On top of that, Netflix 4K and its limited range of HDR content is also supported.
The Xbox One Blu-ray app - downloaded from the Microsoft Store - gets an upgrade, supporting the new UHD discs coming to the market now. In the advanced settings, the Xbox One S helpfully tells you what advanced display features are available with your chosen display - a useful read-out considering the vast array of different features typically crammed into the cutting-edge 4K screens, and also serving to confirm that older 30Hz 4K TVs aren't supported.
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The display area in the settings app is revamped with the ability to swap between 720p, 1080p and 4K output. Hook up the Xbox One S to a UHD display and it'll ask you if you want to default to a 3840x2160 output. Not only is it a big improvement over the launch model, it's rare to see a console revision hand in tangible improvements in the feature set. The process shrink requires a complete retooling of the architecture - an opportunity that Microsoft has used in order to add functionality, something we never saw in the prior console generation. The machine's reduced dimensions are a factor of the old 28nm processor being replaced with a 16nm FinFET chip, meaning reduced power draw and less heat - a fact confirmed to us in today's exclusive Xbox One S tech interview.
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On top of that, a new Bluetooth radio makes for easier wireless connectivity with Windows PCs, while retaining its own custom hook-up with the Xbox One hardware - it works on consoles old and new.Īll of this on its own more than ticks the boxes for what you might call an 'Xbox One Slim', except Microsoft has gone the extra mile here. It just feels better in the hand, with Microsoft also retooling the thumbsticks for reduced levels of wear - not really an issue in our experience, but nice nonetheless. There's even a high-speed HDMI cable in the box too, good to have for a 4K UHD 60Hz hook-up.Īlso noteworthy is the addition of a revised version of the Xbox One controller, sharing the rougher matte plastics of the main console, enabling higher levels of purchase. Oh, and Microsoft has bundled the stand in the package - so there's no additional nickle-and-diming for what is essentially an extra bit of plastic. The revised USB port placement is more logical, the lack of Kinect port isn't really missed and the ability to lay the console horizontally or stack it vertically is a great feature to have. There's much to like here - the integration of the multi-voltage power supply into the main chassis is obviously welcome, while the more robust plastics don't attract hairline scratches to anything like the same degree as its predecessor's shiny bits. Yes, it's smaller, lighter, more refined - but most crucially, this is a piece of hardware that isn't embarrassed about what it is or trying to be something else it's a beautifully designed games machine and a marked improvement over the launch model in almost every way. Gone are the functional, slab-like set-top box aesthetics of the original hardware and in comes a fresh new design. In many ways, the new Xbox One S is the physical embodiment of Microsoft's efforts in reconnecting with the core gamer.
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