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Xbox 720, Xbox Next, finally, the speculation behind the next Xbox console name has ended, with today's reveal of Microsoft's next-gen game system. Once called Xbox: Project Scarlett, a trailer shown off at The Game Awards has unveiled the console as the Xbox: Series X. The controller and system were shown together briefly, with the console looking a lot like a desktop PC tower, while the controller itself has more pronounced shoulder buttons and a new d-pad. Hellblade 2: Senua's Saga was also revealed for the system. 15 first-party developers will be making games for the system's launch.

Power Your Dreams with Xbox Series X, Available Holiday 2020

For eighteen years and three console generations, the Xbox community has shown us the power both games and fun can have on all of us. As we enter a new generation of gaming, we see a future where you’re instantly absorbed in your games—where worlds are even more lifelike, immersive, responsive and surprising—and where you are at the center of your gaming experience. With the new Xbox Series X, we will realize that vision.

Xbox Series X will be our fastest, most powerful console ever and set a new bar for performance, speed and compatibility, allowing you to bring your gaming legacy, thousands of games from three generations and more forward with you. Its industrial design enables us to deliver four times the processing power of Xbox One X in the most quiet and efficient way, something that is critically important in delivering truly immersive gameplay. We also designed Xbox Series X to support both vertical and horizontal orientation. It’s bold and unique, very much like our fans around the world and the team of collaborators and innovators who built it.

The name Xbox is an expression of our deep history in gaming, our team’s unrelenting passion, and our commitment to both our fans and the future of gaming at Microsoft. It also signifies our belief that a gaming console should be for just that – gaming.

Alongside Xbox Series X, we also unveiled the new Xbox Wireless Controller. Its size and shape have been refined to accommodate an even wider range of people, and it also features a new Share button to make capturing screenshots and game clips simple and an advanced d-pad derived from the Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller. The new Xbox Wireless Controller will be compatible with Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, and will be included with every Xbox Series X.

The possibilities of what Xbox Series X enables developers to achieve was also brought to life this evening with the unveiling of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. A sequel to the award-winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice from world-renowned developers Ninja Theory, the game is being built to leverage the full power of Xbox Series X. The footage shared tonight was captured in-engine and reflects the power of Xbox Series X available to developers to deliver new universes, experiences and games in ways you have never imagined.

Bringing Developers’ Dreams to Life with Xbox Series X

Games today deliver amazing visuals and tell an array of different and deep stories. That’s why, when we started work on Xbox Series X, it was vital we continue to advance state-of-the-art visual capabilities for developers, while also ensuring they could realize even greater feeling, emotion and empathy in their games. With Xbox Series X, we will elevate the way games look, play and feel. We will also remove the technical barriers faced in previous generations and enable developers to create more expansive, immersive gaming worlds that invite more players to play.

From a technical standpoint, this will manifest as world-class visuals in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, with possibility of up to 120 frames per second, including support for Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and 8K capability. Powered by our custom-designed processor leveraging the latest Zen 2 and next generation RDNA architecture from our partners at AMD, Xbox Series X will deliver hardware accelerated ray tracing and a new level of performance never before seen in a console. Additionally, our patented Variable Rate Shading (VRS) technology will allow developers to get even more out of the Xbox Series X GPU and our next-generation SSD will virtually eliminate load times and bring players into their gaming worlds faster than ever before.

We are minimizing latency by leveraging technology such as Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and giving developers new functionality like Dynamic Latency Input (DLI) to make Xbox Series X the most responsive console ever. Xbox Series X is also designed for a future in the cloud, with unique capabilities built into the hardware and software to make it as easy as possible to bring great games to both console and elsewhere. Xbox Series X will deliver a level of fidelity and immersion unlike anything that’s been achieved in previous console generations.

One Console, Four Generations of Gaming

One of the things we’re most proud of with Xbox Series X is the promise we’re delivering to our fans who have and continue to invest with Xbox. Thanks to backward compatibility, you can expect your gaming legacy, thousands of your favorite games across four generations of gaming, all your Xbox One gaming accessories, and industry-leading services like Xbox Game Pass to be available when you power on your Xbox Series X in Holiday 2020.

Building on our compatibility promise, with Xbox Series X we’re also investing in consumer-friendly pathways to game ownership across generations. Leading the way with our first-party titles including Halo Infinite in 2020, we’re committed to ensuring that games from Xbox Game Studios support cross-generation entitlements and that your Achievements and game saves are shared across devices. As we branch out and extend gaming to more players around the world, console gaming will remain at the heart of our Xbox offering. Game creators around the globe are already hard at work building content for Xbox Series X and our 15 Xbox Game Studios are developing the largest and most creatively diverse lineup of Xbox exclusive games in our history. On behalf of Team Xbox, we’re excited to enter the future of console gaming with you and can’t wait to share more in 2020.

