Xbox Series X Specs Further Detailed: Smart Delivery, Backwards Compatibility

@notafan: Everyone needs to stop worrying about hardware on any side, and start talking about the games. MY purchase will be on the games released. It is great if 9th gen systems can do more then top end current pc's but meaning less if that game is coded for 8th gen systems. It may have a few extras frames on PC, or this or that console, but really not support ray tracing, 4k assets, architecture collision, multi-path AI, and many many more things that 'require' 9th gen hardware. If all the games are dumbed down to the largest consumer pool - then few will be able to truly take advantage of..., benefit from...., or justify.... that new purchase.

Whoever showcases that newest must have games (exclusives) built for and toward the 'metal' then that is the console for me. Also any Dragon Quest platform as well.

@notafan: Xbox isnt really worth owning unless your form of gaming is all about the living room and you have extra money to shell out for more hardware later on and monthly services. You can play all their games on a good Pc and it will run better. Also I dont care how many tflops XseX has its not better than a Pc. The consoles will run mobile chips basically. Powerful mobile chips but mobile chips nonetheless.

@just1mohr: I support your comment, but also, the purchase of a new consoles is to play new games. Why buy a new system to play a 6th, 7th ,or 8th gen game with a few extra frames if even that. Not many will be shedding their old systems, do not have access to these games on PC, or even wanting to revisit certain old games.

The ps2 was BC with psone, the ps3 was not compatible with any system back or forward (cell processor), and the ps4 BC with ps2, ps1, and many ps3 through emulation, ps5 with one, 2 , 4, and some 3 through emulation. None of this Hardly matters to the 110million 8th gen ps4 consumers who bought that console with out a care in the world to Backwards compatibility.

To some folks BC is important, but currently as it stands 8th gen console owners do not put this as the most pressing issue.

@troystevens5: No one has put forward a set amount, we have heard 1tb at launch of ms.2 pcie ? but no set amount. Some have reported embedded m.2 ram with a larger slower sdd. And support for more. That is both new 9th gen consoles.

Specs will be set pretty soon as pre production is very close. We will know more then.

@troystevens5: Reports indicate it's a 1TB SSD at launch. Think anything bigger than 1TB would drive up costs too much right now

But there also appears to be a slot for an additional SSD on the back of the console

@Crazy_sahara: Agree with lack of activity of humans, as i sit here at work typing on forums. But that is not what ray tracing does. And while it is a nice feature, it will not change life in video games as we know it. Simply, it allows the pathway of light from many sources to produce many more natural and prettier graphics on what it lands. ALSO, sound. They are working with using ray tracing with sound also.

None of this is important to a gamer until they really start to implement it in games as we know them. Both system will support it, both can be updated easily enough through API, this is not a physical function, but a coding one. And like any API, which is technically what RT is, it will be much cheaper and easier to use and implement after a few years.

Remember when everyone though Direct X 12 was going to change the world???? Meanwhile those APIs were rolled out for everyone before X12 was even implemented and that much longer before developers began to use.

@Crazy_sahara: Well considering it is the future of visual development in gaming is pretty important. It will not go away. Hardware just catching up...

@Crazy_sahara: I tried it for free yesterday. Geforce Now + Quake II RTX. Impressive.

@bbq_R0ADK1LL: FreeSync is already supported in Xbox One X and I'm happily using it with my Acer XG270HU.

G-Sync is Nvidia only and consoles use AMD GPU.

@Ice-Cube: I like that MS seems to be a little on its own track with the versatility.

And I can’t help but like Sony’s exclusives

The only thing that sucks is saving $ for both

@GalvatronType_R: Completely agree. The only one problem with the 'too soon' thing is that my wife usually gets me the newer Xboxes for an xmas present. So when she heard about the series x, she mentioned how she only just bought me the XBX1 Scorpio. I'm Hyped for this massively, just hope my TV can support it properly!

@GalvatronType_R: So true. Funny how a lot of console users start complaining when a new console is announced as it's "too soon" after the current gen.

@GalvatronType_R: because we got a bunch of idiots all over the world. I don't understand it either. People out here buying a new iPhone paying on average $800-$1100 a year but complain about a game console (that comes out every 6-7 years) costing $400-$500. Truly insane but what can you do in this world.

@GalvatronType_R: well said.

@notafan: I

I’m an Xbox guy first as well, then Ninty then ps. The ps won’t be doomed although it will be a lot weaker than XseX there’s no doubt about it. That’s exactly why we haven’t heard a peep out of the ps camp.

Even so I think it’ll still sell more than XseX. Ps has a larger fanbase and is in a lot more markets than Xbox.

XseX is monstrous though it shits on mehstation 5 from a towering great height.

It’s XseX day 1 for me along with my Gamepass Ultimate subscription which I saved $288 on and have it right up until November 2022. Won’t have to pay a scent for any Xbox exclusives right up until then. Awesome deal.

Will get mehstation 5 when the first good discount arrives like I did with mehstation 4. I got that jet engine console for $250 AUS.

@notafan: please stfu. How are Sony "in trouble?" You know nothing.

@notafan: Why do you want the console if you already have the console.

@notafan: makes you wonder doesn’t it? Sony’s silence. But their silence is guaranteeing that’ll a lot of people will be listening when they finally speak

@notafan: Im on PlayStation and havent had Xbox in years. But even I want the Xbox now. Im pretty sure the PS5 wont be more powerful than this, at best it will be equal. If the 9tf rumors are true, it will be oitright dissapointing. In any regards MS seems confident in their product, and thats a good sign.

@bdrtfm: I think multiple SKUs as in higher and lower versions with different GPUs, storage capacities, and price. We'll want the high spec'd machine (and maybe skimp on storage space if we want to save a couple of bucks).

There won't be a new version our for a couple of years and that will likely be a slim with better cooling and maybe an upgraded HDMI spec.