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New Xbox Series X Details: Specs, Quick Resume, Controller, And Everything We Just Learned

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Microsoft's next-generation Xbox Series X arrives later this year, and the company has been gradually revealing new details about it in the lead up to its release. We've now learned a wealth of new information about the upcoming system in an Xbox Wire post and Digital Foundry report, including its official specifications and how its Quick Resume function will work. To help catch you up on all the details, we've rounded up everything new we've learned about Xbox Series X below.Xbox Series X Full Specs RevealedWe've previously known some broad

Xbox Series X Looks Beefy Next To The Xbox One X

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Microsoft has dropped a ton of information about its upcoming next-generation console, the Xbox Series X. We've learned a lot about its impressive specifications, the proprietary card necessary for additional storage space, and more. But we've also gotten a glimpse at just how huge the Series X is compared to Microsoft's current system on the market, the Xbox One X. And the difference is truly staggering.The Xbox Series X comes in at 5.9 inches wide, 5.9 inches deep, and 11.8 inches tall. The Xbox One X stands at 2.4 inches

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Review Roundup

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Animal Crossing is well-known for its leisurely pace of play, and that attitude also applies to its release schedule. Barring a few spin-offs of varying quality, New Horizons--which is set to release this Friday, March 20--is the first core entry in the series since 2012's New Leaf. This Switch title takes the series in a fresh direction, placing the player in charge of a deserted island, and introducing Minecraft-like crafting systems to the game.Reviews for the bubbly sim game are in, and they're overwhelmingly positive, including our 8/10 review-in-progress. "There's

Xbox Series X Adds HDR To Older Games That Don’t Have HDR

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The Xbox Series X can use a Smart Delivery feature to give you a version of software that matches your current hardware power, but even older games that haven't been enhanced for new hardware will get a visual upgrade. According to a detailed breakdown from Digital Foundry, the Series X will use a machine-learning algorithm to upgrade older games with high-dynamic range (HDR) color.The report says both Halo 5 and Fusion Frenzy were shown running with HDR, and a heatmap showed highlights that went beyond the capabilities of standard dynamic

New Final Destination Movie On The Way, Details Revealed

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The Final Destination series was one of the most popular horror franchises of the 2000s, with five movies made since 2000 and more than $656 million grossed at the worldwide box office. It's been nine years since the last entry, 2011's Final Destination 5, but there's a new movie in the works. Now, series creator Jeffrey Reddick and producer Craig Perry have spoken about what they are planning for the next film.In an interview with DigitalSpy, Reddick explained that, despite the long gap since the last film, he was reluctant

Xbox Series X Controller Designer Explains Improved Ergonomics, Revised D-Pad, And More

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Xbox Series X is due out this holiday season, and as usual, the new console will launch with a redesigned Xbox controller. This time the controller sports a few new features like a Share button, but otherwise sticks closely to the existing Xbox One design. Senior designer Ryan Whitaker explained some of the decision-making on the Xbox blog.The new controller has made subtle changes to the ergonomics to fit a wider range of hand sizes, especially smaller ones. Whitaker said the goal was to fit the hands of an average

Best Blu-Ray Deals To Keep You Occupied While Hunkered Down At Home

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If you're looking for something to pass the time while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, Best Buy and Amazon have some great Blu-ray deals on movies and TV shows right now. Both retailers are also hosting a buy two 4K UHD Blu-rays promotion for $30, and Best Buy has buy two standard Blu-rays for $20, too. So if you've exhausted your watch list on your favorite streaming services, now's the time to stock up on some fun Blu-ray escapism.In the movies department, you can save a ton on a

Xbox Series X: Official Specs, Target Performance, And More Revealed

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Microsoft has revealed numerous new details regarding all the technical aspects of its upcoming Xbox Series X in an Xbox Wire post an accompanying report from Digital Foundry. Included is the first full specifications sheet for the new console, confirming CPU and GPU speeds, storage requirements, and target performance metrics.The Xbox Series X will feature 12 teraflops of performance, built off AMD's new RDNA 2 architecture. The GPU will feature 16GB of GDDR6 memory across a variable memory bus--10GB will run at 560GB/s, while the remaining 6GB will run at

Xbox Series X: What’s the Deal with Latency?

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Webster’s Dictionary defines ‘latency’ as “the quality or state of being present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, or active.” And now that I’ve finally gotten to use that hackneyed writing trope in my career, let’s dive into what latency means in the world of video games and how the engineers working on Xbox Series X are working to reduce it. In its most simple terms, latency is the measurement of how long it takes for a signal or piece of data to travel from

Xbox Series X: Making Gaming’s Best Controller Even Better

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With each generation of controllers, from Xbox to Xbox 360 to Xbox One to Xbox One S, the Xbox hardware team has led and innovated input for gaming. They’ve set new bars with Elite and Adaptive Controllers in performance, features, quality, and accessibility. When considering the next generation of gaming, they wanted to build on this legacy. At its core, Xbox Series X is all about speed, compatibility across generations, and the power to create deeper experiences. The team wanted to develop a controller that helps fully realize these promises,