Starting the game and quick resume should have different loading times because they are very different scenarios (in one case you are loading a game from scratch and on the other you are just uncompressing a compressed memory dump back into RAM). If they are the same it is probably a coincidence :)
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Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation
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It is pretty. Is it me or handlers look different?
I still expect a fairly expensive price point on the higher end Xbox.
Microsoft likely has tons of data driving two consoles, and there is a lot to gain from both capturing power/PC and budget users while putting your opponent right in the least desirable middle.
Microsoft likely has tons of data driving two consoles, and there is a lot to gain from both capturing power/PC and budget users while putting your opponent right in the least desirable middle.
It would be amazing, but I simply don't see it happening for anything less than 599
I like what I see, alot, especially the internal layout of the components and how the airflow is handled by just a single fan. Good to know that consoles are finally becoming a valid alternative for them bulky gaming PC's, because I had enough of nvidia's pricing bullshit and AMD's inability to compete with them on the desktop gpu market. Just gimme a box like that in the price range of a 2070/2080 Super and I'll be a happy camper... with that being said though, and seeing how the series X gpu is faster than anything AMD has currently on desktop, big navi could be a real game changer for AMD as much as zen2 matisse was for them in the desktop space. Good times are ahead.
Love seeing these confirmed specs and all of the copious details Microsoft has given.
I get the sense that the designers here have seen the trend of diminishing returns with raw GPU power when it comes to image quality because of how many other advancements are being packed into this box.
I get the sense that the designers here have seen the trend of diminishing returns with raw GPU power when it comes to image quality because of how many other advancements are being packed into this box.
- Hardware level ray tracing (13TF of ray tracing compute is no joke)
- NVMe expansion slot with DirectStorage tech
- This will be complained about to no end because of the proprietary slot, but the load time gains that will be seen even when using the expansion slot will be immense and worth it.
- Lowering the latency for the controller
- Low-bit precision support for machine learning compute (for the new ML anti-aliasing)
- Sampler Feedback Streaming to optimize texture memory load
Does anybody know why the codename for the Series X controller isnt publicly being stated yet? I noticed in the Austin Evans video that it was greyed out so that you cant see it, so I just have to wonder why.
I would ask one of the Xbox community people but I don't want to pester them about something they probably can't answer yet
I would ask one of the Xbox community people but I don't want to pester them about something they probably can't answer yet
It's not as big a deal when you can swap out resources with a fraction of the current penalty
the github leak was around that and insiders say it was above an RTX2080, so it's within expectations
Impressive tech, gotta wait for their first wave of games on it to see if I am interested in it or not because in the end... it truly is all about them games for me.
There is also VRS which can give a nice performance boost. Machine learning upscaling and the gpu supports mesh shaders (which is a feature that gets rid of the index list for describing an object which makes the geometry processing fully parallelizable and thus the gpu can handle significantly higher poly counts)
Damn I've never owned an Xbox, but this sounds too good to be true. If this is $499, I think I really have to consider going with Xbox next gen. I don't think Sony would be able to match these specs at that price. I really wish they weren't so dead silent. Right now, looking at games pass and all this news and hype... I'm dying for the xbox sx, and I feel like the PS5 is a console I know I'll buy but maybe not until a few years in when I could scoop up all those first party games for cheap.
Microsoft seems like they're going all out next gen and they firmly have my attention and interest probably for the first time ever.
Microsoft seems like they're going all out next gen and they firmly have my attention and interest probably for the first time ever.
Makes sense to me. If we're going by the numbers and that says it's 20-25% more powerful than a 5700 XT, then wouldn't the Nvidia equivalent be somewhere in between the 2080 and 2080 Super?
And considering the 2080 cost at least $600 right now this thing would be a steal for the same price. Cost should come down once the next series is out but we definitely won't be getting those "build a PC equivalent to a Xbox for $600" videos anytime soon.
I love how the external NVMe drive remind me of these. We came a long way from 64MB lol.
Definitely going to have to own both consoles again this gen.
Definitely going to have to own both consoles again this gen.
Three when the next Nintendo drops
Also a friendly reminder that the Switch only has 32GB of internal memory. To put things into perspective a 1TB card was $450.I love how the external NVMe drive remind me of these. We came a long way from 64MB lol.
