Microsoft Xbox One X unveiled for $499, arriving this November

Microsoft has officially unveiled its Xbox One X gaming console. The console was codenamed as Project Scorpio.

The Xbox One X is 4K ready and is claimed to be world’s most powerful console, offering about 40% more power.

It has 2.3GHz octa-core AMD CPU with enhanced AI, offers real world details and smoother interaction to your gaming experience.

Backed by 12GB GDDR5 graphics memory is an added bonus. It offers added speed and power to game performance, hence delivering bigger worlds, further horizons and improved loading times.

The Xbox One X has 6 Teraflop GPU that makes 4K environments and characters more detailed, smoother and realistic. It has 326 GB / sec memory bandwidth that keeps your gaming momentum flowing.

The console uses advanced liquid cooling and supercharger-style centrifugal fan the makes it stay cool. It maximizes performance and minimize power consumption using Hovis method of digital power delivery system.

It has 8GB Flash memory and 1TB HDD internal storage space. There is a 4K UHD Blu-Ray optical disc drive and  HDMI 2.0b (out) that offers 2160p at 60fps (AMD FreeSync). Moreover, HDR10 is also supported.

The Xbox One X is DTS 5.1 ready, supports DOLBY Digital 5.1 TrueHD with Atmos and PCM. There is a Bluetooth enabled Activation Button on front, IR Blaster to send / receive signals and Dual Band Wireless with Wi-Fi Direct for home networks.

Connectivity wise, there is power port, 2 HDMI Ports (1 HDMI 1.4b in and 1 HDMI 2.0b out), 3 USB 3.0 ports, IR out, S/PDF and Ethernet port.

The Microsoft Xbox One X is priced at $499 ((£449, €499, CAD 599, and AUD 649) and will be available from November 7, 2017. If you are wondering about available games, there will be a total of 22 exclusive One X launch titles which include Forza Motorsport 7, Sea of Thieves, Crackdown 3 etc.