Xbox One

The release of the Xbox One console by Microsoft late last year was significant for gamers eager to get their paws on some new hardware. But, like rival Sony and its PlayStation 4, the original and current configuration of the Xbox One is subject to improvement from both a design and software perspective, and with the one-year anniversary of the third Microsoft console upon us, the Windows maker has added Twitter integration and some UI tweaks, among a number of smaller new features to the fold.

Microsoft might have won the battle of the last-gen console wars, with its Xbox 360 having narrowly claimed victory over Sony's PlayStation 3, but this time around, things haven't gone entirely the software company’s way. The PlayStation 4 has had a great start since both it and the Xbox One rolled out late last year, and while the former's more powerful hardware will no doubt have helped to reel in the purists, pricing has certainly played a part in these early stages. The Xbox One, after all, launched at a higher price than its Japanese competitor, but with the Windows maker having already made the console cheaper by selling it without the Kinect sensor, it's now in line for its very first price drop later on this year.

Microsoft has been the subject of all kinds of ire since the release of its Xbox One thanks to a slew of missing or simply ill-equipped features when compared to its big competition, Sony's PlayStation 4. Since its arrival late last year though, the Xbox One has received a number of monthly updates that have seen most of the issues raised addressed, but that doesn't mean that the Xbox team is ready to call it a day.

Microsoft's Xbox One will today receive an update that will bring new features as well as tweaks for existing ones. The update, available to all Xbox Ones that are connected to the Internet worldwide, will be a free and automatic update for all.

Today in Germany, Microsoft had a lot to say about its all-in-one entertainment (not so much just gaming) console, the Xbox One, whereby the company announced a number of upcoming features for the platform, including software updates and patches, exclusive games and perhaps most importantly, three new bundles, each with its unique set of offerings. The bundles include a FIFA 15 one, another with Sunset Overdrive accompanied by a nice surprise, and finally, a Call of Duty version featuring a larger hard drive.