Microsoft reveals full hardware details of its next-generation Xbox Series X and shows off ‘Quick Resume’ feature that lets players pause and resume multiple games instantly
- Microsoft has revealed even more details about the Xbox Series X
- A ‘Quick Resume’ feature lets gamers pause and resume games instantly
- The Series X will also support additional removable storage in the back
- Microsoft reportedly plans to reveal even more later this week
Microsoft isn’t leaving much up the imagination when it comes to hardware for its upcoming Xbox Series X.
In a blog post, the company gave its most complete rundown of what to expect for its next-generation of console, including a breakdown of its processing power that will enable much faster load times for games.
Specifically, Microsoft says that the console will be using a an AMD Zen 2 CPU with eight cores which run at 3.8GHz each in addition to a custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU with 12 teraflops of power.
Microsoft revealed specs of its next-generation console, the Series X which include first ever details on a ‘Quick Resume’ feature that can pause and resume multiple games instantly
In addition to the heavy processing power, Microsoft said it will also have room for removable storage in the back of the console – specifically 1TB removable expansion cards.
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has previously announced that the upcoming console will have 12 teraflop of GPU performance, which is two times more powerful than the latest Xbox One X and four times more powerful than the specs of the original Xbox One.
Thanks to a new solid state hard drive, Microsoft says the Series X will also be able to pause and resume multiple games instantly.
As was previously revealed, this means that players will also be able to instantly start playing their favorite games even after a system reboot.
Microsoft has also previously said that the Series X will run games at 4K resolution with the possibility of running 8K resolution with frame rates of up to 120 frames-per-second.
Xbox’s graphics cards will outpace mid-range cards made by Nvidia and AMD and will enable things like Variable Rate Shading (VRS), a type of technology that chooses where to allocate processing power when rendering an image.
‘Our patented form of VRS empowers developers to more efficiently utilize the full power of the Xbox Series X. Rather than spending GPU cycles uniformly to every single pixel on the screen, they can prioritize individual effects on specific game characters or important environmental objects,’ wrote Xbox in a statement.
‘This technique results in more stable frame rates and higher resolution, with no impact on the final image quality.’
While Xbox plows ahead with hardware improvements, it will also preserve its standing legacy of games with backwards compatibility.
The tech giant said it will retain the ability to play games as far back as the original Xbox on the Series X.
Later this week Microsoft reportedly plans to reveal even more about the Series X, including more information for developers and details on which gamers customers can expect.