Microsoft has confirmed to GameSpot that they will soon fix a major Xbox One fault that has affected the machine's ability to accurately play UK and European PAL television signals.
According to the Computer Magazine, the 'juddering' fault, which is caused by the Xbox One's 60hz refresh rate clashing with the 50hz signal used by many major TV providers, such as Sky and Virgin, will be fixed this Spring.
Xbox UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle said to GameSpot said, "I can't give you a precise date, but it is just a matter of weeks before that will get fixed." He restated that the problem will be resolved long before the Football World Cup kicks off in June.
Microsoft has not said how it will specifically solve the issue, however, stated that the update will rollout as part of an Xbox One system update.
As quoted from GameSpot,"Microsoft today also announced that the UK will receive a £30 price cut to the Xbox One, and that the company will also be throwing in a free copy of Titanfall while stocks last."
Microsoft has acknowledged that things didn't go as they hoped with the Xbox One's launch. Microsoft's UK marketing head Harvey Eagle told The Guardian, "I want to be honest: there are things that haven't worked as well as they were intended to - we've had a lot of feedback from our community about that. The March system update will improve party chat; it will be turned on by default, you'll be able to chat with friends across different games, you'll be able to get to your friends list much faster - that will now be on the homepage of the Friends app," Eagle clarified.
Now Gamer reported that Eagle said that an 'invite friends to game' option will be added to multiplayer titles and said that the Xbox One will be getting a 'recent players' list, a feature already available on Xbox 360.
Eagle stated, "All of these things will be implemented in time for Titanfall to make sure it's the best multiplayer experience it can be.
Quoted from the Now Gamer report, Eagle also offered comment on criticism regarding the Xbox One's perceived difficulty with rendering games at 1080p in the wake of news that many titles run at 1080p on the PS4 but at 720p on the Xbox One.
Eagle said, "Let's be clear about this: Xbox One fully supports 1080p at 60 frames-per-second. Forza Motosport 5 is an example of a game that delivers on that. It's up to individual developers to determine what the best balance is in order to deliver the best experience to gamers."
He added, "No longer can you measure or talk about power in terms of pixels and polygon counts. Performance in this era comes from three areas: hardware, software and the cloud."
In relation to this, Polygon reported price drop from Microsoft for the Xbox One in the U.K. Beginning Feb. 28, the console will will drop from £429.99 to £399.99. The U.K. will also receive the Titanfall console bundle for £399.99, while Australia will get the bundle for $599 AUD. Microsoft also confirm with Polygon that they do not have plans to drop the price of the Xbox One console in North America at this time.
