Though the console looks massive, it's actually not all that big. Spencer says it's four times more capable than previous consoles, but he hasn't confirmed which exact consoles.Xbox Series X supposedly runs really quietly too (at least as silently as the Xbox One X), managing to keep itself cool with one fan and additional heatsinks. Join Xbox Game Pass for one low monthly price and discover your next favorite game. About Us

This included new instalments from established franchises such as Madden 21, rally racer DiRT 5, historical action-stealth epic Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, and Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2.New titles also debuted, such as horror games Scorn, The Medium and the exploration-based puzzler Call Of The Sea. The new peripheral will feature a dedicated Share button for screenshots and video clips, as well as an improved D-pad, similar to what you'd find on the Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller. Any price north of $500 could be viewed as too high for a gaming console; systems such as 2006's PlayStation 3 and 2013's Xbox One each had trouble selling at prices north of $400.
Keith Noonan covers technology, entertainment, and other fields. Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox is officially called Xbox Series X. Microsoft revealed the name and console design on stage at the Game Awards today.
To start, here's the official video introduction trailer for the Xbox Series X.We know for certain that the Xbox Series X will arrive on store shelves in time for Christmas 2020 – Microsoft has said so.However, a more specific release date for the new console has yet to be revealed. Take-Two announced the next-gen version of its upcoming NBA 2K21 will retail for $70, for instance, while The Xbox Series X looks an awful lot like a PC desktop tower, though--like the Xbox 360, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X--you can lay it down horizontally too. Spencer says Series X's GPU is eight times faster than that of the base Xbox One, making it twice as fast as the Xbox One X. Along with other comments, this seems to point to the Series X being one of multiple next-gen console offerings from the company, and rumors had previously suggested that a less expensive, less powerful new Xbox console that doesn't feature a disc drive is in the works.

Personal Finance That should mean faster frame rates at higher resolutions, and enough in the way of performance to get even the most demanding games running smoothly.Microsoft has been talking up the potential of ray tracing and the much faster loading times you can expect from the Xbox Series X: check out the video we've embedded above to see how much quicker State of Decay 2 loads up.The extra graphics oomph on board the Xbox Series X will improve everything from the way that games can resume from sleep, to the smoothness and loading times of vast open world games (such as Red Dead Redemption 2), to the way that We now know that much of the Xbox Series X console has been custom-made, Good news: games from all previous generations of the Xbox Something that should feature prominently on the Xbox Series X (and maybe other "Scarlett" devices) is Microsoft will release no exclusive Xbox Series X games until 2022. Get your game—and savings—on with Xbox deals from the Microsoft Store. The Ascent is The Motley Fool's new personal finance brand devoted to helping you live a richer life. Next Generation Custom Processor: Xbox Series X is our most powerful console ever powered by our custom designed processor leveraging AMD’s latest Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architectures. The only features on the front are the Xbox button, disc drive, and the eject button. Xbox Deals. Multiplayer games. Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos. Phil Spencer, the head of the company's gaming division, has stated that the power of the Series X GPU will be twice that of last year's premium Xbox console and that overall processing power will be four times higher than what the company's current high-end console delivers.