch of Microsoft's Xbox One, which launched today following the Xbox 360's eight-year run.
The Xbox One also comes just one week after Sony released its own next-gen console, the Playstation 4. While Sony has focused primarily on gaming with the PS4, Microsoft sees the Xbox One as a grand entertainment hub.
Users can hook up their cable boxes to console, and it'll display a program guide that users can navigate with voice or motion controls. A split-screen Snap view, similar to the one in Windows 8, lets users view an app or video in a narrow sidebar while playing games at the same time.
The idea shows a lot of promise, but it also needs some refinement. As TechHive's Jason Cross noted in his Xbox One review, voice control isn't flawless, the console can't directly access your cable box's DVR, and some apps that we'd like to see, such as HBO Go, are missing at launch. The console also isn't as tightly integrated with Facebook and Twitter as the rival PS4.
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