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$499 with raytracing and a 1TB SSD?

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Buuuuuut...

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$499 with raytracing and a 1TB SSD?

According to MisterXMedia, it's actually mechanically a 128GB SSD, but MS has one-upped Sony's half-floating point number trick by writing hex to disk rather than binary, so it's storing 16 times as much data, making it effectively 2TB (and that's before the second, dedicated, DSSD).
 
According to MisterXMedia, it's actually mechanically a 128GB SSD, but MS has one-upped Sony's half-floating point number trick by writing hex to disk rather than binary, so it's storing 16 times as much data, making it effectively 2TB (and that's before the second, dedicated, DSSD).
I hope you are being sarcastic...
 
I hope you are being sarcastic...

Yes, that was sarcasm. The actual scoop is that every one of the premium machines will have 5 TB of SSD space in the cloud.
 
https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-scarlett?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Xbox 'Scarlett,' 'Anaconda' and 'Lockhart:' Everything (we think) we know
Jez Corden5 Apr 2019
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Microsoft is building up to take next-gen head-on with its Xbox platform, which has notoriously been on the back foot against PlayStation throughout the current generation. Microsoft has been on a studio shopping spree as of late, vastly expanding its portfolio of exclusive content it hopes will entice gamers onto the Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft is also exploring lowering the barrier to entry by spreading across to mobile devices, via Project xCloud game streaming, as well as offering Netflix-like all-you-can-eat gaming via Xbox Game Pass. What do their current hardware plans look like, though?
Here's a round-up of the latest rumors we've been working with at the moment. As always, take it with a pinch of salt as plans can and do change, but one thing's for sure, Microsoft is going to hit next-gen with a fighting attitude.

Xbox One S 'All-Digital Edition'

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As first reported by Brad Sams @ Thurrott, Microsoft is building a disc-less Xbox One console set to launch by spring 2019 if all things go to plan. We've also heard that Microsoft will look to announce the console in mid April, with an early May 2019 launch. The new console will be labelled the "All-Digital Edition," which should be identical in shape and size to the Xbox One S, simply with the disc-drive removed. Reducing the size further would have required new factory assembly systems, defeating the efforts to reduce costs on the Xbox One S.
If you were concerned about whether or not this indicates a new trend for Microsoft, fear not, we've heard from multiple sources that the "Scarlett" family next-gen consoles will still have disc drives, at least as an option. The success of the disc-less SKU might influence whether or not Microsoft moves ahead with providing a separate, cheaper disc-less SKU for the Scarlett next-gen devices. We'll have to wait and see.
A look at the Xbox One S "All-Digital Edition" box art
Xbox "Anaconda," Xbox "Lockhart"
According to our sources, there are two consoles currently being prepped, aiming for a 2020 holiday debut — a cheaper "S"-style console, to succeed the Xbox One S, and a more beastly "X"-style console, to succeed the Xbox One X. The codename for the "S 2" seems to be "Lockhart," and the codename for the "X 2" seems to be "Anaconda," which may also be serving as a dev kit.
The next-gen Lockhart console will be the affordable SKU, providing the next-gen Xbox experience in a package potentially around as powerful as the current Xbox One X hardware wise, with refinements under the hood. The Anaconda console will be more powerful and more expensive, providing a cutting-edge console gaming experience. We've also heard Microsoft is exploring technology to dramatically reduce loading times, potentially including SSD storage in the package.
How powerful will the next-gen Xbox consoles be?
Hard information on how powerful each new console will be has been relatively hard to lock down, suffice to say that both systems should provide a better experience than the current most powerful Xbox, the Xbox One X. It has been suggested that while Lockhart might not beat the X on raw power, it might make up for it with a more advanced OS and superior CPU. Anaconda however, is a different story.
Google touted the power of its cloud-based Stadia platform as being more powerful than both the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, hitting around 10.7 teraflops. Leading game journalist Jason Schreier commented on Resetera that both Sony and Microsoft are aiming higher than 10.7 TF for its next-gen consoles.
"The only thing to know for sure is that both Sony and Microsoft are aiming higher than that "10.7 teraflops" number that Google threw out last week. (And, as has been reported, Microsoft's got a few things in the works."​
Long story short, you can expect some exceptionally powerful consoles when next-gen kicks off, most likely in 2020.
GameCore
We've been reporting on Microsoft's efforts surrounding Windows Core OS for a while now, and it does appear that there's a gaming angle to the puzzle. We've heard from multiple places that the next-gen Xbox consoles will be fully compatible with everything on your current Xbox One consoles, including your OG Xbox and Xbox 360 library via backward compatibility. We've also heard that Microsoft is working on a new platform for games dubbed "GameCore," as part of Windows Core OS, which the Scarlett family will support when it's ready. It extends the work Redmond has been doing on UWP.
GameCore should make it easier for developers to build games that function not only on Xbox "Scarlett" consoles but also Windows 10 PCs, further reducing the amount of work studios need to do to get games running across both platforms.
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Project xCloud is designed to allow you to play your Xbox console games on anydevice using input methods of your choice, whether it's a connected Xbox Bluetooth controller on an Android phone or via touch. That said, playing shooters via touch just feels clunky and awkward most of the time, and most phone controller mounts are tacky and cheap because there simply hasn't been much of a demand for them. Microsoft seems to be aware.
We've heard that Microsoft has been working with accessory vendors like Razer and others to ensure that Xbox gaming on mobile is as streamlined an experience as possible, with a range of new accessories, and maybe even devices, that will take advantage of the mobile possibilities that Project xCloud will bring.
2019 will be fun
The "Scarlett" project will be the first full generation fully overseen by EVP Phil Spencer with games as its own executive branch of Microsoft's overall strategy. The investment and innovation coming out of Xbox for its next-gen offering should vastly outstrip previous years, as Microsoft looks to make up lost ground.
Other large tech companies including Google and Amazon are still exploring the potential of the market, while giants like Tencent continue to make large investments in all sorts of gaming-oriented companies, including Epic Games and Discord. And of course, Nintendo and Sony continue to be utterly dominant in the space.
Microsoft may be fighting the console war on more fronts than usual in a few years, but thankfully, it is well-placed to do so. Either way, 2019 should prove to be an incredibly fun year for Microsoft gaming announcements.
 
