Xbox One Console Set For Midnight Launch

Microsoft's next generation Xbox One console goes on sale at midnight with a showpiece central London event launching the machine in the UK.

Leicester Square plays host to "surprise performances and celebrity appearances", while events in New York and Los Angeles will feature music from Deadmau5 and rapper Macklemore.

The XBox One Facebook page posted pictures of an elaborate-looking stage being put up in central London.

High street chain Game said it was preparing to open 300 UK stores at midnight.

The Xbox One is Microsoft's follow-up to the hugely successful Xbox 360, released in 2005, and is going head-to-head with Sony's new PlayStation 4 in the lucrative run-up to Christmas.

The PlayStation 4 sold more than a million on its first day

The PS4 came out in America on November 15 and notched up sales of more than a million on its first day. It is released in the UK on Friday, November 29.

Key tech specs for the Xbox One include an eight-core processor, eight gigabytes of RAM memory, a 500 gigabyte hard drive, and the ability to play Blu-ray discs.

It can also display games in ultra high-definition 4k format and comes bundled with a beefed-up version of the Kinect movement sensor.

Some of the big games available at launch include Forza Motorsport 5, Battlefield 4, Dead Rising 3, Call Of Duty: Ghosts and Assassin's Creed IV.

Forza Motosport 5 is one of the big launch games (Pic: Microsoft Studios)

Gamers hoping to still make use of their Xbox 360 games will be disappointed, however, as the new console does not offer backwards compatibility with older titles.

Sony's PlayStation 4 also has the same problem, but the company is planning to launch a streaming service to let customers play PS3 games over the internet.

For any "floating gamers" still unsure which console to go for, price may prove a deciding factor.

At £429, the Xbox One is £80 more than the PS4, but includes the Kinect movement sensor.

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