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Xbox One X: Microsoft’s Gaming Comeback or Just Another PS4 Pro?

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After the Project Scorpio was announced at E3 2016 last year, it has been heavily researched and discussed by games journalists everywhere. As the year went on, we got more and more detail about the console and now we have a name, price, and 100% confirmed release window. Now known as Xbox One X, Microsoft’s new console is set to release on November 7th, 2017 for $499.

Now that we know so much more about the console, can we predict how well it will do? Many out there have been rallying behind the Scorpio, now the X, for a year now saying it will be a huge Microsoft comeback. Others, see it more as just another PS4 Pro due to its status as a mid-generation update to its Xbox One counterpart meaning it will do just as poorly.

I personally think the answer is somewhere in between but closer to PS4 Pro status. Xbox One X has great potential. It is much more powerful than the PS4 Pro, boasting 6 Teraflops over the Pro’s 4.2 and 12GB of GDDR5 RAM over the Pro’s 8GB. This meaning that it’s computing power is much faster than the Pro, allowing things to load faster and for more to load at once. It also allows for true 4K resolution gaming on console while PS4 Pro only upscales.

Microsoft is also treating this console as both a mid-generation update to Xbox One and the first console in a new wave of gaming philosophy on their part. With the addition of backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games (and now original Xbox games as announced at E3 2017), Microsoft has already made strides for unifying their brands. They also allow many of their games to play on Windows 10 PCs showing just how much they like the idea of turning the Xbox into a PC. This means that gamers can buy the new console if they want the greater processing power to run newer games, but they don’t need to (exactly like with PCs).

However, this feature is one of the many issues the new console has right now. Eliminating the need to keep your old Xboxes is nice and all, but there’s absolutely no need to get the new one as of right now.

There are no new features on Xbox One X, just better load times, image quality, and processing power. Xbox One S also has 4K support at least for its streaming and disc drive. It and the original Xbox One will have all the same features as the X. This includes access to all the same games (even backwards compatible titles from Microsoft’s 7th and 6th gen consoles), the same apps, and so on. There also aren’t that many exclusives for Xbox right now, with the good ones being available on Windows 10 and with not that many coming after a disappointingly lackluster E3 this year.

So I highly doubt people will try very hard to get their hands on a $499 console that offers better processing power and visuals over a $249 and even cheaper equivalent that has all the same features and games in almost unrecognizably different quality. That and Xbox One is struggling as it is because most of its good games are also available on PC. Even then, it doesn’t have many exclusives to offer. Scorpio was also a cooler name than Xbox One X and probably would’ve helped sales.

That being said, I think it will do better than PS4 Pro mainly because it’s more powerful and because it has more features like true 4K gaming and 4K Blu Ray disc support.

What do you think? Post your comments down below.

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Update to Dying Light 2’s Combat System and Transmogrification Features Set for April 20

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The next update for Dying Light 2 will release on April 20 for PS5 and PS4, and it will include improvements to the game’s brutal combat system, among other things.
Techland, the company that made the game, says that the changes coming to the combat system will be “significant” and will make the already “brutal” combat even worse.A transmogrification system is also being added, which will give players more control over how their avatars look without sacrificing gameplay depth, which is always important.
How do you feel about these unexpected improvements for Dying Light 2?

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In the SEGA game Shooter Hyenas, Hero-Ki is a sonic cosplayer with a magical camera

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Hyenas is a stylish multiplayer shooter being developed by SEGA and Creative Assembly. The game, currently in development for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, has players working in teams of three to steal money and goods from corporations by infiltrating their ships. It turns out that the newest Hyena character admires the snarky blue hedgehog.

Hero-Ki, a “minor celebrity” and Sonic cosplayer, has joined the eponymous band of heroes to use his special skill. He’ll still be wearing his blue onesie and hedgehog helmet unless he uses a special camera to make himself look like an enemy. This not only helps him avoid danger from AI enemies, but also from players on the opposing team. Certainly not a terrible skill.

We got our hands on Hyenas for PC last year and were left feeling bemused but hopeful. The game is still in alpha testing, so we have no idea when it will be released.

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Eating trash, Pizza Possum destroys the PS5

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Pizza Possum is an arcade action game in which you, a possum, attempt to consume as much trash as you can without being discovered.  It is a web-based sequel to the anarchy simulator Untitled Goose Game.It will eventually be available on the PS5.

We couldn’t help but notice that the possum in the title doesn’t look like the cute Australian possum that comes out at night to visit people.On the other hand, it looks like the horrible North American opossums are the ones that will attack trash cans and cause general chaos.Even though we think the second choice was better in terms of theme, we prefer the first one and are happy to explain why.

Your thoughts on Pizza Possum?  Does it possess the necessary mass appeal to successfully skitter along the back fenceline while setting the dog off in the process?

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