Xbox One revealed by Microsoft, but probably not what gamers were hoping for

At an event held at the company's Redmond, California conference, Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox One, their next generation video game console -- although "game console" may be a bit of a misnomer.

The presentation focused largely on interacting with live TV and sporting events through the Xbox, playing up the Xbox One's role as a central entertainment system for the home. Features such as motion and voice controls for television watching and interacting with the user's media library were major focal points of the presentation.

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Big partnerships were also unveiled at the event, including one with the NFL that will allow viewers to watch the game, and see their fantasy teams update in real-time on a sidebar. Microsoft will also be taking one of its biggest franchises, Halo, and turning it into a live-action interactive television experience.

Unlike the PlayStation 4 reveal back in February, we did get to see what the new console will look like, along with some of the modified peripherals. The Xbox One has a redesigned Kinect motion controller and handheld controller, as well as cloud storage capabilities that allow you to access Xbox content across a number of devices.

The only two mentions of games in the event included a first look at Call of Duty: Ghosts and a demo reel of EA Sports games for the Xbox One. The team behind Call of Duty: Ghosts at Infinity Ward were featured in a short film showing some of the improvements made to this next-generation Call of Duty game. They say they've aimed to make it "the most beautiful Call of Duty game ever made," by improving the technology used to model characters, which aims to better immerse players in the game.

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Those who were hoping for information about other games on the new game console were likely disappointed. Chances are very good that we won't hear more about games for Xbox One until E3, the North American gaming industry's major conference of the year, in June.

In fact, the most information gamers got about the future of games on the Xbox One wasn't from the Redmond reveal, but from a Wired story released during the presentation. Editor Peter Rubin had a chance to go hands-on with the Xbox One earlier this week, and was able to provide clarification to many of the rumours that have come prior to the Xbox One reveal:

• Installation of discs is mandatory, so you need to save your game to the HDD before you can play.

• Used games will be allowed, but there will be an associated fee. If a game is installed in connection to a second Xbox Live account, players will be prompted to pay before they play.

• For the big 'always online' question, it looks like developers will be given the option of having some of their game content hosted in Microsoft's cloud storage system. If they opt to use this, players of those games will have to be online.

There will likely be more tidbits of information leaked out over the coming months, but for the real meat of the Xbox One gaming experience, we'll all just have to wait for E3. Check back on Yahoo! Canada News and The Right Click blog June 11-13 for the top news that comes out of this year's gaming expo.

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