 

[Clydefrosch]

I'd consider it for full 360 and xbo backwards
Compability.

 

[Hern4ndeZzz]

The amount of hate that design is going to get is beyond insanity.

As for me, I actually think it might be the best-looking console since the Atari 2600...

 

[proffk]

What an awful design. What are they thinking. This thing is the ugliest console I've ever seen. I wonder what the Slim model will look like or there rumoured cheap diskless version.

 

[Pipistrele]

I don't mind this design, looks pretty interesting actually.

 

[MikaDubbz]

lol... "next one" - pretty sure this will be the last 'console' they make.

People were saying the same shit when the 360 was out. That was supposedly going to be the last console gen, yet they just keep going.

 

[DANTENDO]

I don't mind this design, looks pretty interesting actually.

Why what you thinking putting a lampshade on top of it

 

[pedro702]

I like the idea and the design personally, making it basically a PC in all but name is fine by me, especially when it basically is at this point.

...but definitely not interested in it myself, seeing how they're probably going to port all their first party titles to PC (and on Steam, no less), so that whole platform will be a hard pass for me.

the diference is consoles are suposed to be under a tv stand or inside the tv furniture or whatnot, that design being pure vertical makes it very very hard to fit under most tv displays unlike other consoles? i mean sure pcs dont suffer this but consoles are suposed to be under the tv at all times not on a desk ... the design does help at all.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

the diference is consoles are suposed to be under a tv stand or inside the tv furniture or whatnot, that design being pure vertical makes it very very hard to fit under most tv displays unlike other consoles? i mean sure pcs dont suffer this but consoles are suposed to be under the tv at all times not on a desk ... the design does help at all.

Boy am I gonna blow your fucking mind:

Spoiler: Did everyone just forget you can MANIPULATE OBJECTS??

 

[DANTENDO]

the diference is consoles are suposed to be under a tv stand or inside the tv furniture or whatnot, that design being pure vertical makes it very very hard to fit under most tv displays unlike other consoles? i mean sure pcs dont suffer this but consoles are suposed to be under the tv at all times not on a desk ... the design does help at all.

Wth you on about consoles supposed to be under TV in a cabinet lol if anything the console should be out in the open so less chance of overheating plus on a desk is perfect as easier to swap out discs turn on and off clean it etc etc - I've never so much rubbish from Yr post

 

[comput3rus3r]

Looks like a low-end PC tower

all consoles are essentially low end pc's but with even less functionality.

 

[pedro702]

Boy am I gonna blow your fucking mind:

Spoiler: Did everyone just forget you can MANIPULATE OBJECTS??

you have no confirmation you can put the console sideways, it might be not possible, depends on the design choices and air vents, i cant put my pc tower sideways lol.

Wth you on about consoles supposed to be under TV in a cabinet lol if anything the console should be out in the open so less chance of overheating plus on a desk is perfect as easier to swap out discs turn on and off clean it etc etc - I've never so much rubbish from Yr post

not everyone has a desk on their living room where their biggest tv stands... also i dont mean closed inside lol, many tv furniture have wide spaces under the tv open so people could put theyr cable boxes,dvd,bluray readers and whatntot, everyone i know has consoles in those places under the tv, they dont put their consoles away from the tv.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

you have no confirmation you can put the console sideways, it might be not possible, depends on the design choices and air vents, i cant put my pc tower sideways lol.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/12/12/microsoft-unveils-xbox-series-x/

We also designed Xbox Series X to support both vertical and horizontal orientation. It’s bold and unique, very much like our fans around the world and the team of collaborators and innovators who built it.

 

[Spider_Man]

i dont even know what you can say about that design, other than shit.

it makes no sense, the point of consoles is that theyre less bulky than pcs, mainly because back then high end pcs needed large cases, big cards, but even now people are designing pcs better to be more compact.

and micrsoft release this.

not really something that will fit vast gamers that have stands, storage compartments for consoles, enjoy a nice brick standing out of place to the side because its for some retarded reason been built vertically upward, rather than a nice compact slab.

