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The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

Announced in May 2013, it is the successor to the Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox family, and was released in North America, Europe (in some countries), Australia, and Brazil in November 2013, and in Japan, China, and other European countries in September 2014.

It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China, specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone.

Microsoft marketed the device as an "all-in-one entertainment system".

The Xbox One mainly competes against consoles such as Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.

The PlayStation 4 (abbreviated as PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on February 20, 2013, it was launched on November 15 in North America, November 29 in Europe, South America and Australia, and February 22, 2014, in Japan.

It competes with Nintendo's Wii U and Microsoft's Xbox One, as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles.

The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998 in Japan, September 9, 1999 in North America, and October 14, 1999 in Europe.

It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox.

The Dreamcast was Sega's final home console, marking the end of the company's 18 years in the console market.

A game controller is a device used with games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game, typically to control an object or character in the game.

A controller is usually connected to a game console or computer by means of a wire or cord, although, since the mid-2000s, wireless controllers have become widespread.

Input devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards, mouses, gamepads, joysticks, etc.

Special purpose devices, such as steering wheels for driving games and light guns for shooting games, are also game controllers.

A headset combines a headphone with a microphone.

Headsets are made with either a single-earpiece (mono) or a double-earpiece (mono to both ears or stereo).

Headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset but with hands-free operation.

They have many uses including in call centers and other telephone-intensive jobs and for anybody wishing to have both hands free during a telephone conversation.