Microsoft: Xbox Series X News and Discussion Thread
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/9/18...e-date-e3-2019 Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox: 8K graphics, SSD storage, and ray-tracing for 2020 Jun 9, 2019 Microsoft is revealing the first details about its next-generation Xbox hardware today. Rumors suggested Microsoft would launch two new Xbox consoles in 2020, with one designed to be the equivalent of the current Xbox One X and the other, the Xbox One S. We’re now starting to get more information on the next high-end Xbox console, codenamed Project Scarlett. Microsoft is including a custom designed CPU based on AMD’s Zen 2 and Radeon RDNA architecture, and it’s promising this new console will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X. Microsoft is also using fast GDDR6 RAM, that it claims will “usher in resolution and framerates we’ve never seen before.” This new Project Scarlett console will support 8K gaming, framerates of up to 120fps in games, ray-tracing, and variable refresh rate support. Microsoft is also using an SSD on Project Scarlett. “We’ve created a new generation of SSDs. We’re using the SSD as virtual RAM,” says an Xbox spokesperson in an unveiling video. This should boost performance by 40x over the current generation according to Microsoft, and that will mean games load a lot faster. |
Dang next gen systems will be 8k. I think this is going to be a situation where I will be happy I skipped 4k TVs and just wait for 8k.
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Now, how much will those 8k TVs cost...
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bazillions
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I guess 8k content will only be for gaming because there barely is 4k content now. I think it's on like 3 channels that you have to pay extra for, some streaming, and UHD's. This isn't as revolutionary as when HD came out and Blu-Rays.
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Project Scarlett is now Xbox Series X
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It lays down right
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https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/02/...ration-gaming/
click link for more
The next console generation will be defined by more playing and less waiting. And when play begins, we know many gamers demand ultra-low latency to be as immersed and precise as possible. To this end, the team analyzed every step between player and game, from controller to console to display, and asked how we could make it faster.
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:excited:
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@Yumcha can you fix the title? :wish:
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120 FPS is really impressive. At this point though, not sure what other exclusions Xbox has that I would want. The controller is great too, I guess.
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is that another battle royal game?
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Xbox Series X launching November
Halo Infinite delayed until 2021, but here's a bunch a games you didn't want to play... https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/08/...ands-of-games/ |
The little Xbox, no optical drive.
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Financing options? :rofl: Don't fall for it people or console prices will go up like phones. Sure they throw in Live or whatever they call it now, but wow.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gaming consoles will be available on Nov. 10. Pre-orders start on Sept. 22. The high-end Xbox Series X will cost $499 while the entry-level Xbox Series S will cost $299. Microsoft will also offer a financing plan that allows customers to pay for either console over 24 months.The Xbox Series S costs $24.99 per month on that plan while the Xbox Series X will cost $34.99 per month. Microsoft said the financing plans also include access to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play, which allows you to download or stream more than 100 games to Xbox or PC. It will also include Microsoft’s new mobile streaming services that lets you stream from the cloud to an Android phone. You’ll have to buy a Game Pass subscription plan separately, which starts at $9.99 per month, if you don’t finance. Microsoft teased a smaller, cheaper version of its next-gen Xbox Series X console Tuesday. The new device, called the Xbox Series S, will be Microsoft’s “smallest Xbox ever,” the company said. MicrosoftThe Microsoft Series X is four times more powerful than the current Xbox One X and includes an 8-core AMD Zen 2 processor, the same that will power the Sony PS5, although the Xbox has a better graphics card. The Xbox Series S is 60% smaller than the Series X and doesn’t have a disc drive, so you’ll need to download or stream all of your games. |
Series S reminds me of one of those old portable radios with the giant speaker grilles.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...be072cb0ee.jpg |
Originally Posted by Doom878
(Post 16626346)
Financing options? :rofl: Don't fall for it people or console prices will go up like phones. Sure they throw in Live or whatever they call it now, but wow.
Then NVIDIA announced their latest line of graphics cards along with the pricing... the pricing was a shot across the bow. Consoles are nowhere near as essential, but at least the average consumer likely keeps theirs longer than they do their phones I guess. |
I think a lot of parents are going to go for the financing if they had a bad year but still want to give their kids a big Christmas present.
