Microsoft after a brief campaign of leaks this week owned up to the discussion and officially revealed then-codenamed Project Lockhart, Xbox Series S. The console, as you can suspect from its stature, is a cost-efficient SKU that opens a broader entry point for interested consumers looking to dabble in the Xbox platform. And while the hardware is presented smaller than its towering sibling, it does push more than you would first presume.
Part of its public reveal, Microsoft shared that the new system is comprised of similar technological components you would find in the Xbox Series X already. But given that the unit does lack in scale to the Xbox Series X GPU, the console can still offer 1440p with 60 frames per second. Even going as far to potentially meet 120 frames per second, there is more under the hood to offer.
Howbeit, that looks to slim down when it comes to backwards compatibility. In that, features that you would find on Xbox One X and the more intuitive Xbox Series X will not be provided on the Xbox Series S. The discovery comes from Gamespew where Microsoft offered a statement on its performance for prior generation titles.
Xbox Series S was designed to be the most affordable next generation console and play next generation games at 1440P at 60fps. To deliver the highest quality backwards compatible experience consistent with the developer’s original intent, the Xbox Series S runs the Xbox One S version of backward compatible games while applying improved texture filtering, higher and more consistent frame rates, faster load times and Auto HDR.
Even though the newer yet smaller console still outperforms its predecessors, the features for 4K support through backwards compatible emulation is cut. But despite the setback, Microsoft does confirm that better load times, increased framerates, and upscaled resolution is still found on Xbox Series S. That including the HDR support for older entries that Microsoft amplified earlier this year.
On the discussion of HDR for the coming Xbox family, Dolby announced that its in-house 3D graphical enhancing initiative Dolby Vision will be shipping to the new console sometime in 2021. The firm also shared that Dolby Atmos, its 3D audio project, is also arriving to the coming systems at launch in November. You can read the full report by heading here.
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Xbox Series S is scheduled to release on November 10, 2020.
Source: Gamespew
