Month: April 2017

Digital Foundry, an affiliate of Eurogamer.net, received unprecedented early access to Microsoft’s next console, named “Project Scorpio”–a similar deal to what Sony has done with the PS4 Pro. The site has run tests on the machine that involved seeing how well it handles intensive gaming and 4K conditions.

They claim that Scorpio is “ahead of schedule” and could be as soon as six months away from release, at best. Microsoft aims to raise the bar with an impressive, custom GPU set to appeal to developers aiming to push graphical and performance standards. The video goes through what’s inside the console and runs some footage and screenshots of a few games.

Here are comparative specs in a table, compiled by the website:

Project Scorpio is expected to release in Q4 2017. Killer Instinct, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, and the upcoming Tekken 7 are the biggest fighting game titles on the console. Perhaps there’s promise of bigger support for the FGC in the future with Project Scorpio, as Microsoft seeks to win back developers and revitalize its grasp on the console market.

Source: Eurogamer.net