Xbox One Release Set for 22nd November

Microsoft has officially announced that the Xbox One will be released on November 22, 2013 in 13 markets including North America, UK and Australia.

The other market in which the console will launch are: Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Spain. The Xbox One will come one week after PlayStation in North America and one week earlier in Europe.

Microsoft's VP of Xbox marketing, strategy and business, Yusuf Mehd issued a statement to the press saying "We are humbled and gratified by the tremendous interest in Xbox One from game fans everywhere. We sold out of our pre-order supply faster than at any other time in our history and we are on path to have the biggest launch of an Xbox ever. We look forward to celebrating with millions and millions of gamers this holiday.

"As a result of this incredible consumer demand and the development progress on Xbox One, I am thrilled to share that today we are making available a limited number of additional Xbox One Day One consoles for pre-order. We have coordinated with our retail partners to make it easy for you to reserve your Xbox One today."

The exec added: "November 22 is a special day in Xbox history - on this day, we first launched Xbox 360 in 2005. Our next chapter begins in 79 days, when Xbox One becomes available."