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Originally Posted by Doom878
(Post 16626346)
Financing options? :rofl: Don't fall for it people or console prices will go up like phones. Sure they throw in Live or whatever they call it now, but wow.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S gaming consoles will be available on Nov. 10. Pre-orders start on Sept. 22. The high-end Xbox Series X will cost $499 while the entry-level Xbox Series S will cost $299. Microsoft will also offer a financing plan that allows customers to pay for either console over 24 months.The Xbox Series S costs $24.99 per month on that plan while the Xbox Series X will cost $34.99 per month.
Originally Posted by doopstr
(Post 16626454)
I think a lot of parents are going to go for the financing if they had a bad year but still want to give their kids a big Christmas present.
Or they'll start selling them like phones... you have to buy it with a Microsoft Live service plan with a minimum 2 year commitment. Series S is $299, but when financed at $24.99 over 24 months, it'll cost you $599.76 :what: Series X is $499 but financed at $34.99 over 24 months... that's $839.76 :what: :clpower: |
In before console leases become a thing :bitelip:
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Originally Posted by AZuser
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Or they'll start selling them like phones... you have to buy it with a Microsoft Live service plan with a minimum 2 year commitment.
Series S is $299, but when financed at $24.99 over 24 months, it'll cost you $599.76 :what: Series X is $499 but financed at $34.99 over 24 months... that's $839.76 :what: :clpower: Wouldn't that be amazing if new consoles start showing up every 2 years? |
Xbox Series X
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/micr...ranchises.html
Microsoft buys Bethesda, the company that makes hit games Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, for $7.5 billion Mon, Sep 21 2020 Microsoft announced Monday that it will buy ZeniMax Media, the company that owns well-known video game publisher Bethesda, for $7.5 billion in cash. It’s one of the most notable video game acquisitions in Microsoft’s history. The company bought Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, for $2.5 billion in late 2014. That proved to be a boon to the firm as Minecraft surged in popularity, rapidly becoming one of the best-selling games in the world thanks to its simple design and gameplay. With a developer like Bethesda under Microsoft’s belt, that gives the company access to a raft of successful game franchises, including role-playing game series Fallout and The Elder Scrolls and the Doom shooter series. “Gaming is the most expansive category in the entertainment industry, as people everywhere turn to gaming to connect, socialize and play with their friends,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. “With the addition of Bethesda, Microsoft will grow from 15 to 23 creative studio teams and will be adding Bethesda’s iconic franchises to Xbox Game Pass,” Microsoft said. “This includes Microsoft’s intent to bring Bethesda’s future games into Xbox Game Pass the same day they launch on Xbox or PC, like Starfield, the highly anticipated, new space epic currently in development by Bethesda Game Studios. |
:what: holy shit
At the same time, I have not been a fan of what Bethesda has been doing in the past few years. Fallout 76 seemed to be a huge disappointment, but things might have started going downhill earlier than that. They are probably making bank with ports though. |
M$ claims preorders start tomorrow 9/22 at 8AM PDT/11AM EDT
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Can't wait for Doom be included as part of Game Pass for PC. :wish:
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Preorder links for tomorrow. Some aren't active yet. so they may change.
As I mentioned in the PS5 thread, follow the guy Wario64 on twitter, posts almost immediately when stuff is available and has direct links. even :ninja: links like what I used with Amazon for the PS5. Amazon Best Buy https://www.bestbuy.com/site/xbox-series-x-and-s/xbox-series-x-packages/pcmcat1588107084424.c?id=pcmcat1588107084424 Series X: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/microso...?skuId=6428324 Series S: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/microso...?skuId=6430277 GameStop https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/xbox-series-x Microsoft https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles Target https://www.target.com/c/xbox-series-x-video-games/-/N-fd2hh Series X: https://www.target.com/p/xbox-series...e/-/A-80790841 Series S: https://www.target.com/p/xbox-series...e/-/A-80790842 Walmart https://www.walmart.com/cp/xbox-series-x/9206773 |
I've followed Wario64 for a while. Also posts great gaming deals.
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anyone get it? im stuck in a loop with target and M$ :bored:
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M$ went thru for me.
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:rofl:
like the Wii/Wii U snafu? |
Originally Posted by Mizouse
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