At the last E3 2019 Microsoft spoke with enthusiasm about its next console. During the past months we knew her as Project Scarlett and we could not deduce anything with the pure name. However Microsoft let us know many details from the beginning. The new Xbox is expected to have support to enjoy high FPS and large resolutions. 4K and playing at more than 60 FPS is a PC exclusive and it is not cheap at all.
The Xbox One will be 7 years old by the time the new console is released. During its lifetime it had several redesigns. The most prominent version is the Xbox One X that allowed him to bring the 4k to consumers. Yet achieving such a feat went hand in hand with sacrifices in performance. The new console hopes to overcome these obstacles and take the experience to a new level. Without a doubt, this will also benefit video game developers.
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Xbox Series X is the name that the next Microsoft console will bear. It was unexpectedly announced during the «The Game Awards» last December 12. We can have it in our homes at the end of 2020. We still have to know its price but it is something that we will surely know in the following months. What we can tell you is that it will have excellent benefits.
Microsoft brings us back a vertical design that we did not see from the Xbox 360. Its size is small as you can see in the promotional video. Its rectangular shape reminds us of the classic PC towers. It maintains the company's classic black color, although in a matte finish. The original model will have a disc reader. The aesthetic Xbox logo will function as the power button.
To cool the console, a single fan will be in charge of pushing the air through the upper part. This will allow the user to decide whether to use the new Xbox in portrait or landscape mode. It won't be louder than the current Xbox One X despite being four times more powerful. We can also expect it to be very energy efficient.
A slight tweak was made to the controller design for a better grip. We will have a button dedicated to recording functions and screenshots. The crosshead was changed for one similar to the one we can find in the Elite Series 2 controllers. The new control will be compatible with Windows 10, Xbox One and will be included in each Xbox Series X.
Small but powerful
Inside the new Xbox, excellent technical features await. An 8-core processor, 16GB of RAM and a high-performance SSD. This raw power is what will allow you to achieve a high FPS rate and no or no load times. The graphics is still partially unknown, but we know that it will support Ray Tracing. Its great performance will make the gaming experience better, even on older titles. It will be backward compatible with the titles and peripherals of the current Xbox One.
Microsoft has done an excellent job with its Xbox Game Pass service and it will be one of the strengths of the next generation. The new console will face interesting challenges like the game based on the Cloud. We cannot predict which trend will end up dominating the gaming world. What we do know is that the next few years will be very interesting.
Source: Engadget
