Xbox One X Wields Two Primary Weapons Against Sony This Gen
In a recent article on Wired, James Temperton sits down with a number of Microsoft engineers, game [...]
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Of course, the hardware design isn't even worth talking about if it's not enabling a faster, more powerful console. Don't worry, Microsoft has some big numbers to justify its waxing poetic on the One X's hardware innovations. We've all seen the figures. An 8-core, 2.3GHz CPU and GPU capable of 6 teraflops of peak performance are at the core of this fancy black box. 12GB of high-speed RAM also marks a considerable jump from the Xbox One's 8GB.
It's not all about polygons, either. Developers are able to take advantage of a wide variety of lighting and display technologies without sacrificing any of the bells and whistles. In addition to rendering games in true 4K, Halo's franchise development director Frank O'Connor believes that a more widespread implementation of HDR in games is going to make a big difference. "HDR is hard to explain," he said. "It adds fidelity and detail, rather than just contrast. It could be as meaningful to people as 4K."
Meaningful hardware design choices and powerful internals that allow developers squeeze the most out of their games. These are the things that Microsoft believes will set the Xbox One X apart. I can't say we haven't heard that before, but Microsoft has a lot riding on this next console generation. We're eager to see if they can finally cover some lost ground and dominate this next generation of console gaming.
Do you think power is enough to win the gen?
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