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you have no confirmation you can put the console sideways, it might be not possible, depends on the design choices and air vents, i cant put my pc tower sideways lol.


not everyone has a desk on their living room where their biggest tv stands... also i dont mean closed inside lol, many tv furniture have wide spaces under the tv open so people could put theyr cable boxes,dvd,bluray readers and whatntot, everyone i know has consoles in those places under the tv, they dont put their consoles away from the tv.

dont enter an argument with dantendo, his views are gospel, he wont leave it be, he will quote the shit out of you has he will keep forcing his opinion rather than accepting yours and moving on.

ive even said the same thing, most gamers have stands, cabinets etc, the BS about heating, unless its a closed off space with no air flow then yea, but all tv stands, cabinets, desks have space around them, have vent holes at the back, or open space at the back.

air can freely flow and circulate, if you chose to game for such a period that no matter how vented, the board will eventually get hot and the longer you play the warmer it will get.

this shape is a terrible shape, its not going to fit any the standard set up most house holds will have, depending on how tall, your going to end up going back 10 years back in the day when you had a massive pc tower block sat by the side of your tv stand.

theirs no reason for it to look that big, wonder how long itll be before ms do a mini version lol

 

[Purple_Heart]

like @Retroboy said dont argue with DANTENDO. for him only his own opinion counts and thinks only he is right himself dont waste your time with that incompetent person. its the best for you @pedro702

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and @DANTENDO like i said before...the only rubbish that comes out is that crap you talk....you dont even notice that most here laugh about you

 

[DANTENDO]

this shape is a terrible shape, its not going to fit any the standard set up most house holds will have, depending on how tall, your going to end up going back 10 years back in the day when you had a massive pc tower block sat by the side of your tv stand

its roughly 2 and half gamecubes big deal-yr acting like youve bought fridge freezer lol gee how small are peoples rooms to question the size of this thing utter madness

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and @DANTENDO like i said before...the only rubbish that comes out is that crap you talk....you dont even notice that most here laugh about you

dont wanna boast but got mor likes than you

 

[pedro702]

its roughly 2 and half gamecubes big deal-yr acting like youve bought fridge freezer lol gee how small are peoples rooms to question the size of this thing utter madness

still puts it at the bigger and wider console ever probably, unless you go back to like philips cdi but that was an horizontal vcr like console so it was made to fit conventinaly under the tvs still, even sideways its preety tal, many tv stands dont have that much height as they have wide.

under my tv i got a huge wide space and i got all my consoles there plugged(i know fire hazard xD)

got
original xbox,n64,wii,wiiu,xbox360,ps3 phat and ps4, the switch is not connected because i prefer to use it handheld so that is minus one .

 

[Purple_Heart]

@DANTENDO doesnt mean that many people dont think you talk shit

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and the more you post the more likes you have. i aint 24/7 on gbatemp so....

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

still puts it at the bigger and wider console ever probably, unless you go back to like philips cdi but that was an horizontal vcr like console so it was made to fit conventinaly under the tvs still, even sideways its preety tal, many tv stands dont have that much height as they have wide.

under my tv i got a huge wide space and i got all my consoles there plugged(i know fire hazard xD)

got
original xbox,n64,wii,wiiu,xbox360,ps3 phat and ps4, the switch is not connected because i prefer to use it handheld so that is minus one .

It's literally ~16cm tall when it's on it's side, if your TV stand can't fit a ~6in box underneath, maybe you should find a better stand.

Yeah, it's gonna be wide (current estimates suggest it's a foot tall max), but it's not some MASSIVE HUGE BEHEMOTH NEVER GOING TO FIT UNDER ANYTHING EVER YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO PUT IT OUTSIDE IT'S SO FUCKING BIG like everyone apparently thinks it is.

EDIT: and if that doesn't mean much to you, the Xbone is just over a foot wide on its side, so it's literally not going to be that big.

 

[DANTENDO]

@DANTENDO doesnt mean that many people dont think you talk shit

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and the more you post the more likes you have. i aint 24/7 on gbatemp so....

yes i kno all tht and im not bothered about likes though nice to hav anyway lets get back on topic if anyone has issues fitting this in ther room then they are a hoarder

 

[Spider_Man]

its roughly 2 and half gamecubes big deal-yr acting like youve bought fridge freezer lol gee how small are peoples rooms to question the size of this thing utter madness

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dont wanna boast but got mor likes than you

see, dense or what.

go measure the average tv cabinet/stand that people in most house holds have.

if your lucky to make it fit, your giving it even less room to vent, if its not already touching top to bottom.

no one has said or acted like its a firdge, stop been special.

it is, rather tall for a console, no need to be tall, fuck me not when pc's have progressed from been these tower blocks, to nice compact cases.

run of the mill set up people have

so most will have something like these, that console looks to be a tight fit, rather tall