LEFT Halo:
Infinite’s
in-engine showing
at E3 gave us a
glimpse of what
Scarlett can do.INSIDER DISCUSSION
New console, new
games – and a whole
new set of demands
With the next generation Xbox, currently known only as
Project Scarlett, looming on the horizon, we discuss what
we want to see from the new machine
Doesn’t time fly?
It feels like only
yesterday we were
opening up boxes
and our lives to
a new console
generation with
the Xbox One, and now, almost six
years and more than a few grey hairs
later, we’re talking about Xbox’s
next iteration with Project Scarlett.
This new device might not even have
a proper name yet, but that hasn’t
stopped us from coming up with a
list of demands as to what we think
Microsoft’s new machine should be
capable of.Adam: I’m huge on backwards
compatibility, and Microsoft has already
expressed its commitment to that end,
but I would love for the new system to
be natively compatible with the whole
Xbox back catalogue of games.Warren: A more straightforward
solution would be nice. I don’t mind
playing titles in their original resolution
and I’d trade the HD upscaling of a
limited library for the ability to play any
game from my collection. A one-system
solution for playing all Xbox legacy
games would be brilliant.Drew: A trend I’d like to see continue
from the Xbox One X is the option to
choose where you devote the console’s
power. Sometimes I’m playing a game
where the textures are amazing, but I’d
rather the framerate be stable.Robin: I think Xbox’s elephant in the
room is its interface. The experience of
finding what you want when you want
it is still, even after countless updates,SCARLETT
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