Rumor: Xbox One to Launch November 8
Rumor has it that the Xbox One will arrive just before the PS4.
Last week Sony announced that it plans to release the PS4 on November 15 in the United States and on November 29 in Europe. But what about the Xbox One? Well, Microsoft hasn't seen fit to divulge a release date just yet, but the latest rumors say we'll see the new Xbox in stores before the new PlayStation.
Kotaku cites a source in the retail space as saying the Xbox One will launch on November 8. This person works for a marketing company that counts Walmart as a client and says there will be midnight launches on the 8th to mark the release of the Xbox One. The source passed on an email invite to a conference call discussing the launch, though a screenshot of the email shows that the midnight launch has not been confirmed by Microsoft. It's unclear whether the midnight launch is unconfirmed or the date itself is unconfirmed.
Announced earlier this year, the Xbox One will cost $499. For that price, customers will get the system, one controller, a chat headset, Kinect, and a free 14-day trial for Xbox Live Gold (for new members only). Additional controllers must be purchased separately. Microsoft will also offer a limited-edition commemorative bundle for those who reserve their units ahead of time. This will guarantee you can get the Xbox One on launch day and will feature "premium" black packaging, a limited edition Xbox One Day One, and a commemorative Day One Achievement. There's also bonus content for those who reserve Ryse: Sons of Rome, Forza 5, Kinect Sports Rivals, or Dead Rising 3.
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tgsa Sorry to do this Jane, but you should probably mention that Kotaku has updated this story with this one: http://kotaku.com/the-xbox-one-will-not-launch-on-november-8-after-all-1211069173Reply
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clonazepam If.. and thats a very big if, I wanted the xbox one, I'd wait for a kinect-free package to try to save a little coin. As it is, the kinect is something I'd never use, so I'd have to come up with a place to store it. No thanks. I'd rather have a 2nd controller.Reply -
soccerplayer88 It'll be interesting regardless of when both consoles launch.Reply
Xbox had the jump on the PS3 when they were released, nearly an entire year. This time around both will launch (most likely) within a window of about a month.
May the best console platform win.
Either way I'm just happy that both Sony and MIcrosoft will have platforms closer to a computer then the last console generation. Hopefully we won't have as many bad ports as we are used to. -
shikamaru31789 Even though I'll be getting an Xbox One, this really doesn't affect me since the Day One Editions are sold out already. It'll be sometime in 2014 before I can actually find one in retail stores probably. I will be preordering the Day One edition of Dead Rising 3 though, even if it'll be an unplayable game until I can actually find the console somewhere.Reply -
hajila Amazon added this to my order three days ago: Delivery Estimate: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 by 8:00pmReply
Several weeks ago amazon updated the PS4 deliver date to the 15th of November right around when Sony made the announcement. I'm thinking a Nov. 27th release date is likely. -
SteelCity1981 i was an xbox fan now i'm switching to sony. sorry ms, but sony's ps4 is a better deal all around. no having you use Kinect, much more powerful gpu and 100 dollars less. Not to mentions they are going to leave a form of backwards compatibility with ps3 titles up to gaming companies, where you wont' offer it at all.Reply -
Callam Kitcher They have allready said you dont have to use kinect! Depending on how you look at it its not that much of a saving if down the line you decide you want to use the updated move controller bamm cost you extra.The ps4 BC is a added service unless this was changed which they havent said if it will be free or not.To be honest no BC with the one dosent bother me ill just keep my 360.Reply -
m32 I think most would agree that the XBone needs to come out first. A few days isn't alot, but it's still first.Reply -
fatboytyler Microsoft is already way behind this time. PS4 preorders are so much higher right now.Reply