The Good The Xbox One X is a powerful step-up console that supports 4K, HDR and offers improved visuals and framerates for certain games. It can play all Xbox One games, some 360 and original Xbox.
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The Good The Xbox One X is a powerful step-up console that supports 4K, HDR and offers improved visuals and framerates for certain games. It can play all Xbox One games, some 360 and original Xbox games, and it ships with a 1TB drive.The Bad At $500, it's the most expensive game console right now. The list of console-exclusive titles generally falls short of its direct competition, the PS4 Pro. Not every game will receive 4K or HDR enhancements.The Bottom Line Xbox One X lays a credible claim to the title of most powerful game console ever, but it has an uphill battle for your gaming dollar, especially if you already own an original Xbox One. For the longest time, Microsoft's mystery machine codenamed Project Scorpio promised to be the most powerful gaming console around, capable of delivering native 4K gaming and support for HDR10.But it's not just that elusive 4K promise. Microsoft says multiplatform games will look and perform the best on the and legacy games will play better too.
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Microsoft also says the Xbox One X will use supersampling to downscale a 4K signal to 1080p so those who don't yet own a 4K TV will still enjoy the benefits of improved visual fidelity. View full galleryComparing the Xbox One S and X side by side.Sarah Tew/CNETIs it that much better than the Xbox One and One S?On paper, the Xbox One X is lightyears ahead of the launch in terms of processing power. The is slightly more advanced than the original because it can handle HDR and output a 4K signal, but that's where it ends. For all intents and purposes the One and S both trail far behind the X.I compared an Xbox One X to an Xbox One S playing Gears of War 4 (which has been updated to take advantage of the X's hardware) side-by-side using two nearly identical 4K TVs. Right out of the gate, the difference in sharpness and detail was very apparent.
In some instances comparing textures between the two consoles was night and day. View full galleryThe detail in the Xbox One X version of Gears of War 4 is vastly improved.Sarah Tew/CNETTo me, the most striking difference is the HDR lighting improvements that really make explosions pop in Gears 4. Though when I turned HDR on with the Xbox One S, the dramatic difference between the two drew narrower.Gears of War 4 has an enhanced video option that lets you choose between improved performance and better visuals. I think it's safe to assume Xbox One X enhanced games will give you similar menu options you can mess around with, not unlike what a lot of games that support PS4 Pro offer. View full galleryHDR makes a big impact.Sarah Tew/CNETEnhanced for the Xbox One XTo be clear, the Xbox One X can play any Xbox One game, but which titles get 'enhanced' is another story. You can safely bet that most - if not all - first-party Microsoft games will get the enhanced treatment, but there's no guarantee every third party game will offer support. They don't have to.
That said, a lot of the triple-A games hitting this holiday season (like Star Wars Battlefront II, Wolfenstein II, Call of Duty: WWII, etc.) will be updated. If you want to make sure your favorite game will get support, you can check.