Xbox Scorpio confirmed, rocks 6TFLOPs, 4K gaming, VR, coming in 2017

E3 2016 - Microsoft has officially revealed Project Scorpio, the "monster" next-gen Xbox console with 4K gaming support, 6TFLOPs of performance, and full backward compatibility with all existing Xbox One consoles, peripherals and accessories.

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Microsoft has confirmed all the Xbox Scorpio leaks as 100% correct: the new upgraded Xbox Scorpio is coming in holiday 2017 with full 4K gaming and VR support (likely with Oculus Rift). Microsoft promises that the Scorpio will deliver "the most powerful graphics processor that's ever been put into a games console, with confirmed specs like 6TFLOPs of performance, an 8-core CPU and sports 320GB/s memory bandwidth. Devs affirm the Scorpio will deliver "the highest res at the best frame rates without no compromises."

"So we gave the SoC 6TFLOPs of computing capability to be able to handle 4K resolutions. Gamers are going to get the most powerful graphics processor that's ever been put into a games console to date," said an Xbox engineer. "You get 4K gaming--true 4K resolution. The box we're creating is incredible. It's gonna have 8CPU cores, 320GB/s memory bandwith, 6TFLOPs of GPU power--it's a monster. We can render at 60Hz we can render fully and uncompressed pixels--the highest quality pixels that anybody has seen."

The best part is that the Scorpio will naturally complement existing Xbox hardware instead of replacing it: all existing Xbox One games, peripherals and accessories will be fully backward compatible with Project Scorpio. That means all Xbox One games will be playable, and likely Xbox 360 BC games too--not to mention new VR games like Fallout 4 VR and DOOM VR. Check below to see what key developers like Bethesda's Todd Howard are saying about the new high-end Project Scorpio console.

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"This is the console that developers asked us to build--a console that has no boundaries, has no limitations. For me and the fans Xbox has always been about delivering innovation, and delivering the world's most powerful console is something we definitely want to do," Xbox exec Mike Ybarra said at the show.

"We believe in hardware innovation without sacrificing compatibility. We see exciting opportunities on the horizon, opportunities to unlock more innovation from gamers and developers alike. The next step-change for developers and gamers must deliver true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR. So we've been talking to our friends and asking them what they want to see from us," Xbox head Phil Spencer said on stage at E3 2016.

"This kind of technology is what we really need to make our vision and our art come alive."

"When I saw the specs of this time I'm like wow. I said to myself 'they're really going for it, they're not holding anything back."

"It's going to make developers happy, it's going to make gamers happy. They're going to get a very powerful GPU out of it."

"The highest res at the best frame rates--no compromises."

"You get 4K gaming--true 4K resolution. I can't wait to see what developers do with all that horsepower in the box. We can render at 60Hz we can render fully and uncompressed pixels--the highest quality pixels that anybody has seen." (Xbox spokesperson)

"We're moving Fallout 4 to VR, and to have a console that can support that at the resolution and speed we really want...I think it's going to be magical."

"We add to the Xbox One library without forcing gamers to give up the hardware and community they love so much. These two systems are part of the same family; the games will work on both, the accessories will work on both.

"The box we're creating is incredible. It's gonna have 8CPU cores, 320GB/s memory bandwith, 6TFLOPs of GPU power--it's a monster."

Xbox One Scorpio confirmed specs:

• 6 TFLOPs of performance
• 320GB per second memory bandwith
• 8CPU Cores

Everything we know about the Xbox Scorpio so far:

• Next-gen 4K-ready Xbox coming in 2017, could sport external GPU
• New 4K Xbox to support Oculus Rift VR headset
• New Xbox will be '5 times more powerful' than PS4 Neo, rocks 10 TFLOPs
• https://www.tweaktown.com/news/52259/new-Xbox-one-hardware-play-4k-video-games/index.html
• Microsoft testing new Xbox prototypes with higher-end hardware
• Xbox and Windows are merging under Microsoft's Project Helix strategy
• E3 site lists Xbox One VR category with Oculus Rift devs attached
• Microsoft to unveil a Shield TV-like Xbox set-top box at E3
• Second-generation Xbox One console reportedly in mass production
• New Xbox One components revealed ahead of FCC embargo