The upcoming Xbox Series X console stands out not only for its peculiar size. The inner hardware sounds almost too good to be true, assuring smooth gameplay to 4K format and eliminating those annoying in-game loading times once and for all.
There are plenty of exciting games confirmed to be running on Xbox Series X as soon as the console arrives in the market. We can mention Halo Infinite, CrossfireX, an enhanced version of GTA 5, Forza Motorsport, State of Decay 3, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Gears 2, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Everwild, Destiny 2, Phantasy Star Online 2, Warhammer 40,000, Fable, Fortnite, Cyberpunk 2077, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, Watch Dogs: Legion, and many others. But the good news doesn’t stop when it comes to Microsoft’s upcoming console.
Backwards compatibility for all Xbox controllers
There’s no secret to anybody that Xbox controllers are pretty expensive, especially if you want to buy an extra one for having fun together with a friend. Xbox UK brings excellent news on Twitter that will solve such unpleasant situation:
ICYMI: Xbox Series X is backwards compatible with ALL Xbox One controllers across ALL games
🎮 Official Xbox Controllers
✨ Xbox Adaptive Controller
💪 Xbox Elite Wireless Controllers
⚡️ SCUF Controllers pic.twitter.com/f8URC3iJXr— Xbox UK (@xboxuk) August 3, 2020
The system specifications of Xbox Series X are the following:
- CPU: 8x Cores @ 3.8GHz (3.66GHz w/ SMT) Custom Zen 2 CPU.
- GPU: 12 TFLOPS, 52 CUs @ 1.825 GHz Custom RDNA 2 GPU.
- Die Size: 360.45 mm2.
- Process: 7nm Enhanced.
- Memory: 16GB GDDR6 w/ 320mb bus.
- Memory Bandwidth: 10GB @ 560 GB/s, 6GB @ 336 GB/s.
- Internal Storage: 1TB Custom NVME SSD.
Xbox Series X is expected to be released by Microsoft around Christmas. Hopefully, there won’t be any hindrance getting in the way of the launch. If you’re already eager to get your hands on an Xbox Series X console, you must know that Microsoft has already launched a pre-order option for it on the official website. However, the price still hasn’t been revealed.
