Microsoft Announces Next-Generation Xbox: Project Scarlett
By Reuters
12 June 2019 |
8:03 am
Microsoft took to the 2019 E3stage on June 10 to confirm the launch of a new Xbox console. Scheduled to launch in 2020, ProjectScarlett's processor will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X. It will not only support 8k gaming andframe rates of up to 120fps, it will also haveray-tracing and variable refresh rate support.
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