Xbox "Project Scarlett" to be 8K and Ray-tracing Ready, AMD-powered, Coming 2020

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I've mostly been a Sony person when it comes t consoles. Presently don't have any, and haven't since PS2, but I'm keeping a close eye on the next generations coming around 2020 it seems.

Xbox "Project Scarlett" to be 8K and Ray-tracing Ready, AMD-powered, Coming 2020

Microsoft at its E3 2019 keynote dropped a huge teaser of its next-generation gaming console development, codenamed "Project Scarlett." The console is expected to pack some serious hardware that powers gaming at 8K resolution (that's four times 4K, sixteen times Full HD). That's not all, it will...

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[IceDigger]

Interesting. Most people still don't even have 4k tvs.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Interesting. Most people still don't even have 4k tvs.

Too true. It seems both Sony and MS are already throwing that tag in for their next gens. Can't say I've ever heard of trying to future-proof sales for tech that's not even out yet.

 

[Nanobot]

There's usually quite a few years in between platforms so I wonder if they have inside info on how fast 8k screens will drop in price. It's pretty doubtful that people will be streaming 8k games so they might be looking ahead to capture gamers who need to scratch the latest-greatest itch once they drop in price. I, for one, would be happy with a wall of micro LEDs for a reasonable price.