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Xbox One Release Date, Specs, Games, Price, Tech: Party Chat Supports Up to 8 Players

Both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Can Support Up To 8 Players on Party Chat

Hot on the heels of Sony showing its hand for party chat, Microsoft has countered with new information that it supports the same feature for the same number of players on its own next-gen console, the Xbox One.

Asked as much by Game Informer, a Microsoft representative confirmed, "At launch, up to eight people will be able to join a Party Chat at a time on Xbox One." Kind of helps drive home Shinji Mikami's latest statement, no?

Not the most exciting of news, but informative none the less. Let's review, shall we?

In the last week or so, we've learned:
- how the console's snap feature works
- the exact measurements of both the console and kinect cables
- what challenge notifications look like
- and that the game boxes are green. So very, very green.

That aside, it's the usual song and dance.

Microsoft's Xbox One launches on Nov. 22, and will be available in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and the United States for $499.

The new console claims an 8-core x86 processor and Microsoft hopes it will take the place of the family room cable box by letting you watch Blu-ray movies and TV through the console, in a "seamless transition" that lets players switch from playing games to watching shows and/or movies. It will come fully loaded with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.

The following games will be available on the console at launch:

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Battlefield 4
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Crimson Dragon
Dead Rising 3
FIFA 14
Fighter Within
Forza Motorsport 5
Just Dance 2014
Killer Instinct
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Lococycle
Madden NFL 25
NBA 2K14
NBA LIVE 14
Need for Speed: Rivals
Peggle 2
Powerstar Golf
Ryse: Son of Rome
Skylanders: Swap Force
Zoo Tycoon
Zumba Fitness: World Party

cross-country tour where Microsoft is demoing the system at various locations is already underway, and demo kiosks have begun arriving at certain retailers.

Be sure to keep checking back with Gamenguide for more of the latest updates.

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