Microsoft Reveals the New Xbox Series X, Arrives in Holiday 2020

Microsoft has revealed the new Xbox Series X, previously known as Project Scarlett. The new console is scheduled to arrive in the holiday season of 2020.

Here are some bullet points…

• Xbox Series X will be their 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.
• The Xbox Series X is designed to support both vertical and horizontal orientation.

• The new Xbox Wireless Controller 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.
• It will feature world-class visuals in 4K at 60FPS, with possibility of up to 120FPS, including support for Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and 8K capability.
• Powered by a custom-designed processor leveraging the latest Zen 2 and next generation RDNA architecture from AMD to deliver hardware accelerated ray tracing and a new level of performance.
• The patented Variable Rate Shading (VRS) technology will allow developers to get even more out of the Xbox Series X GPU and the next-generation SSD will virtually eliminate load times.
• 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 even more responsive.
• 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.
• 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 services like Xbox Game Pass.
• Committed to ensuring that games from Xbox Game Studios support cross-generation entitlements and that your Achievements and game saves are shared across devices.
• 15 Xbox Game Studios are developing the largest and most creatively diverse lineup of Xbox exclusive games.

Make sure to watch the Xbox Series X trailer below, which provides a better look at the new design for the upcoming console.

With MLB The Show most likely coming to the Xbox console, as early as 2021, we could very well see a realistic baseball game on Microsoft’s new console.

The Xbox One X costed $499 when it was released back in November 2017. We haven’t heard anything in regards to the price tag for the Xbox Series X, but more details will be revealed at a later date.

How excited are you about the reveal of the new Xbox Series X console?

Does MLB The Show going multi-platform factor into your console choice next generation, or was baseball not the reason you pick one console over the other?