That's not to say that unplugging your Kinect right now will suddenly spruce up the graphics of the titles in your current library.
Any Xbox One not plugged into a Kinect can tap into the performance bump. Microsoft also began taking pre-orders for its second-generation Kinect for Windows sensor Thursday, which it hopes to ship in July concurrently with a beta release of the devices software development kit.Īs for the GPU boost for the Kinect-less Xbox One, it doesn't only apply to developer kits or the recent unbundled version of the Xbox One. The move, made after months of deliberation, marked a stark departure for Microsoft, which has for months been designing its vision for the next-generation of consoles around entertainment and the living room functionality of the Kinect. But more contraversial is the decision made last month to unbundle the Kinect from the Xbox One and sell a $399 unit, putting the console on par with Sony's PS4. Notably, Microsoft recently added 45 new Xbox applications, including a much-anticipated HBO Go app for Xbox One. Xbox: How Microsoft cracked gaming (video).Microsoft: But really, do buy Xbox One with Kinect.Many have been aimed at taking the burden off the company as it heads into the expo so that it can focus not so much on the policy and entertainment aspects that embroiled it in a PR nightmare last year, but on the strength of its platform and games. We're committed to giving developers new tools and flexibility to make their Xbox One games even better by giving them the option to use the GPU reserve in whatever way is best for them and their games," a Microsoft spokesperson told Eurogamer on Wednesday.Īhead of this year's E3, taking place in Los Angeles next week, Microsoft has made a number of Xbox announcements, including a few that have turned heads. "Yes, the additional resources allow access to up to 10 percent additional GPU performance. PlayStation 4 fans who have long pegged Microsoft's competing Xbox One as the weaker console may have to rethink their stance on the next-gen graphics crown.Īfter Xbox head Phil Spencer tweeted yesterday that June Xbox One developer kits would have access to more juice from the console's graphics processing unit (GPU), Microsoft has confirmed that the power boost is not due to a hardware addition, but rather the recent subtraction of the Kinect motion sensor and camera peripheral.
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