May 21st 2013 - Xbox One is announced.
May 22st - Phil Harrison says the console will need to be connected online every 24 hours.
May 25th - Larry Hryb says the console will support trade in and resale of games
May 27th - Microsoft says it will be regionlocked
June 6th - Microsoft says it won't charge a fee for gamers to pass game discs between friends
June 10th - E3! Microsoft announces the system will cost 499 dollar. Sony publicly takes a stand against the policies of Microsoft.
June 19th - Microsoft announces they are ditching the previously announced DRM policies, 24 hour check-in and the regionlocking. They also say that Family game sharing is being scrapped as a result of the change.
June 25th - The Kinect will be the one and only headset included in the box, says Microsoft.
July 1st - Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft
August 8th - In an Unboxing video by Larry Hryb, a standard headset is revealed.
August 12th - Microsoft confirms that Kinect is no longer required to operate the console
August 14th - Microsoft delays Xbox One in 21 markets, stating it will instead launch in "Early 2014". It ended up releasing September 2014.
November 22nd - Xbox One officially releases in the US, Canada, select European countries, Australia and New Zeeland. Microsoft announces shortly after that it sold 1 million consoles within the first 24 hours.
March 17th, 2014 - Marc Whitten leaves Microsoft to join Sonos
March 31st - Phil Spencer is appointed as new Head of Xbox
May 6th - Microsoft dates their E3 press briefing, naming it "Xbox: Game On".
May 13th - Microsoft announces a new Kinect-less SKU of the Xbox One for 399 dollar. They also announce Games for Gold for the system, and that Xbox Live Gold will no longer be required for streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.
May 22st - Phil Harrison says the console will need to be connected online every 24 hours.
May 25th - Larry Hryb says the console will support trade in and resale of games
May 27th - Microsoft says it will be regionlocked
June 6th - Microsoft says it won't charge a fee for gamers to pass game discs between friends
June 10th - E3! Microsoft announces the system will cost 499 dollar. Sony publicly takes a stand against the policies of Microsoft.
June 19th - Microsoft announces they are ditching the previously announced DRM policies, 24 hour check-in and the regionlocking. They also say that Family game sharing is being scrapped as a result of the change.
June 25th - The Kinect will be the one and only headset included in the box, says Microsoft.
July 1st - Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft
August 8th - In an Unboxing video by Larry Hryb, a standard headset is revealed.
August 12th - Microsoft confirms that Kinect is no longer required to operate the console
August 14th - Microsoft delays Xbox One in 21 markets, stating it will instead launch in "Early 2014". It ended up releasing September 2014.
November 22nd - Xbox One officially releases in the US, Canada, select European countries, Australia and New Zeeland. Microsoft announces shortly after that it sold 1 million consoles within the first 24 hours.
March 17th, 2014 - Marc Whitten leaves Microsoft to join Sonos
March 31st - Phil Spencer is appointed as new Head of Xbox
May 6th - Microsoft dates their E3 press briefing, naming it "Xbox: Game On".
May 13th - Microsoft announces a new Kinect-less SKU of the Xbox One for 399 dollar. They also announce Games for Gold for the system, and that Xbox Live Gold will no longer be required for streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu.
