As Microsoft took to the stage to host the Xbox
Games Showcase, we edged even closer to the
release of one of the world’s most advanced
gaming machines. Conveniently set for a Winter
2020 release alongside the new PlayStation 5,
the device will revolutionize console gaming
and take players on immersive, awe-inspiring
journeys through time and space.
INTRODUCING THE XBOX SERIES X
Previously codenamed Xbox Project Scarlett, the
Xbox Series X was announced during the Game
Awards in 2019, and according to Microsoft, was
designed to transport players into the “future of
gaming”. Built around impressive new hardware
from AMD, including Navi graphics architecture
and a Zen 2 CPU, the Series X console will
minimize or even eliminate load times on
blockbuster gaming titles, helping you get into
the action as soon as possible.
Data suggests that the Series X is four times
more powerful than the current Xbox One X,
offers four times better performance than the
current generation, representing “the biggest
generational leap” in the history of the Xbox.
Much has been said of the Xbox and its rival
the PlayStation 5, and although both offer eye-
watering specs, we won’t know for sure which
will come out on top as the ultimate console
until we get our hands on both in November.
Diving deeper into the specs of the new Series
X, Microsoft has promised 120 FPS as well as
support for 8K, and ray tracing that’s supported
by dedicated hardware. A spokesperson
for the company said that the new device
offered “frame rates we’ve never seen