Microsoft's next Xbox is called Xbox Series X, arriving in 2020 to take on PS5

It's official, Microsoft's next Xbox console is called Xbox Series X. While it isn't clear how many next-generation Xbox consoles Microsoft is looking to kickstart things with when 'series' drops coming holiday 2020, we w kw what next Xbox will look like. For starters, it will look thing like any or Xbox in past. Or for that matter, any or console out re.

Microsoft made reveal at  Game Awards and while finer details - with regards to both design and hardware - still remain a mystery, we w kw that next Xbox console will look a lot like a tower PC, quite literally, and it will "deliver four times processing power of Xbox One X in most quiet and efficient way.”

At E3 2019, Microsoft had revealed that its next Xbox console will be powered by a custom-built AMD Zen 2 processor and Radeon RDNA architecture paired with GDDR6 RAM and solid-state drive (SSD) stor – combination will entail in a 40x performance boost in stor speed over existing consoles, according to Microsoft. “Thousands of games across four console generations will look and play best on Project Scarlett,” Microsoft had also said, hinting that console will oretically be compatible with existing backward compatible Xbox and Xbox 360 games, and Xbox One titles, a strategy that company has employed to open its past games for next-generation consoles to overcome dearth of exclusive titles. 

Xbox Series X will also support -  

• 8K gaming 
• 120fps gaming 
• Ray-tracing 
• Variable refresh rate

more technical details have been shared since, and at Game Awards, but in an interview with Gamespot, Microsoft’s Xbox chief, Phil Spencer said, "we wanted to have a dramatic upgrade from Xbox One base console. So when we do math, we’re over eight times GPU power of Xbox One, and two times what an Xbox One X is.” A quick background check will indicate Microsoft's next high-end Xbox could be capable of 12 teraflops of GPU performance since Xbox One X is capable of 6 teraflops. 

Microsoft has been rumored to be working on two Xbox consoles under codename Project Scarlett – a high-end Xbox One X successor and an Xbox One S successor with hardware comparable or even slightly more powerful to existing Xbox One X. Turns out, Project Scarlett will be officially called Xbox Series X. Microsoft's 'name' reveal may have come days after Sony confirmed its next console will be called PlayStation 5, but Redmond has really stepped up by showing an 'actual' Xbox Series X console first. Considering how both Xbox Series X and PS5 are expected to have 'almost' same specs, design will surely act as a big differentiating factor between two rival consoles.