Microsoft has announced its newest gaming console, the Xbox One X, set to come out on November 7th for $499.
Microsoft has high hopes for the device, which is the second 4K-supporting console to enter the video game market following Sony's PS4 Pro previous year.
During an interview with Business Insider, Phil Spencer, head of Xbox division, gave a simple "no" when the media asked if sales of Xbox One X will generate profits for Microsoft. If you just look at the specifications of what this box is, it's in a different league than any other console that's out there. That's £100 more than Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro which was released past year.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Spencer was asked whether he is anxious about the Xbox One X costing $100 (£78) more than the PS4 Pro.
In addition to a more powerful GPU, the Xbox One X offers higher bandwidth compared to the PlayStation 4 Pro.
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"We have the 4K blu-ray drive inside the S console". "When I think about techniques to somehow manufacture a 4K screen like what some other consoles try to do, this is different than that". It now appears if you pre-order Xbox One X you will also be getting a one month Xbox Game Pass trial. So, when I stood on-stage and I said this will be the best place to play all those games, there's nothing technically that would keep any developer from not making that true.
"We don't have the deep catalog of games on PC that we do on console, so I've had some pushback from the marketing team that, well it wouldn't necessarily be the best feature right now, because we won't have enough games, but I just want to start".
"I want people to be able to play games", he explained.
Newsbeat got the opinions of four key people at E3 in Los Angeles to tell us whether this will be an instant game changer, a slow success or an expensive flop.
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