The device will now feature a 1.75GHz processor, up from the 1.6GHz chip initially planned for the Xbox One. September 4, 2013 6:42 AM PDT (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Microsoft's Xbox One will be a tad bit faster when it ships on November 22. Microsoft corporate vice president of marketing and strategy Yusuf Mehdi said at the Citi Global Technology Conference on Tuesday that the company has upped the clock speed in the Xbox One's processor from 1.6GHz to 1.75GHz. The move came just weeks after Microsoft announced that it has also upped the Xbox One's GPU clock speed from 800MHz to 853MHz. Related stories Xbox One to launch November 22 Microsoft's Xbox One to support eight concurrent controllers Apple joins the iPhone trade-in game So long, Xbox Live Marketplace; hello, Xbox Games Store Kinect voice control to be late in eight countries at launch Mehdi didn't say exactly how the clock speed bump will improve the Xbox One's performance, but he claims that the increase will help the console "shine." In addition to talking specs, Mehdi confirmed that Microsoft's Xbox One is in full production and will be ready for its late-November launch. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its Xbox One will officially go on sale in the U.S. on November 22. (Via Polygon)
The device will now feature a 1.75GHz processor, up from the 1.6GHz chip initially planned for the Xbox One.
(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)
Microsoft's Xbox One will be a tad bit faster when it ships on November 22.
Microsoft corporate vice president of marketing and strategy Yusuf Mehdi said at the Citi Global Technology Conference on Tuesday that the company has upped the clock speed in the Xbox One's processor from 1.6GHz to 1.75GHz. The move came just weeks after Microsoft announced that it has also upped the Xbox One's GPU clock speed from 800MHz to 853MHz.
Related stories
- Xbox One to launch November 22
- Microsoft's Xbox One to support eight concurrent controllers
- Apple joins the iPhone trade-in game
- So long, Xbox Live Marketplace; hello, Xbox Games Store
- Kinect voice control to be late in eight countries at launch
Mehdi didn't say exactly how the clock speed bump will improve the Xbox One's performance, but he claims that the increase will help the console "shine."
In addition to talking specs, Mehdi confirmed that Microsoft's Xbox One is in full production and will be ready for its late-November launch.
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its Xbox One will officially go on sale in the U.S. on November 22.
(Via Polygon)
