Xbox One June Software Update Now Rolling Out

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, June 04, 2014

The Xbox One June software update began rolling out earlier today.

The new update brings some new features including external storage support, real names on Xbox Live and a number of apps that are moving to the free side of the Xbox Live Gold paywall.

Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb decribed updates in his latest blog.

"The Xbox team has been hard at work on delivering the new capabilities we recently announced for fans, including the highly anticipated Xbox One features like external storage, the ability to use your real name on Xbox Live, and improved SmartGlass integration," he said.

"Both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 system updates will begin rolling out globally this week, giving fans more ways than ever to enjoy the best in gaming and entertainment with Xbox," Hryb added.

Microsoft released the Xbox One console at the end of last year.

The system features 8GB of RAM, an 8-Core CPU, 500GB hard drive, a Blu-ray drive, HDMI in and out ports, USB 3.0, 802.11n wireless, and a built-in Kinect sensor. Microsoft describes the Xbox One as an "all in one system" that is made for encompassing games, entertainment and television all into one device.

The Xbox One is designed to improve over time thanks to cloud computing. The console has have the ability to communicate with servers in the cloud to increase the computational potential of the system. Xbox One Director of development Boyd Multerer commented on the relationship around the time of the console's release.

"[As a developer] I can start doing things like shifting latency insensitive things to the cloud. You may have a limited number of transistors in your house, but you have an unlimited number of transistors in the cloud," he said.