Definitely going to have to own both consoles again this gen.
Three when the next Nintendo drops
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They messed up with the Xbox One reveal. They are correcting that mess and then some. Kudos to them for being so open.
All this news blew my mind this morning! And then I had to work but now that it over I still haven't processed it all. Terflops, SSDs, and Ray Tracing, oh my!
Reading about the decompresser and all the software support was extremely cool. It seems like a big part of the design philosophy is work smarter not harder.
Really excited to see games take advantage of all the new features!
(and not gonna lie super excited for Minecraft with path tracing).
This was a good Monday. 😊
Reading about the decompresser and all the software support was extremely cool. It seems like a big part of the design philosophy is work smarter not harder.
Really excited to see games take advantage of all the new features!
(and not gonna lie super excited for Minecraft with path tracing).
This was a good Monday. 😊
Did they mention how CPU cores will be used for the OS? Is it one core with hyper threading or just one core with one instruction and the second instruction is used for games?
If they can get that Minecraft ray tracing running at a good frame rate, I will be super impressed. You need a monster PC for that.
As a Xbox fan but tech noob what exactly does this mean? "Xsx hardware can be used on xcloud blades"
What is that??
They are currently using Xbox One S hardware in their server blades for xCloud. Those will be updated to Series X hardware for game streaming meaning xCloud will have access to as much power as MS's highest physical offering.
Hey Anexan how much space does one save from going from a 320 bit bus to 256 bit in die size?
The only thing im worried about is the upcomming depression after the virus situation clears up. I remember that was a thing with the launch of the 8th gen in 2013. People had less to spend and chances are that the world's economy is gonna get a big hit.
XsX is probably gonna cost 699 and it would still be 'insanely cheap'. XsS is probably gonna be 399. My bet is that the sales of generation 9 will go very slowly for at least 2 years after launch.
Im not an expert, so its just saying what I think.
XsX is probably gonna cost 699 and it would still be 'insanely cheap'. XsS is probably gonna be 399. My bet is that the sales of generation 9 will go very slowly for at least 2 years after launch.
Im not an expert, so its just saying what I think.
$699? Not a chance. $599 absolute max, I think they're shooting for $499 though.
Game Pass/BC will also help with the transition. Buy a Series X, play all your existing Xbox One titles oh and here is a launch lineup of Series X games included in Game Pass.
In the tens of mm^2. Liabe Brave can give a more exact answer if you search his posts for the numbers.
If they manage to sell it for 499 it will blow my mind like crazy. That would be insane.
If so, do you expect Sony to do the same with comparable hardware?
I think Sony is looking to land in that $399 to $499 range. Build a console that's powerful and will help their teams' drive great content while looking to pivot on PSNow to make it more attractive. Again BC will help with the transition early and hopefully Sony has some BC upgrades planned like MS is doing and is looking at how do you get more than just the hardcore over in the first 6-12 months and I believe it's by offering services that drive a ton of value.
Rumor suggests PS5 a tad more powerful right? At that rate, both at $500-550 would be amazing feat.
Server blades for xcloud? Like the blades Xbox 360 use to have on the dashboard? So xcloud will be able to stream games that look identical to series x?
Those teraflops got me hellaflopy
Wait, where was it mentioned the PS5 would be more powerful? I haven't seen anything to suggest that.
Wait, where was it mentioned the PS5 would be more powerful? I haven't seen anything to suggest that.
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Oh sorry, they are using actual Xbox One S motherboards and parts to power the games in xCloud. The Series X hardware that was shown today will be replacing these in the Azure datacenters.
Well some insiders on the speculation thread. Ive read anything from 9.2 to 13.3 TF. :/
Its the opposite based on a number of rumors that got the X right. Significantly so.
It is kind of funny about this whole situation. First we had the rumor of 12 TF. Everybody was saying WTF, impossible. Then we get confirmation. Now all of sudden we get these PS5 rumors that its going to be more than 12 TFs. Kind of crazy rollercoster we got going on, and we only just finished the Xbox part of the ride.
One recent rumor said slightly below, one recent rumor said slightly above. Either way, it seems like most insiders are saying that the two systems will be more-or-less on par of each other.