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

Excellent price for Xbox One Elite but when my son tried to play a game on it for his birthday nothing happened. Got in touch with the company wanting exchange and they just said get in touch with Microsoft as its under warranty, not good enough.

This system is superior to the PS4. Its ease of use, comfortability and companionship are not comparable to machines before it. It can only be surpassed by the X-Box Two. I cannot wait for anything else Microsoft ejects to us grateful consumers!

At the Xbox One's launch, Microsoft took the position of wanting to be the console that offered everything in one place, but it didn't fully deliver on that. Now, a year later, the Xbox One's major features have been strengthened enough so they clearly stand out, and the media-saturated environment...

It's been a long time coming but we finally have our review wrapped up for Microsoft's new Xbox One. I had to stop myself short there from calling it a "video game system" because Microsoft has a grand vision for their not-so-little black box.

Positives Nice launch lineup of games; Kinect voice commands when they work; great SmartGlass support; intuitive game DVR and editing tools; Snap multitask; ability to play while installing

Negatives Unappealing hardware design; poorly designed tile menus; lack of built-in battery on gamepad; lack of info on hard drive or battery usage; mandatory Xbox Live subscription for even basic functionality; finicky Kinect motion detection and rigid voice commands; many features like Twitch and...

It's a games console, with some issues occasionally revolving the disc tray (nothing a reset doesn't fix) Plays games and blu-rays, hasn't run out of space yet..... yeah, it's a games console.

It's nearly impossible for the Xbox One not to be a substantial upgrade over the Xbox 360. The fact that Microsoft could ship a single integrated SoC instead of a multi-chip CPU+GPU solution this generation is telling enough.

Microsoft went first in the press conference stakes, but while the last press event (a few weeks back) was more about the new fancy entertainment features, the E3 showing was all about games! Though only a handful of games stood out for us in our opinion.

The Xbox One has certainly come into its own this year, with a number of superb exclusives. However, one area where the console has lagged behind the PS4 has been its interface. It wasn't terrible, it just hasn't been the most intuitive or nearly as quickly accessible as Sony's console.

New features; Streamlined; More accessible; Introduced backward compatibility

Not all Xbox 360 games compatible yet; Patching required