Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation

Midas · Mar 16, 2020

Ooh, this is nice. Getting really hyped for next-gen.

Real · Mar 16, 2020

So is that expanded storage slot with proprietary storage, like the Vita?

Deleted member 5596 · Mar 16, 2020

I really need to see Sony's answer now. Because this looks enticing enough.

OG_Thrills · Mar 16, 2020

The new form factor makes this thing look huge in comparison.

blastprocessor · Mar 16, 2020

JaseC said:
Almost certainly game pool/OS pool.

So 10Gb for GPU and 6Gb for CPU perhaps?

ghostcrew · Mar 16, 2020

Oheao said:
1TB? That's going to fill up guickly with the size of games these days. I was also hoping for 32GB to make it more future proof, it seems like by a few years 16GB is going to be low.

~~You were hoping for a 32TB SSD?~~

This ghost is an idiot.

Gay Bowser · Mar 16, 2020

Mad_Titan86 said:
Looks awesome except for the 1tb drive. Going to fill that very fast.

I'm sure they'll come out with more capacious models as the generation progresses, as they did with the 360 and XO. I think they're avoiding doing so at launch because they don't want a narrative of "lol $600 Xbox" to sit in.

FullNelson · Mar 16, 2020

Mad_Titan86 said:
Looks awesome except for the 1tb drive. Going to fill that very fast.

I've been living with 500gb on my PS4 this gen. I was excited when I read about the 1tb drive in the series X lol

Ephonk · Mar 16, 2020

A question from someone who has never used the xbox: if I would get this in december 2020 together with gamepass, would it mean i'd have the complete (first party) backcatalogue to play?

MrFortyFive · Mar 16, 2020

Loving all these BC improvements. Looks to be a hell of a console. Will probably be my multiplat console of choice unless Sony brings out some kind of magic secret sauce

Strittles · Mar 16, 2020

Microsoft keeps spoiling us with these early next-gen details. I love it.

Thanks Phil!

Deleted member 5028 · Mar 16, 2020

Ephonk said:
A question from someone who has never used the xbox: if I would get this in december 2020 together with gamepass, would it mean i'd have the complete (first party) backcatalogue to play?

Yep. Anything on the service when you join is yours to play at any point. they don't remove first party games

Lampa · Mar 16, 2020

Infinity Times Two said:
I hope that's not the only way you can expand storage.

It is, DF article mentions it's a proprietary expansion. it may be NVMe underneath, but it's gonna be so expensive if only Seagate makes them and it's only for Xbox Series X

Deleted member 56752 · Mar 16, 2020

This is about as good as my pc build now I'd wager (i79700k/rtx 2080 super plus 1 tb NVME) will be available at 1/4 the cost

Rocco · Mar 16, 2020

Somebody check on Sony...

PiPSmallie · Mar 16, 2020

ghostcrew said:
You were hoping for a 32TB SSD?

Haha Xbox Series X only £6,500!

THEVOID · Mar 16, 2020

Ephonk said:
A question from someone who has never used the xbox: if I would get this in december 2020 together with gamepass, would it mean i'd have the complete (first party) backcatalogue to play?

Whatever is on GP you can play, yes.

Decarb · Mar 16, 2020

Theorry said:

I called it lol.

Midas · Mar 16, 2020

ghostcrew said:
You were hoping for a 32TB SSD?

32 GB RAM, I would guess.

1 TB is enough, you can download the games again. I don't see the issue.

Yuntu · Mar 16, 2020

OG_Thrills said:
Who is this guy showcasing the Series X. I'm glad for new info on next gen but I'm curious as to why they went with this guy as opposed to their own official channels with way more reach?

They invited a bunch of people. Channels like DF hit exactly the kinda audience that cares about hardware specs and technical details.

RoKKeR · Mar 16, 2020

Ummmm wow, nice!

Navidson REC · Mar 16, 2020

InfinityDOK said:

Lol, I came in here to ask if there's any mention of the measurements (I'm buying a new TV cabinet for my new TV tomorrow) but I didn't expect this haha

Cake Boss said:
The biggest question to me, are the controller still AA powered??? This one is huge for me. I am so tired of switching batteries every time.

Get four eneloops, problem solved. It is such a non-issue to me.

Fiery Phoenix · Mar 16, 2020

Music to my ears.

Iron Eddie · Mar 16, 2020

ghostcrew said:
Yessssss more of this please.

Gears 5 with higher than PC Ultra settings... at 120fps? These are the upgrades i desire.

120fps for Gears 5? Holy shit.

Dark1x · Mar 16, 2020

Cake Boss said:
The biggest question to me, are the controller still AA powered??? This one is huge for me. I am so tired of switching batteries every time.

Yes it is.

I think it's the best solution, though, as a collector of retro consoles. Built-in batteries are a nightmare for the future.

Theorry · Mar 16, 2020

My OCD is satisfied

Deleted member 2254 · Mar 16, 2020

The fact you can just suspend multiple games, plug off your console, update it and the games are still running in the background so to speak is stunning, truly a gamechanger. Hardware is really powerful, makes my recent 900-1000 Euros PC look outdated already lmao.

I have to agree that Microsoft is probably very confident of the power advantage with all these reveals they're doing so early.

Milennia · Mar 16, 2020

Oh it's a modified NVme, now i'm more interested, looks a bit weird in the Austin Evans video

Reckheim · Mar 16, 2020

boxingiscool said:
This is about as good as my pc build now I'd wager (i79700k/rtx 2080 super plus 1 tb NVME) will be available at 1/4 the cost

yeh, i don't know about that 1/4 price. I have no idea how they plan to sell it at anything below $600

LukasHeinzel · Mar 16, 2020

Damn Xbox is hyping for the extreme, I am incredibly excited. Sonys Silence is pretty weird.

