After hyping up their announcement via Eurogamer, Microsoft has finally shed light on just what their upcoming console will have under the hood. The picture above details what these specs are, as well as compares them with the PS4 Pro and Xbox One. It'll also be utilizing Microsoft's Direct 3D 12, and if you have a gaming PC, you'll know that DirectX12 usually allows for impressive performance boosts. Featuring 12 GBs of RAM, a 1TB HDD, and a 4K UHD Bluray player (which the PS4 Pro lacks), it seems that this console has blown expectations away. During the event, Forza was shown off, running at a stunning native 4K/60fps. Not only that, but since the Scorpio is backwards compatible, that means that currently existing Xbox One titles, as well as backwards compatible 360 titles will be getting in on the huge performance and visual boost. Eurogamer has a more specific article, linked below, if you want to really dig into what the console does.

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[Sonic Angel Knight]

Perfect time for new ninja gaiden 4 game in 4K and 60FPS, that game would look soo godlike! Or shenmue 3. O_O

But i mean that look like a $799 price tag. Back to 1990 again with dumb systems no one will buy for that much.

 

[duwen]

Perfect time for new ninja gaiden 4 game in 4K and 60FPS, that game would look soo godlike! Or shenmue 3. O_O

Keep dreaming - the Japanese devs have almost entirely abandoned the xbox.

 

[anhminh]

RIP switch hopes and dreams on third party ports.

Yeah, I'm sure many third party company can make game using this spec to its full power. Can you imagine Shovel Knight in 4K? Real shit man.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

The specs look great but I'd personally focus more on the catalogue of games over the specs. I'd have to say that PS4 Pro is the best gaming console of this generation, not specifically due to the specs but the library of games have made it even stronger.

Xbox Scorpio doesn't have that so it has to rely on multiplatform games which you can also play on PS4 or PC.

 

[Mikemk]

Perfect time for new ninja gaiden 4 game in 4K and 60FPS, that game would look soo godlike! Or shenmue 3. O_O

But i mean that look like a $799 price tag. Back to 1990 again with dumb systems no one will buy for that much.

I thought Ninja Gaiden games were Nintendo exclusives

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

is Forza an Xbox only product?

It's also on PC.

 

[duwen]

I thought Ninja Gaiden games were Nintendo exclusives

No. Even the original Ninja Gaiden was on Sega's Master System. PS3, X360 and WiiU all got Ninja Gaiden games.

 

[WiiUBricker]

The Scorpio has been in development before Nvidia even announced its strongest GTX 1080, which only plays select titles at 4k/60fps. The custom GPU of the Scorpio will not be more powerful than a GTX 1080, hence why I believe most Scorpio games won't be rendered at 4k/60fps.

 

[Kioku]

The Scorpio has been in development before Nvidia even announced its strongest GTX 1080, which only plays select titles at 4k/60fps. The custom GPU of the Scorpio will not be more powerful than a GTX 1080, hence why I believe most Scorpio games won't be rendered at 4k/60fps.

You're right. It's been in development since then. Doesn't at all mean they couldn't update the hardware.

 

[catlover007]

This is going to be the 3DO of my generation!

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Keep dreaming - the Japanese devs have almost entirely abandoned the xbox.

I already aware of the lack of japanese support for the system, but there is still games that will be on the system that is japanese made including sega's 2 sonic games and even Shenmue 3, kingdom hearts 3 and currently final fantasy 15, (god i want KH III switch port O_O)

Look i don't care about 4K, but if every game runs at 60FPS and has better load times, Congratulations on that, i still won't buy your system.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

No. Even the original Ninja Gaiden was on Sega's Master System. PS3, X360 and WiiU all got Ninja Gaiden games.

The WiiU port of Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is technically inferior to the 360/PS3 versions due to the censorship so it's a game better played on any other system.. unless you'd want to play it on a Nintendo for the novelty of it or for collection. And besides the censorship, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge was supposed to be a WiiU exclusive but ended up being a multiplatform title.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution was also meant to be an exclusive but with sales tanking, Square Enix made the game went multiplat. It's no surprise Rayman Legends went too, and in Ubisoft's defence, they actually supported the WiiU more than any other third party publisher. Speaking of Rayman Legends, Ubisoft will be re-re-releasing the game on the Switch. God damn it. Just make a new Rayman game!

 

[RustInPeace]

This is going to be the 3DO of my generation!

Funniest thing I read this week.

 

[gamesquest1]

Mid console upgrades generally never get the support they need to warrant the power upgrades, if MS could bite the bullet and think about allowing PC games run on the Xbox one Scorpio and using the system as a glorified steambox it could act as a nice bridge between PC and console gaming and give them a unique feature that could draw in new players

I mean if it's just a upgraded system it will probably end up being the same as all other upgraded systems and get like 3 unique titles and a few performance increases on specific games, but virtually no real features that would warrant the premium price tag as no publishers would want to split the market when developing a game, and Cba going out of their way adding upgraded features into a game that only a fraction of users will ever really see

 

[RaMon90]

If i'm not wrong the gpu is similar to polaris 480 or it could be indeed that one, I wonder how they gonna play native 60 fps..
Overrall it's great but it's the software that is important, also the design could attract players if it's similar to x360 which i loved.

 

[duffmmann]

The Scorpio has been in development before Nvidia even announced its strongest GTX 1080, which only plays select titles at 4k/60fps. The custom GPU of the Scorpio will not be more powerful than a GTX 1080, hence why I believe most Scorpio games won't be rendered at 4k/60fps.

But even if they are, is that going to be enough to drive consumers to the Scorpio? Great hardware will only get you so far if you don't have a selection of great games that can't be played anywhere else. I just don't see this as being the solution for Microsoft to catch up with Sony this generation. Many Xbone owners aren't going to feel the extra resolution and more fluid framerate is enough to justify the upgrade, especially if they don't have 4K TVs. And many others that don't own a PS4 or Xbone yet, while considering one, are still going to see Sony's (objectively) better game selection and still go with the PS4 or PS4 Pro.

I really think Microsoft needs to focus on creating more new and original exclusive IPs, the game selection ultimately is what is going to drive your sales, especially when it comes to consoles.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

I really think Microsoft needs to focus on creating more new and original exclusive IPs

Microsoft had that awesome Platinum Games' title in development and they cancelled it.

 

[duffmmann]

Microsoft had that awesome Platinum Games' title in development and they cancelled it.

Who cancels a Platinum Games' title? They are in my opinion, one of the finest 3rd party developers out there.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Who cancels a Platinum Games' title? They are in my opinion, one of the finest 3rd party developers out there.

Same. Nintendo funded Bayonetta 2 so hopefully they'll do the same again for Scalebound, that or Sony will grab it. Fingers crossed.

 

[SuperSVGA]

Microsoft had that awesome Platinum Games' title in development and they cancelled it.

From what I heard from people at Platinum Games it had been going for years and wasn't going anywhere.