Xbox Series X new features and specs revealed in official announcement
Microsoft has just dropped a whole load of new information on the Xbox Series X, doubling down not only on backwards compatibility, but also introducing a new system called “Smart Delivery” that, in some respects, could be seen as forwards compatibility.
With the Xbox Series X, Smart Delivery will seemingly ensure that you have the right version of a game, no matter which Xbox console you’ve bought it on. So, for instance, if you were to buy a cross-generation game on the Xbox One, you’ll have a souped-up version waiting for you as soon as you fire up the more-powerful Xbox Series X. Microsoft’s first-party titles will offer this by default, but it’s a feature that will be optional for third-party developers and publishers.
Backwards compatibility will benefit from the more powerful hardware too – you’ll get faster load times, higher resolutions and improved visual fidelity from any game supported across the existing three generations of Xbox hardware when running them on the Xbox Series X.
The generous Xbox Game Pass all-you-can-eat game library subscription service will continue onto the next-gen machine, and Halo Infinite will be available onXbox Game Pass as soon as the game is released.
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Microsoft has just dropped a whole load of new information on the Xbox Series X, doubling down not only on backwards compatibility, but also introducing a new system called “Smart Delivery” that, in some respects, could be seen as forwards compatibility. With the Xbox Series X, Smart Delivery will seemingly…
