Since every thread on VGChartz is preocupied with blasting the same 3 things about Xbox One which don't appeal to the core gaming community, I figured to make a thread where we can talk about things that Xbox One has which are actually appealing.
They decided to talk about hardware at their conference, and here are a few things I learned that I find interesting.
Feel free to post the stuff you find cool as well.
1. Expandable storage
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-hard-drive/
"We had the opportunity to chat with Albert Penello, senior director of product planning at Microsoft this afternoon, who was kind enough to clarify a few topics for us regarding the recently-unveiled Xbox One. One thing we were quick to ask about was the integrated storage. 500GB sounds like a lot today -- but so did the 20GB unit in the original Xbox 360. The HDD there was, at least, replaceable. Can you do the same with its successor? Sadly, no. Hard drives in the Xbox One are non-user-serviceable, but Penello confirmed that the USB 3.0 port is there for external storage, which can be used for everything the internal storage can be used for. That includes game installs and downloads. So, don't fret: adding storage will be just as easy as ever."
2. Xbox One Controller - design aside which appears to be great, Xbox One's controller uses Wifi-Direct.
Wifi-Direct is a technology that will eventually REPLACE Bluetooth. The Xbox One controller can connect to any modern device that supports wifi-direct. This means it can connect to any modern device with wifi. This reaches a larger audience than a Bluetooth controller would.
Xbox One supports Wifi-Direct. Xbox One controller supports Wifi-Direct. Windows 8.1 have native Wifi-Direct functionality. Windows Phone supports Wifi-Direct. This is THE definitive controller for next gen and beyond.