The company also detailed Project Scorpio, a more powerful Xbox One that will feature 4K gaming and support for virtual reality.
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Features of the new Xbox One S console include 4K Ultra HD video, High Dynamic Range, a 40 percent smaller console design, Streamlined controller and a Xbox One S Vertical Stand is also included in the box.
During its E3 2016 press conference, Microsoft confirmed the rumors of a new model of the Xbox One, announcing the Xbox One S.
He said “If you already have an Xbox One, don’t go buy an Xbox One S thinking your games are going to play better”.
The Xbox One Scorpio is scheduled to be released in the holiday 2017 window. In case you missed it, the original Xbox One is running on an eight-core 1.75GHz AMD Jaguar APU (with two quad-core modules) and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. “Kinect for Xbox One will still be compatible with Xbox One S via the Xbox Kinect Adapter for USB connection and offers the same great experiences as the current console”.
Sony late a year ago cut $50 off the price of PS4, making the console available for $350. “Clearly, you can buy Scorpio, and if and when you decide you want to buy a 4K television to take advantage of the increased performance, obviously the console will be ready for you”.
Sony has a good play with PlayStation VR that might sell in millions.
Among the titles coming to the PS4 are Marvel’s Spider-Man, God of War and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
Also, there will be no Project Scorpio exclusives.
Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, Recore, Sea of Thieves, and Scalebound will all be Xbox Play Anywhere games.
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Developers hoping to build games designed exclusively to take advantage of Microsoft’s latest hardware will be disappointed as the Xbox firm has stressed that they will not release Scorpio-exclusive games.
