![]() This is the peak of what the Xbox One X offers, but Microsoft didn’t make the Forza 7 update available in time for review. Some games like Forza Motorsport 7 will offer the best of all worlds: 4K, HDR, and 60fps. Rise of the Tomb Raider also has similar options, and it’s a balance that game developers should really offer gamers. The 4K mode, coupled with HDR, looks great, but the performance mode running at 60fps feels even better without the 4K resolution boost. I spent some time playing Gears of War 4 with its new up-to-60fps “performance mode.” Although it’s an old game at this point, it’s a good example of how the Xbox One X can have 4K modes or performance-focused modes. I enjoy PC games for the smooth frame rates, and I find it nauseating jumping back to the same game running at 30fps on a console. It’s up to game developers to decide, and there’s not a clear pattern yet. Other enhancements might include 4K, HDR, and better frame rates. Some enhancements could include better frame rates instead of 4K resolution, or HDR capability. Microsoft is promising more than 150 “enhanced” games for the Xbox One X, but that doesn’t always mean they will be 4K. While it’s not as powerful as the latest gaming PCs, the benefits are really going to depend on what game you’re playing. The Xbox One X is more than four times faster than the original Xbox One, so it’s capable of 4K gaming. Most games made for the Xbox One are designed for 1080p TVs, which have a quarter of the pixels found on a new 4K TV. The real promise of the Xbox One X is “true 4K” gaming. I never had issues with it stacked inside an open shelving unit, though. The back of the One X unit does get rather hot, and I’d recommend not keeping this locked away in a cupboard. The fans are noticeable (like a gaming PC) at times when you’re not even pushing the console, and they’re definitely louder than the Xbox One S. During my own testing, I haven’t noticed any huge issues here. On hardware alone, it’s smaller, more powerful, and even includes a 4K Blu-ray player over its PS4 Pro rival.Īll of that power means you need a good cooling system and fans to match. The Xbox One X comfortably outperforms the PS4 Pro. That’s nearly two teraflops more than the PS4 Pro, a faster CPU, and 3GB more of overall RAM. Microsoft is using a 2.3GHz 8-core AMD Jaguar processor, 12GB of RAM, and a six-teraflop AMD Radeon GPU. All in all, it’s very similar to the Xbox One S from the outside and still needs a USB adaptor for the Kinect. Microsoft ditched the external power supply from the original Xbox One, and it’s all integrated in and dual voltage. There’s HDMI-in if you want to connect up a TV set-top box, two USBs at the rear and one at the front, and an Ethernet port. The Xbox One X has the same inputs and ports as the S. The Xbox One X design is very similar to the S For everyone else, it’s going to depend on what games you play. If you’re an original Xbox One owner, you’re going to be really pleased with the improvements. At $499, you’re really paying for the pure hardware here, and you’ll need a 4K TV to get the best benefits. Forza Motorsport 7 debuted last month, so the Xbox One X isn’t launching with any exclusive AAA games. While the power inside is unquestionable, Microsoft’s focus on hardware specs isn’t matched with launch titles that really show off 4K gaming. It’s a smaller, sleeker, faster console than the original, and it’s easily more capable than the PS4 or PS4 Pro (Sony’s 4K console) in terms of raw power. Microsoft is answering those old complaints with the new Xbox One X. The original Xbox One had a hard time competing with Sony’s PlayStation 4, thanks initially to lower specifications and a bundled Kinect that led to a $100 price gap. Sony is winning this console war, backed by massive exclusive titles like The Last of Us, Uncharted 4, and Horizon Zero Dawn. Microsoft has a lot of reasons it needs to be this bold. Microsoft’s Xbox One X is the world’s most powerful console, and the company is beating its chest about its 4K capabilities. Microsoft’s boot-up animation is bright, loud, and full of surround sound bass, perfectly epitomizing the bombastic nature of the company’s “true 4K” gaming message. The first time I powered up the Xbox One X, I genuinely thought my house was falling down.
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