Proceeding their Xbox One X, for E3 2019 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) which runs from June 11-13th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in California Microsoft's announcements from VP of Gaming Phil Spencer included Project xCloud, their next-generation console codenamed Project Scarlett and launch title Halo Infinite slated for a holiday 2020 release.
According to reports, stream platform Project xCloud allows direct game streaming for free from an Xbox One console and will begin previewing in October 2019, while Project Scarlett is confirmed to include support for physical optical game discs alongside digital distribution and backwards compatibility for the previous generations of Xbox console games.
Check out the official announcement trailer videos below, and here are some specs on their Project Scarlett next-gen console thus far:
Xbox E3 Briefing 2019
Xbox Project Scarlett - E3 2019 - Reveal Trailer
Halo Infinite - E3 2019 - Discover Hope
According to reports, stream platform Project xCloud allows direct game streaming for free from an Xbox One console and will begin previewing in October 2019, while Project Scarlett is confirmed to include support for physical optical game discs alongside digital distribution and backwards compatibility for the previous generations of Xbox console games.
Check out the official announcement trailer videos below, and here are some specs on their Project Scarlett next-gen console thus far:
- AMD's 'Zen 2' CPU architecture
- Radeon 'RDNA' graphics architecture
- Custom-designed solid state drive
- GDDR6 SDRAM
- Support for real-time ray-tracing
- Up to 120 frames per second rendering
- 8K resolution
- Four times as powerful as Xbox One X
- Support for 'four generations' of content
Xbox E3 Briefing 2019
Xbox Project Scarlett - E3 2019 - Reveal Trailer
Halo Infinite - E3 2019 - Discover Hope