I had stopped being a serious gamer for several years but wanted to get back into it. I still have my old 360 but wanted something new and shiny. I certainly don`t regret getting the Xbox One with the Kinect. The graphics are amahzing!

Graphics; Voice Commands; Facial Recognition

Speech Recognition Needs Work; A Bit Large

First and foremost, the best features of the Xbox One are undoubtedly the voice and gesture control. Once I had calibrated them and gone through the tutorials, they became immensely useful.

Voice control; gesture control; multitasking (picture in picture called "snapping"); television integration

Lack of games; No DLNA client; slightly odd controller

I love everything except for the controller. My left analogue stick stopped working properly, and I am not a heavy gamer. After searching online I found that a lot of other people had the same problem. Luckily for me, I bought the extended warranty.... or at least I thought.

I have always been an Xbox proponent. I like the controllers better, I like the games better, I like the online community better. Now that individuals have to pay to play the PS4 online, these two consoles are more alike than ever before.

Beatiful Graphics Increased Speed Easy User Interface Effective Use of Kinect No Increase Xbox Live

Price IS a bit high, but worth it; Give more options to consumers

I wished I would of asked more people about the pros of this console but with 4 to 5 free games I justified it. Just didn't except it would be tying up my internet connection for 5 days updating the 4 to 5 games that came with it.

The graphics once you get them working after updates look decent

- No HDMI CEC support; - Games appear to be installed which takes a while and even with the partial install play while you wait its a bad UX; - Game updates like for Star Wars Battlefield was 16.8GB which stretches the term update to the max.

Was exactly as described and worked perfectly with a couple updates as would be expected

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Great exclusive titles; Superb controller; Improved software and apps ecosystem; More strong games on the horizon

Struggling to match the PS4 on raw performance; Big and bulky; Superceded by the Xbox One S with Xbox One X on the way

Welcome to T3's official Xbox One review. And the Microsoft Xbox One doesn't just want to beat the Sony PS4, it wants to be your 'input one' entertainment device. Out of all of the participants in the forthcoming next-generation console war, the Xbox One has had the most to prove.

Robust internal specs; Oodles of potential; Improved controls

Hulking brute of a machine; Lack of killer launch titles; Eye-watering price tag

As ambitious a games console as there's ever been, but the Xbox One doesn't yet live up to its enormous potential The Xbox One is a hugely ambitious console, and in time it might realise its potential via software updates. Right now it's just a very good games console.

Runs quietly; Strong line-up of launch games; Kinect is amazing in many ways; Impressive multi-tasking

Flaws hamper every flagship feature; Big; ugly box; Not the most accomplished Blu-ray player; Some games still run at 720p