48 GB of GDDR6 RAM? 4TB SSD?

HAHAHAHAHA!
Seriously though, if true, dev kitsch are always going to be much more powerful for dev purposes...

I agree with you, and I thought the numbers seemed ridiculous. I’m guessing it’s someone having fun and making sh*t up.

I also just came across this, which I was unaware of. I didn’t know the numbers for the X1X dev kit were so high..?

“Internally, the dev kit contains more horsepower than what future Scorpio owners will have with their own copy of the console. It contains four more compute units, an additional 12GB of GDDR5 memory (for a total of 24GB of RAM), and an extra 1TB SSD. Compare that to the specs of the retail version of Scorpio, which has only 12GB of GDDR5 RAM and a 1TB drive. Gammill mentioned that the extra hardware within the dev kit allows developers to improve their development iteration time, which allows them to quickly go through the process of debugging a specific build of the game, transferring it to the dev kit, and then testing it for further errors.”
 
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I’m assuming he’s posting this because we’ll probably see it next-gen..?

 
I’m assuming he’s posting this because we’ll probably see it next-gen..?


Well, as far as I know, the Next Box isn't using Nvidia. Still, I believe MS has been investing in Ray tracing tech, so hopefully...
 
Well, as far as I know, the Next Box isn't using Nvidia. Still, I believe MS has been investing in Ray tracing tech, so hopefully...
Seeing as Direct X is Microsoft technology (as such DXR as well), yes they have been heavily investing. With a RTX2060 card being $399 today at retail, I'd imagine we'd see raytracing level above that for next gen consoles (1.5 years until next gen). Yes it will be AMD's flavor of raytracing but I expect it to be on par with Nvidia. Really hoping MS brings out all the guns this E3 with the games and hardware announcements!
 
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I originally posted this in another (wrong) thread.

Looks like the PS5 will have an SSD so I was wrong when I said I didn't believe the rumors of the next xbox having an SSD, clearly both of them will be doing that next gen. If I'm wrong about something I'll admit it and I was wrong about this :)
 
I originally posted this in another (wrong) thread.

Looks like the PS5 will have an SSD so I was wrong when I said I didn't believe the rumors of the next xbox having an SSD, clearly both of them will be doing that next gen. If I'm wrong about something I'll admit it and I was wrong about this :)
 
Still hopping that whatever SKUs are released that they have the same power. We don’t need a rocket launcher along with the same rocket launcher only the end of its barrel it’s painted orange, let that first one become the second half way through it’s life
 
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