Microsoft Shows Off New Gaming Console, The Xbox Series X

Faizel Patel – 13/12/2019

Microsoft has unveiled its new gaming console, the Xbox Series X, promising a more immersive experience as it fends off threats from streaming and rival Sony.

The US company says the new machine would be four times more powerful than the current Xbox One X, which launched in 2013.

At a presentation late Thursday at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft showed off the tower-like new console for the first time and also unveiled a new wireless controller.

AFP reports that Microsoft indicated that older titles would remain compatible with the Series X, while promising a new gaming experience “where worlds are even more lifelike, immersive, responsive and surprising”.

Pricing is yet to be announced but the release date was confirmed for the Christmas holiday season next year, when Sony’s PlayStation 5 console is also scheduled to come out.

While the current PlayStation 4 has outsold Xbox by more than two to one, Microsoft hopes to take the battle back to Sony, which has yet to give

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