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Xbox One X

During last night's E3 press conference, Microsoft unveiled the finished version of its long-awaited half-step console. Dubbed "Xbox One 10," this high-powered gaming machine is designed for full-on 4K gaming and media playback. And when it ships on November 7th, information technology'll toll $499 — twice that of the current Xbox One S.

The console formerly known every bit Scorpio is Microsoft's answer to the PS4 Pro, and a compelling offering for gamers with deep pockets. After the somewhat disastrous original Xbox One launch, Redmond has learned its lesson most cutting corners. With a UHD Blu-ray bulldoze, Dolby Atmos support, and blazing internals, Xbox head Phil Spencer isn't fooling effectually.

Xbox One X Specs

Specs

Going in, nosotros had a fairly good idea of what the specs would wait similar. Nosotros're getting a 6-teraflop GPU at 1.172GHz, a high-terminate liquid-cooled vapor chamber for rut management, 12GB of GDDR5 RAM, and a whopping 326GB/south of memory bandwidth. By all accounts, these internals can provide honest-to-goodness 4K gameplay with proper high-res textures.

In comparison, the PS4 Pro is quite a bit weaker. There's significantly less RAM, less memory bandwidth, and less powerful silicon in a rather bulky box — the tables accept turned against Sony. At least that'due south the manner it seems on paper.

However, nosotros're nonetheless bullish on the PS4 Pro's chances for continued success. While Sony's console rarely delivers a native 4K resolution, the various rendering tricks on offer have minimized that issue. Sony had a whole yr head-start, so 4K enthusiasts may accept already aligned with PlayStation. And since Microsoft is launching the Xbox One 10 at 500 bucks, the Pro's $400 price tag is easier to accept. Hell, Sony might even reduce the cost later today to downplay Microsoft's announcements.

Games

First and foremost, new releases will be built to take advantage of the new hardware. Games similar Forza Motorsport 7, Bounding main of Thieves, Crackdown 3, and Anthem are being developed with the actress horsepower in listen, and then a 4K resolution and HDR support are to be expected.

As for existing Xbox One titles, many of them are getting full-scale Xbox One X patches much like nosotros saw on the PS4 Pro. Spencer called out Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Killer Instinct, Halo Wars 2, and Minecraft as the first-party games that volition exist patched at no boosted cost.

In addition, more than 30 3rd-party games like Resident Evil 7, Terminal Fantasy Xv, and Rocket League volition be getting patched. And even if your favorite Xbox One game isn't going to get a patch, we can still expect some mild operation improvements to come up forth for free.

On the backwards compatibility front, all of the currently compatible Xbox 360 games will continue to work on the Xbox One. Even improve, select original Xbox games, similar Crimson Skies, will be making their way to the various Xbox One consoles — disc back up and all. And since original Xbox emulation has been deadening-going, this move from Microsoft volition make it much easier for retro game fans to play some existent classics. Our fingers are crossed for Jet Set Radio Future and MechAssault!

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