MillionIII · Mar 16, 2020

That 1tb is going to fill real quick

Dark1x · Mar 16, 2020

Infinity Times Two said:
I hope that's not the only way you can expand storage.

It's not.

Here's how it works...

SSD is required for playing Series X games.

However, USB HDD can still be used for backing up Series X games OR playing Xbox One, 360 or regular Xbox games via BC.

The fact is, the speed they're aiming for with this is ridiculously high - beyond most PC SSDs even. I expect PS5 will work much the same way.

I've said this for months - this was the only way you can realistically expand storage here for gameplay. USB won't cut it.

KoolAid · Mar 16, 2020

Infinity Times Two said:
I hope that's not the only way you can expand storage.

The Austin Evans video mentions you can plug in an external HDD, but you won't be able to run Series X games from it?

Dark1x said:
It's not.

Here's how it works...

SSD is required for playing Series X games.

However, USB HDD can still be used for backing up Series X games OR playing Xbox One, 360 or regular Xbox games via BC.

The fact is, the speed they're aiming for with this is ridiculously high - beyond most PC SSDs even. I expect PS5 will work much the same way.

I've said this for months - this was the only way you can realistically expand storage here for gameplay. USB won't cut it.

There it is. The "backing up" part is important. Although I presume it would take a long ass time.

TigerKnee · Mar 16, 2020

All the people complaining about 1TB, you DO realize they have to keep this thing as cost effective as possible yes?

ghostcrew · Mar 16, 2020

Theorry said:
My OCD is satisfied

Why is this so satisfying.

Patitoloco · Mar 16, 2020

This is a brilliant piece of hardware, Microsoft is going ALL THE FUCK IN.

THEVOID · Mar 16, 2020

Dark1x said:
Yes it is.

I think it's the best solution, though, as a collector of retro consoles. Built-in batteries are a nightmare for the future.

You can get the Elite 2 if you really want built-in batteries.

LavaBadger · Mar 16, 2020

Reckheim said:
yeh, i don't know about that 1/4 price. I have no idea how they plan to sell it at anything below $600

Yeah, it sounds like $600 to me easily.

Governergrimm · Mar 16, 2020

leng jai said:
1TB SSD is very surprising.

What did you think it would be? Just curious

Deleted member 23212 · Mar 16, 2020

ghostcrew said:
You were hoping for a 32TB SSD?

I can't tell if this is a joke or a misunderstanding.

Gay Bowser · Mar 16, 2020

Theorry said:
My OCD is satisfied

It's 1mm off from being an even 300mm tall and also 1mm off from being a perfect 2:1 ratio (two stacked cubes) 😫😫😫

Bjones · Mar 16, 2020

That nvme card is cool. I was wondering how they were goingot handle that. I know some people would plug in their 6 year old WD external drive and wonder what happened top the fast loading.

I dont see a usbc port though?

ghostcrew · Mar 16, 2020

Oheao said:
I can't tell if this is a joke or a misunderstanding.

Upon reading it back... it was a misunderstanding.

As you were!

Potterson · Mar 16, 2020

Nice info blowout. Series X may come this year after all if they are not withholding marketing like Sony does.

Sejanoz · Mar 16, 2020

?? what are those memory cards

GarthLordOfTheSith · Mar 16, 2020

Only 1TB of storage expansion? Why can't I use a 4TB external

Deleted member 2254 · Mar 16, 2020

Dark1x said:
It's not.

Here's how it works...

SSD is required for playing Series X games.

However, USB HDD can still be used for backing up Series X games OR playing Xbox One, 360 or regular Xbox games via BC.

The fact is, the speed they're aiming for with this is ridiculously high - beyond most PC SSDs even. I expect PS5 will work much the same way.

I've said this for months - this was the only way you can realistically expand storage here for gameplay. USB won't cut it.

Intriguing as a likely XSX day one buyer, but it makes me wonder how many devs will actually be looking to make that jump and just straight-up make games for these high speed SSDs. Leaving behind anybody but the higher speed SSDs could also cut out the vast majority of PC gamers.

Fisty · Mar 16, 2020

Dark1x said:
It's not.

Here's how it works...

SSD is required for playing Series X games.

However, USB HDD can still be used for backing up Series X games OR playing Xbox One, 360 or regular Xbox games via BC.

The fact is, the speed they're aiming for with this is ridiculously high - beyond most PC SSDs even. I expect PS5 will work much the same way.

I've said this for months - this was the only way you can realistically expand storage here for gameplay. USB won't cut it.

I had a feeling using HDDs for fridge space and previous gen stuff would be possible, I wonder how they will mitigate copy times when moving next gen games back and forth from HDD. With everything else taking seconds to load, those couple of minutes might be a bit much for some people

crazillo · Mar 16, 2020

Wow, Xbox has one of the mic-drop moments yet again. People are all at home now anyway. And with Corona everywhere, this is some good and positive news. I'm extremely surprised they are allowing such an in-depth look into their console so early. They must be really confident in their product and competitiveness, there's no way they'd do it this early otherwise. They look like ready to launch.

Great stuff! Now give me that preorder button :P

Detective Pidgey · Mar 16, 2020

I'm not too knowledgeable about specs....but can we be happy about that CPU and RAM?

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