By Lewis Leong
Project Scorpio
It’s only been three years since the Xbox One launched in 2013 but Microsoft is already teasing its next generation console. Forget about the incremental update that is the Xbox One S, dubbed Project Scorpio, Microsoft’s true successor to the Xbox One will be “the most powerful console ever built,” according to Xbox chief Phil Spencer.
Gone are the days of waiting eight years until Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One. Now, just three years later, four by the time the console releases, we have a new generation of Windows-powered systems.
The motive for Microsoft’s expediency is to attempt to keep up with the demands of gamers for emerging technologies like 4K, VR and HDR content. Another reason is that, should Microsoft wait any longer, high-end PCs that already support these technologies will only get further ahead in the race to reach that next high-fidelity visual plateau.
And Microsoft isn’t the only one.
Sony is jumping aboard the faster console lifecycle by officially announcing the PlayStation 4.5, an allegedly incremental update to the PlayStation 4 that brings 4K gaming and video.
While both the Xbox One S and PlayStation 4.5 are mid-cycle refreshes of current consoles – only adding …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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