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- Nov 7, 201790% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Xbox One X is Microsoft's next game console
- Microsoft named Project Scorpio the Xbox One X at E3 2017 (reported 11 June), with a worldwide launch on 7 November 2017 at $499 (449 pounds, 499 euro, C$599, A$649)[1][3]
- At launch (35 markets) Microsoft promised more than 70 Xbox One X Enhanced titles in the first week, including Forza Motorsport 7, Assassin's Creed Origins and Middle-earth: Shadow of War[3]
- A limited $500 Project Scorpio Edition sold out at most US retailers by launch day; the Xbox One S stays as the base option from $250[4]
Notable features
- Microsoft billed it as the world's most powerful console and the smallest Xbox ever; it plays games at up to 3840x2160 (4K) with HDR, streams and plays 4K video, and supports Dolby Atmos spatial sound[3][4]
- It has 6 teraflops of GPU power versus 4.2 for the PS4 Pro, from a custom GPU at 1172MHz versus 853MHz on the Xbox One and 911MHz on the PS4 Pro[1][4]
- Its Scorpio Engine system-on-chip pairs a 2.3 GHz eight-core CPU with a 40-compute-unit Radeon GPU, with 9 GB of the 12 GB of GDDR5 allocated to games and 326GB/s of memory bandwidth[2][4]
- It includes an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive and 1TB of storage; it uses vapor chamber cooling, and RAM rises from 8GB DDR3 to 12GB GDDR5[1][4]
- It is compatible with existing Xbox One accessories, games and backward-compatible Xbox 360 titles, and supersampling improves games on 1080p TVs[1][4]
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- [1]90%theverge.com/2017/6/11/15774918/microsoft-xbox-one-x-release-date-price-new-console-announced-e3-2017theverge.com· Posted Jun 24, 2017· Starts Nov 7, 2017 ✓· 0% of score
Happened as dated, per theverge.com: "…ter months of speculation, Microsoft[3] is unveiling its “Project Scorpio” games console today, and it’…"
- [2]76%Xbox One - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 100% of score
Wikipedia's Xbox One article (Xbox One X section) says the Scorpio Engine "incorporates a 2.3 GHz octa-core CPU, and a Radeon GPU with 40 compute units clocked at 1172 MHz" and "12 GB of GDDR5 RAM with 9 GB allocated to games".
- [3]94%World's most powerful console, Xbox One X, launches worldwidenews.microsoft.com· Published Nov 7, 2017· 0% of score
Microsoft's own news site headlines "World's most powerful console, Xbox One X, launches worldwide," describing it as "the biggest global launch in Xbox history" across 35 markets, matching the pin's stored 7 November 2017 date as the primary source.
- [4]80%Xbox One X: Everything you need to knowpcworld.com· Published Nov 7, 2017· 0% of score
PCWorld independently confirms the Xbox One X "launched worldwide on November 7," matching the pin's stored date exactly and corroborating Microsoft's[3] own announcement from a third-party tech outlet.
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