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Xbox Series X: What You Can Expect From the Next Generation of Gaming (12TF, RDNA2 & Zen 2, Hardware Raytracing, Variable Rate Shading) OFFICIAL SPECS
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This! Also the amount of games available at launch day should be one of the selling points in their marketing.
With the XGP you get your money's worth even if its 599.
Microsoft nailed the hardware. There software is still a bit suspect, but this is just a perfect hardware box.
the multi resume thingy sounds cool, sometimes i would like to have 2 games running at once when playing on my ps4
What does Azure have to do with he Xbox division? The Xbox division is actually renting Azure servers and Azure has its own profitability strategy. Don't expect MS to just syphon Sony/Azure money to Xbox just like that. Their corporate structure is quite compartmentalised.
The most exciting feature by far is the multi resume. Basically, as long as the next-gen systems are fast at everything (suspend/resume, loading, smart downloads/streaming, Store/UI) I'd be happy.
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Same here.
Looks like an excellent console. I'm still not a fan of the tower design, but I'll get used to it.
In order of excitement:
- Low load times
- Quick resume
- High frame rates
Yeah I hope that it gets supported enough for the whole series to come through. Sega has been really open about wanting more multiplatform series and Yakuza is getting a lot of buzz on Xbox so hopefully it's just the beginning.
Probably just referring to dynamic resolutions, any game that runs at dynamic res on XB1/X will almost assuredly top out at the res ceiling on XSX, so instead of dynamic res games with a 4K cap hovering at 1800p or something on XB1X, it will hold 4K. Framerate will probably hold the cap as well. Basically just a hands-off "boost mode" for games that dont get patches
I was just starting to not care about when Sony will reveal more info about the PS5. Then MS reveals new info and confirms some about the Series x. Now I'm back to being thirsty for PS5 info but knowing Sony even if they had a wired article planned before GDC. They'll be petty and not say anything now lol
Why no mention of the clock speed or the number of core ?
I don't have followed the XSX news but they mention officially the console have a 8 core CPU somewhere ?
Going by the specs it may very well be
A 9.X 5700 XT is pretty close to a 2070 super.
A 12 TF RDNA 2 GPU might be 2080+ level
If that is the case, nothing is yikes about that. PS5 will be probably priced more consumer friendly. 12 TFLOPs are just MS decision to go full native 4K, PS5 will still have enough power for amazing looking games.
Came here to say this.. the ball is in MS's court to justify it with game demos etc. Expecting Lockhart to be $399, this at $599.
Yes, the XSX is massively more powerful, bigger than the jump between Xbox One and Xbox One X in Teraflop differences.
This claim is stretching the worst case scenario (which a lot seem to be doing here)
Matt's statement was made in Nov. of 2019 about XGS output not having XSX exclusives for one OR two years..and everyone now assumes two years..I don't get that.
We will likely get exclusives by Fall 2021 at the latest.
I think we will be fine at 1080p. Consoles will target 4K which eats a lot of performance. Plus, we have DLSS which almost doubles the performance of the 2060. If you don't plan on gaming at ultra settings and 4K, don't worry.
In terms of raw performance, the console is a little more than 2x as powerful (5.5 TFLOPs to 12 TFLOPs) But architectures are not really comparable that way.
As always I'll buy a console if there is a game on it I want to play on it that I can't play anywhere else I already have access to. Tech talk and jargon means nothing to me - only do I want to play a game that is on it. They bought a lot of studios so the chances are good - looking forward to seeing those games.
The CPU is going to be an 8 core Zen 2, so whatever clock speed they end up fitting within their thermal envelope, it is going to provide a monumental leap forward in CPU processing power. There's really nothing to worry about in that regard.
Great specs but it'll be games that'll sway me not specs. The Xbox one didn't have a single exclusive game that made me want to buy it and judging by its abysmal sales so did a lot of people. Hopefully they'll try and fix that this gen as these specs could produce some phenomenal games.
On one hand, this really puts into perspective just what an amazing feat of engineering it is. On the other, it is also a pity that for a while, this need to support all Xboxes, ranging from One S to Series X will mean what the box can do is still going to be guessed at for quite some time.
At the least, insofar as MS is concerned, people can just a copy of cross gen Xbox One/Series X game and they won't have to double dip.
How would anyone but Sony and devs know?
At the least, insofar as MS is concerned, people can just a copy of cross gen Xbox One/Series X game and they won't have to double dip.
How would anyone but Sony and devs know?
AMD Terraflops are not comparable to Nvidia Terraflops and they never have been. I thought this was common knowledge by now.
When it says "Quick Resume for Multiple Games" does that mean you have more than one game open at once?
Must feel weird to drop $500+ for a high end GPU now when you see those specs.
Next gen PC GPUs can't come soon enough
Next gen PC GPUs can't come soon enough
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