Opinion: Microsoft already has its answer to the PS4 Pro – it’s called the Xbox One S

Opinion: Microsoft already has its answer to the PS4 Pro - it's called the Xbox One S

By Parker Wilhelm

Opinion: Microsoft already has its answer to the PS4 Pro - it's called the Xbox One S

PS4 Pro

In case you missed the news yesterday, Sony announced the PS4 Pro. The shiny new console builds upon the original PS4 architecture, adding 4K resolution gaming, optimized specs for PlayStation VR, and smoother performance for past and future PS4 games.

The announcement of the PS4 Pro also marks the beginning of a new breed of console generation – one where companies make more iterative upgrades to their consoles over time rather than leap from one outdated hardware platform to something totally new.

Sony isn’t alone in doing so. Microsoft picked up on this trend, too, having formally announced two of its own iterative upgrades to the Xbox One this summer at E3 2016 – Xbox One S and Project Scorpio, which promises to also bring 4K gaming, VR support, and silky-smooth framerates for the serious player.

Given that the PS4 Pro is but a couple months away from release while Project Scorpio over a year off, it would seem Sony got the jump on Microsoft in this new Mid-Console War. At least, so it appeared.

What Sony – and frankly, a lot of us – didn’t see coming was the Xbox One S, which …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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