Microsoft exec Yusuf Mehdi has announced that the Xbox One's CPU was the focus of the specs upgrade. The CPU clock speed was boosted from 1.6GHz to 1.75GHz; an increase of 150MHz. Mehdi also stated that Microsoft has "increased the GPU 6%" and the "CPU almost 10%" [sic].
It seems a little troubling to us that Microsoft is still tweaking the Xbox One's specs only two and a half months prior to its release date. It'll be interesting to see whether the boosts to the Xbox One's specs result in heating issues after what appears to be a hasty decision on Microsoft's part to boost the console's hardware in the face of stiff competition for popular support and sales from Sony and the highly-anticipated PS4.
Earlier today, Microsoft also announced that the Xbox One would be released on Nov. 22. That's a full week after the PS4 is launched on Nov. 15, but also a week before Black Friday on Nov. 29, which is the busiest shopping day of the year.
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Xbox One Specs: Microsoft Upgrades CPU, Now Enters 'Full Production'
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