Fantastic specs, next gen really is going to be awesome.
Now Sony's turn to give us some more info...........
Now Sony's turn to give us some more info...........
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Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation
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This is still... much more advanced than what Xbox One shipped with, relative to the times. The CPU isn't top tier but it's pretty good, same with the GPU. The NVMe speed and size is what's going to push this over the top, price-wise.
Maybe with the XSX using the 3700 CPU, Microsoft can finally do what Sony was afraid of doing, Ps2/Ps3 emulation.
Definitely approaching my PC in terms of hardware (9900K/2080/32GB CL14/1TB 970 Pro) but that's crazy fast even for a console.
Microsoft is definitely approaching next-gen in the correct way!
Microsoft is definitely approaching next-gen in the correct way!
With the world in the midst of a horrible pandemic, trying to reveal your new gaming hardware is currently incredibly foolish and shortsighted.
Sony will have plenty of news cycles to itself. There is no need to rush.
I want this so bad! The next 7-8 months (hopefully) better go by real fast. And COVID-19 better not kill me!
Ampere cards launch this year, so this doesn't really do anything to the PC space, but i'm excited that the new standard is set pretty high
a slightly underclocked 3700x and a beefed out GPU is a great baseline for future games
I'm excited for what ampere will do for that baseline, probably a solid 1440p 144fps on literally anything at max settings is all I care about and I might get that
I love how much information they keep providing. Every month it's like they're saying:
"Ball is in your court now, Sony!"
A month later: "Ball is still in your court, Sony."
A month later "... Have another ball."
"Ball is in your court now, Sony!"
A month later: "Ball is still in your court, Sony."
A month later "... Have another ball."
Excellent looking box if they can deliver that for $500. Not sure I need it as I've recently doubled down on PC but I'll probably get it anyway.
Was not expecting 1tb ssd. Nuts.
Now everything has been revealed except price, date and launch titles yeh?
Come on Sony, I'm thirsty!
Now everything has been revealed except price, date and launch titles yeh?
Come on Sony, I'm thirsty!
Form factor, that thing is just two GameCubes. the smaller the system, the more cost to increase power.
No, it's closer to a 2070 or on the low side of 2080. But it's still not bad.
I mean it gives people something to talk about, MS is clearly excited for what they have, they even say so in the Austin Evans video
They have extreme confidence with this one and that's just enjoyable to see, they actually don't give a single shit because they know they have a rock
I don't see what's foolish at all, all the parts are proprietary and modded in house, nobody is changing anything at all about these systems in 6 months during a pandemic
Considering the system has built in memory and that's just for expandable memory makes it nothing like the vita. Sony launched Vita for $250 with NO storage, which means you had to buy it with the system. 32gb was $100...
With the world incredibly depressed this a beautiful distraction. Who cares if Sony has news cycles to themselves. This virus will still be going on when Sony shares their news. That will be a good distraction on that day as well.
It's never a bad thing to get your mind of the harsh realities. If anything it's a good time for some news other then the pandemic. Which you prefer everyone not to do anything but read virus news 24/7?
This. As a PC gamer this kind of performance at $599USD is a stupid amount of value, even at $699 or $799 (never going to happen) it's STILL amazing value. The CPU and GPU power along with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB NVME (when I bought my 1TB NVME it was almost the cost of a whole console lol)? God-damn, it makes me envious.
Fairly close in terms of pure theoretical performance, especially for the price these things are going to be at. Think closer to a 2080 than a TI.
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1tb is really low these days to be honest. Games are huge, especially with devs making more and more live service games.
The 2080ti is in a league of its own and the consoles just can't touch it. This is closer to 2070, if compared to nvidia.
Honestly I'm just glad next-gen is pushing premium specs. Last gen was an ok upgrade but it wasn't really mind blowing. The gen prior to that though was amazing and really pushed the envelope and I happily paid $599 for a ps3 at launch. Hoping for the same graphical leap here.
Yea. Regardless, we're in for some really neat stuff for next gen when it comes ti games. Really hope PS5 is as strong or nearly as strong as SX just so everyone wins.
It's 1TB of memory. How long do you think that's going to last when games like RDR2 are *already* over 100GB? The additional NVMe is almost necessary.
with alot of people in self quarantine and kids out of school I couldn't think of a better time to get the ear of your audience
Games will come down in size since they don't have to copy multiple parts across a platter for quicker access in addition to some of the new DirectML tech.
They'll eventually balloon back up but we should see game sizes be a little more friendly early in the gen.
I agree with you there. Cod mW 2019 is like 140gb alone on my PS4. Still ssd are crazy expensive
You couldn't play any game on Vita out of the box without also buying a memory card for around $40 extra. You can play games out of the box with this.
They also stated you can use a USB drive and transfer games back and forth. This is not that big of a deal.
Sounds really good, exciting stuff. Auto HDR on old games sounds amazing.
Hopefully with all the specs out of the way we'll get some gameplay soon. I need to see Halo Infinite.
Hopefully with all the specs out of the way we'll get some gameplay soon. I need to see Halo Infinite.
I don't think a RTX 2070 or 2070 Super can run Gears of War 5 at 4K with even higher graphics settings than what the Xbox Series X Can do.
So this looks like it competes with the 2080 Super and 2080 Ti
Yup! we have the hardware....and its a beast, time for an exciting few months of game unveils. No way MS is missing launching this in the holidays.
Wasn't that a version of Spiderman optimized for that storage solution vs a BC version of a title just running all around faster?
This is cool, but I don't think that Sony will be so thoughtful tho...
I've also had a 1tb NVMe for a while now, the best one available actually, and I don't ever have so many huge games installed at once that I ever even needed to think about needing more
This is an issue for the people who have 7 100gb+ games installed at a single time, Don't know a single person who does that, especially with how steam handles its installs, it's doom and gloom speak pretty much
Yeah, that's not how this works. SSDs have been a thing on PCs for over a decade. This doesn't reduce install sizes.
N...no. It doesn't. This is a good machine, but like all consoles, they have to cut costs as well as they can to keep the price aggressive. This is not a 2080ti-equivalent machine.
The 2080 Super doesn't even compete with the 2080 Ti and neither does this. The 2080 Ti stands in a league of its own, but yes, this would be closer to a 2080 Super than a 2070. That's still pretty damn good coming from the consoles we currently have.
The fact that they keep mentioning high framerates is refreshing. Although it remains to be seen if it will transfer to reality, even with Microsoft's own games, such as Hellblade II. But it's certainly nice to see a major player put such an emphasis on it. It's time to leave the console dregs of 30fps behind.