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Compared to Sony and Nintendo, who seem to both be embracing the indie community, Microsoft has shown very little interest in independent developers, at least for now.

Region-Locking?

We asked Microsoft if Xbox One is region-locked. No comment.

Achievements

For Xbox One, your gamerscore will carry over from Xbox 360, and there's a whole new achievement system "powered by the cloud" that will let you rack up points in new ways.

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The details are vague so far, but it sounds interesting:

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Nothing Is Finalized

Lots of decisions—especially the ones involving used games and always-online—are still up in the air. And we don't know how much it'll cost, or what games will be available at launch. Expect to hear much more about Xbox One in the coming weeks and months, starting with Microsoft's E3 press conference on June 10.