By Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 05:29 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 13:11 EST, 21 May 2013 Microsoft is announcing its next-generation Xbox model - Xbox One - at a launch event in Washington - and revealed there will be a television series based on its first person shooter Halo. Steven Spielberg announced the new TV series based on the Xbox exclusive's sci-fi action series. A 2013 release was also confirmed, though no exact date was given. Rumours suggest that the company could introduce single-code activations for games that would effectively lock games to this new console.
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The company is expected to introduce single-code activations for games effectively locking them to one console
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Other rumours hint towards improved voice recognition, a new version of Kinect and IllumiRoom
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Event comes a day after Sony released its latest trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 4 console
Coming to television: The Halo series of games is one of @placeholder's biggest exclusive franchises, and will now be turned into a TV series