After a long time of hearing the code name
After a long time of hearing the code name “Project Scorpio” for Microsoft’s next console, we finally have an official product name — Xbox One X. The 4K-focused gaming system launches in November, just in time for the 2017 holiday shopping season. Parents will appreciate the backwards compatibility — it can run all Xbox One games and works with all existing accessories too. In other words, you don’t need to start the library anew.
The Xbox One X has a 6-teraflop Radeon GPU and 12GB of GDDR5 memory with an impressive 326GB/sec memory bandwidth. For storage, it will come with a 1TB hard drive — no more 500GB. It once again features a 4K Blu-ray drive too. This new console easily beats the PlayStation 4 Pro, which should give Sony some concern. While the PS4 has many great exclusives, so too will the Xbox One/S/X — Microsoft announces 22 such games being shown at E3.
Shockingly, despite being the most powerful Xbox console ever, it is also the smallest. Microsoft is highlighting the use of water-cooling and a new power management system to keep temperatures down. So don’t worry, your game console won’t overheat due to a small chassis.
Speaking of backwards compatibility, it will play all Xbox One games. It will also be compatible with some Xbox 360 games through the existing compatibility program. Today, the company announces that it will take things a step further — it is delivering some original Xbox games too. There will even be some free (and paid) 4K upgrades for existing Xbox One games.
How much will Xbox One cost? A rather high $499. For all you are getting hardware wise, I suppose it is reasonable, but it will be a hard sale to parents during the holidays — especially when their kids own an Xbox One or One S.
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