LOS ANGELES: Microsoft has unveiled a name and look for its new gaming console, the Xbox Series X, promising a still-more immersive experience as it fends off threats from streaming and gaming rival Sony. The US company in June pointed to the technical abilities of its next-generation console when it announced “Project Scarlett“, saying the new machine would be four times more powerful than the current Xbox One X, which launched in 2013. At a presentation late Thursday at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft showed off the tower-like new console for the first time and also unveiled a new wireless controller. “The Xbox Series X is shaping up to possibly give Microsoft the crown of most powerful console ever made again, as it did with the Xbox One X,” Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Matthew Kanterman said. Google last month launched its Stadia streaming service, allowing game play on any internet-connected device.

Source: New Strait Times December 13, 2019 10:52 UTC