Most of the games that Microsoft revealed during E3 had a mode for Xbox One’s PSVR.
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Spencer said in an interview with The Verge that the new console was more than just an upgrade to the Xbox One-a device that was only released three years ago.
Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, opened his division’s gaming showcase by introducing a smaller, slightly more powerful version of 2013’s Xbox One.
Xbox Scorpio will run games at 4K at up to 60hz according to Microsoft. Certainly the current capabilities of Project Scorpio here indicate that Microsoft has virtual reality in mind. PC graphics cards meant to deliver 4K gaming often touch 9 teraflops, and although Microsoft can achieve more efficient performance in a console relative to a PC, it is still doubtful whether 6 teraflops will be able to handle 4K at a decent frame rate. Perhaps this was the unexpected launch announcement of the Xbox slim which was under the Microsoft project Scorpio. They advantages of a unified platform are obvious, making it easier for developers to port the existing Oculus Rift games to Xbox One without any additional programming. It will be of course a new era of gaming without getting locked to one machine in one room.
Microsoft did not provide details on the price of Scorpio or what type of VR support Scorpio would feature.
It is also worth noting that Microsoft has its HoloLens device already available, and the electronics giant may push some sort of collaboration between this and Project Scorpio. Be at the kind of games that it launches are the kind of support Sony always tries its best to stay one step ahead of Microsoft in this issues.
Also unveiled during the Microsoft event: Play Anywhere support allowing players to play some games on both Xbox One or Windows 10, and customisable controllers players that can be crafted in a variety of colors. However, the console was not yet officially announced by the company, saying that the right time for such an announcement is also a vital part of the success of the launching of the new console.
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House claims it will target hardcore games and those looking with a 4K TV looking for more high-resolution content.
